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The DreamChaser Tour was the debut concert tour by American recording artist Jessica Simpson. It supported her second studio album, Irresistible and visited United States.

Background

In contrast to her earlier co-headlining tour with boyband 98 Degrees, Simpson wanted DreamChaser to showcase her as a true pop singer and a real performer, in the vein of Britney Spears. Simpson decided to make the tour "risqué" by adding sexy backup dancers and showing her trim figure more, wearing body-accentuating costumes. She undertook rigorous dance rehearsals for the tour, as she felt that she had to compete with Spears (a natural, trained dancer since childhood). The tour was set up on a portable stage called the "Extreme Mobile Venue", with a capacity of 10,000 people, and was erected in mall parking lots. The collapsible arena featured a 300' (91 m) performance stage, built with a sound system and lights. Arrangements for concertgoers to bungee jump, climb a rock wall, and go 'mechanical surfing' while the singer was not performing were also provided. The venue featured interactive games and exhibits, and was supported by a 9-foot (2.7 m)-high ramp for extreme motorcycle riders. The tour openers included Eden's Crush, Youngstown, Toya, and Plus One. It was choreographed by Dan Karaty.

The tour launched on August 7, 2001, at Corpus Christi, Texas, and ran twenty-five dates through mid-September. Tickets price ranged between $29.99 and $39.99. In an interview with Deseret News, Simpson said that it "was a fun tour. That was like a preparation for me. It was one of those things where I just wanted to go out and meet all my fans." A video tape, titled Dream Chaser, was released on January 22, 2002, which included Simpson's biography, music videos, behind-the-scenes looks at "Irresistible" and "A Little Bit", and footage from the tour. The tape reached number twenty-five on Billboard Top Music Videos chart, for the issue dated February 9, 2002.

Setlist

1. "Hot Like Fire"
2. "I Think I'm In Love With You"
3. "I've Got My Eyes On You"
4. "When You Told Me You Loved Me"
5. "A Little Bit"
6. "What's It Gonna Be"
7. "Imagination"
8. "Final Heartbreak"
9. "Where You Are"
10. "For Your Love"
11. "His Eye is On The Sparrow" / "I Believe I Can Fly"
12. "I Wanna Love You Forever"
13. "Forever In Your Eyes"
14. "I Never"

Encore

15. "Irresistible" (contains elements of So So Def Remix)

Tour dates

References

1. ^ Dougherty 2004, p. 53
2. ^ D'Angelo, Joe (July 10, 2001). "Jessica Simpson Plans Trek With Eden's Crush, Youngstown". MTV. MTV Networks (Viacom). Archived from the original on June 5, 2011. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
3. ^ Moody, Nekesa Mumbi (June 4, 2004). "Simpson tour will feature clips from her TV program". Associated Press. Deseret News. Deseret News Publishing Company. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
4. ^ Waddell, Ray; Cohen, Jonathan (July 11, 2001). "Simpson, Eden's Crush Join 'Dreamchaser' Tour". Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
5. Dougherty 2004, p. 57
6. Knippenberg, Jim (August 19, 2001). "Get to It". The Cincinnati Enquirer. Margaret Buchanan. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
7. "Dream Chaser (Video/DVD) – Jessica Simpson". Allmusic. Rovi Corporation. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
8. Pratt, Douglas (2004). Doug Pratt's DVD: Movies, Television, Music, Art, Adult, and More!. Vol. 1. UNET 2 Corporation. p. 632. ISBN 9781932916003. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
9. "Billboard Top Music Videos". Billboard. 114 (6). Nielsen Business Media, Inc: 52. February 9, 2002. ISSN 0006-2510. Retrieved 2011-06-02.
10. "JESSICA SIMPSON PLANS TREK WITH EDEN'S CRUSH, YOUNGSTOWN". MTV News. 7 May 2004. Archived from the original on August 15, 2014. Retrieved 11 July 2011.
11. "United States States/Regions". MTV News. 7 May 2004. Retrieved 11 July 2011.

Works cited

• Dougherty, Terri (2004), People in the News: Jessica Simpson and Nick Lachey, San Diego: Lucent Books, ISBN 1-59018-721-0

• 2001 concert tours