Sugar Water Festival
Tour by Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Jill Scott | |||||||||||||||||||
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Start date | July 8, 2005 | ||||||||||||||||||
End date | August 13, 2006 | ||||||||||||||||||
Legs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
No. of shows | 24 in North America | ||||||||||||||||||
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The Sugar Water Festival was a music festival founded by American recording artists Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott. The trek played to amphitheaters and arenas in the United States during the summer of 2005 and 2006. It began in 2005 as an event to bring awareness to health issues to African-American women. British duo Floetry opened shows during the 2005 run. The festival was relaunched briefly in 2006 with Kelis opening the show and comedian Mo'Nique hosting the festival.[1] 2006 was the final year for the outing. The festival had plans to expand into Europe and Asia, however, this did not come to fruition.
Background
[edit]The festival was announced in May 2005. Forming the "Suger Water Festival, LLC, the trek was headlined by Badu, Latifah and Scott. The singers stated performing Lilith Fair was the inspiration for the outing—with each singer wanting to bring a specific message to African American women.[2] The festival was planned within six months, not providing enough times to gain notable sponsors. Badu says the meaning behind the name is the symbolism of "water" to "Earth", as the planet is three-fourths water. She continues to say women are the sweetness to the water, giving them the name of the tour."
To introduce the shows, Badu stated:[3]
The Sugar Water Festival is much more than a concert tour", said Badu. "It's about educating, enlightening and entertaining. Queen, Jill and I are all committed to tapping into the communities we play—to raise awareness, in a positive way, of what we can all do to create a better world.
Opening acts
[edit]Set list
[edit]- For the 2005 outing, the set list included an opening performance by, Scott, Latifah and Badu performing "Night's Over Egypt" and closing finale, "Never Too Much" as a tribute to R&B/soul singer Luther Vandross.
- Queen Latifah
- "Baby Get Lost"
- "Hard Times"
- "Hello Stranger"
- "The Same Love That Made Me Laugh"
- "California Dreamin'"
- "Simply Beautiful"
- "Latifah's Had it up 2 Here"
- "Just Another Day..."
- "Ladies First"
- "U.N.I.T.Y."
- Jill Scott
- "Golden"
- "The Way"
- "Do You Remember"
- "Gettin' In the Way"
- "Cross My Mind"
- "A Long Walk"
- "Whatever"
- "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)"
- Erykah Badu
- "Rimshot (Intro)" (Instrumental Interlude)
- "Green Eyes"
- "Didn't Cha Know?"
- "Cleva"
- "Orange Moon"
- "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)"
- "Otherside of the Game"
- "Danger"
- Medley: "On & On" / "...& On"
- "Back in the Day (Puff)"
- "Bag Lady"
- Encore
- Jill Scott
- "Exclusively"
- "The Way
- "Cross My Mind"
- "Bedda at Home"
- "Whatever"
- "A Long Walk"
- "Golden"
- "The Fact Is (I Need You)"
- "He Loves Me (Lyzel In E Flat)"
- Queen Latifah
- "Mercy, Mercy, Mercy"
- "If I Had You"
- "California Dreamin'"
- "Simply Beautiful"
- "Lush Life"
- "A Good Woman"
- "Just Another Day..."
- "Come into My House"
- "Ladies First"
- "U.N.I.T.Y."
- Erykah Badu
- "I Want You"
- Medley: "On & On" / "...& On"
- "Next Lifetime"
- "Tyrone"
- "Back in the Day (Puff)"
- "Otherside of the Game"
- "Kiss Me on My Neck (Hesi)"
- "Cleva"
- "Green Eyes"
- "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)" (contains elements of "Rapper's Delight")
- "Danger"
- "Bag Lady"
Tour dates
[edit]Additional notes
[edit]- During the August 13, 2006 show in Columbia, Maryland, Scott along with Latifah and MoNique performed with Badu on her closing finale, "Bag Lady".
References
[edit]- ^ McCabe, Brent (9 August 2006). "Sugar Water Festival with Jill Scott, Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah, Kelis, and Mo'nique". Baltimore City Paper. Times-Shamrock Communications. Archived from the original on 16 October 2015. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Wynn Jr., Terry (18 July 2005). "Sweet sounds at the Sugar Water festival". NBC News. NBCUniversal. Archived from the original on 3 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ a b "Sugar Water Festival to Kick Off July 8 in Virginia Beach; Grammy Winners Erykah Badu, Queen Latifah and Jill Scott to Join Forces for Summer Concert Tour" (Press release). Business Wire. 6 July 2005. Archived from the original on 5 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Vaziri, Aidin (2 August 2005). "Divas of hip-hop and R&B ready to spice up Sugar Water Festival". San Francisco Chronicle. Archived from the original on 7 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "The Week of June 30". The Washington Post. 23 June 2006. Archived from the original on 12 November 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Reid, Shaheem (13 July 2005). "Latifah, Badu And Scott's Beach Party Small But Loud". MTV News. Archived from the original on 10 February 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Anderman, Joan (15 July 2005). "Sugar Water makes inspiring debut". The Boston Globe. Archived from the original on 6 April 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Patterson, Spencer. "Sugar Water Festival great for Scott". Las Vegas Sun. The Greenspun Corporation. Archived from the original on 29 September 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ Gathers, Katrina T. (20 July 2005). "It's ladies first at the sublime Sugar Water Festival". The Day. p. D3. Retrieved 2 July 2011.
- ^ "Queen Latifah Launches 2006 CURVATION(SM) PROJECT CONFIDENCE(SM) Awards at Sugar Water Festival" (Press release). PR Newswire. 3 August 2006. Archived from the original on 14 October 2012. Retrieved 2 July 2011.