The Ms. Kelly Tour was the second concert tour by American R&B recording artist Kelly Rowland. It was launched in support of her second studio album Ms. Kelly (2007). The tour began on October 30, 2007 in Sacramento, California and ended on December 1, 2007 in Las Vegas. American R&B singer Mario opened for Rowland at selected venues. The tour showcased Rowland performing songs from her albums Simply Deep and Ms. Kelly as well as in-concert surprises from the Destiny's Child repertoire and more.

Ms. Kelly Tour
Tour by Kelly Rowland
LocationNorth America
Associated albumMs. Kelly
Start dateOctober 30, 2007 (2007-10-30)
End dateDecember 1, 2007 (2007-12-01)
Legs1
No. of shows14
Kelly Rowland concert chronology

Background

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The Ms. Kelly Tour was Rowland's first North American tour to promote her second studio album Ms. Kelly (2007), which had been released three months prior.[1] She previously headlined the Simply Deeper Tour in Europe for her solo debut album Simply Deep (2002). The Ms. Kelly Tour was originally scheduled to hit fifteen cities between October 2007 and December 2007, with a three-night finale in Las Vegas.[1] However, the three scheduled tour dates in Seattle, San Francisco and West Hollywood were cancelled with no ticket refunds.[2] R&B crooner Mario was the tour's opening act.[3]

Opening act

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Shows

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Date[1] City Country Venue
October 30, 2007 Sacramento United States Empire Events Center
November 3, 2007 Reno Silver Legacy Casino
November 8, 2007 Phoenix Celebrity Theater
November 10, 2007 Albuquerque Route 66
November 11, 2007 El Paso Route 66
November 15, 2007 Dallas Palladium
November 17, 2007 New Orleans House of Blues
November 21, 2007 Verona Turning Stone
November 23, 2007 Atlantic City House of Blues
November 25, 2007 Detroit Plan B
November 27, 2007 Cleveland Metropolis
November 29, 2007 Las Vegas The Orleans Hotel & Casino
November 30, 2007
December 1, 2007

Cancelled shows

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Date[2] City Country Venue
October 28, 2007 Seattle United States Showbox
October 31, 2007 San Francisco Mezzanine
November 1, 2007 West Hollywood House of Blues

References

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  1. ^ a b c Zahlaway, Jon (October 4, 2007). "'Ms. Kelly' Rowland hits the road". LiveDaily.com. Archived from the original on October 9, 2007. Retrieved June 28, 2014.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link)
  2. ^ a b "Kelly Rowland Cancels Several Shows on her World Tour". Trans World News. October 22, 2007. Archived from the original on February 9, 2015. Retrieved June 2, 2009.
  3. ^ a b Wattkis, Michael (November 23, 2007). "Hot and happening today: Kelly Rowland and Mario". Nj.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014.