(You Drive Me) Crazy Tour

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(You Drive Me) Crazy Tour
Tour by Britney Spears
LocationNorth America
Associated albums
Start dateMarch 8, 2000 (2000-03-08)
End dateApril 24, 2000 (2000-04-24Tmf-yes)
Legs1
No. of shows25
Britney Spears concert chronology

The (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour[1] (also known as the Crazy 2k Tour[2]) was the second concert tour by American entertainer Britney Spears, launched in support of her first and second studio albums, ...Baby One More Time (1999) and Oops!... I Did It Again (2000), respectively. The tour was formulated as a continuation of the ...Baby One More Time Tour (1999) and as a prelude to the then-upcoming Oops!... I Did It Again Tour (2000). It was sponsored by Got Milk? and Polaroid.[3][4][5]

The tour was divided into various segments, with each segment being followed by an interlude into the next segment, ending with an encore. The setlist consisted of nine songs, with seven tracks from ...Baby One More Time and two from Oops!... I Did It Again, her then-upcoming album. The show was recorded and broadcast on Fox, and a DVD entitled Britney Spears: Live and More! was released in November 2000.

Background and development

On December 17, 1999, during the premiere of the music video for "

Polaroid I-Zone as the official camera of the tour. Spears also used the I-Zone onstage to take pictures of the audience and further promote the product.[9]

The stage of the (You Drive Me) Crazy Tour was similar to that of the ...Baby One More Time Tour, although much bigger.[3] There were many special effects, including smoke machines and fireworks that erupted during the show. There was a giant projection screen that resembled the magical mirror from Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs (1937). Also present was a mechanical magic carpet in which Spears sat and flew over the first 100 feet above the crowd.[10] Spears, who had five costumes changes during the show, was joined on stage by eight dancers.[7] The setlist consisted of nine songs, seven from her debut album and two songs from her then-upcoming album, Oops!... I Did It Again (2000).[7]

Concert synopsis

The show began with a “high school”-themed skit, in which the dancers walked out from a row of student

Sonny and Cher’s hit "The Beat Goes On". After two interludes and an introduction of her dancers and band members, Spears went-on to perform her hit "Sometimes". The encore consisted of a dance-oriented performance of "...Baby One More Time".[1]

Critical response

Jae-Ha Kim of the

Central Michigan Life commented that "although the show was only about 10 songs long and the authenticity of her voice was in question throughout, it was really truly hard to walk away feeling anything but completely gratified".[1] Dave Tianen of the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel believed that the show "was energetic, good-humored, fast-paced and bright".[10]

During the tour, accusations of

lip synching arose. Spears talked to Rolling Stone
about the accusations, saying,

"There's a delay in the screen above me, so if you listen to the music and watch the screen, they don't sync up. I think that confuses people. But I'm singing every song. I'm singing my ass off. [...] There are times during the show, when I'm dancing so much, where I get out of breath, and we have a signal where I'm dying and they'll help me out. Believe me, I'd give anything to do a show where I just sit there and sing".[7]

Broadcasts and recordings

Main article: Britney Spears: Live and More!

On April 24, 2000, the concert at

platinum by the Recording Industry Association of America (RIAA) for shipment of 300,000 copies in DVD units.[16]

Supporting acts

Set list

The following set list is from the show on March 14, 2000, in Auburn Hills, Michigan. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[1]

  1. "(You Drive Me) Crazy"
  2. "Born to Make You Happy"
  3. "I Will Be There"
  4. "Don't Let Me Be the Last to Know"
  5. "Oops!... I Did It Again"
  6. "From the Bottom of My Broken Heart"
  7. "The Beat Goes On"
  8. "Sometimes"
Encore
  2. "...Baby One More Time"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue
Date (2000) City U.S. state Venue
March 8 Pensacola Florida Pensacola Civic Center
March 9 Birmingham Alabama BJCC Arena
March 10[a] North Little Rock Arkansas Alltel Arena
March 12 Memphis Tennessee Pyramid Arena
March 13 Louisville Kentucky Freedom Hall
March 14[b] Auburn Hills Michigan The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 15[c] Cincinnati Ohio Firstar Center
March 19 Grand Rapids Michigan Van Andel Arena
March 20[d] Moline Illinois The MARK of the Quad Cities
March 21 Madison Wisconsin Kohl Center
March 22 Rosemont Illinois Allstate Arena
March 23
March 25 Worcester Massachusetts Worcester's Centrum Centre
March 26 Baltimore Maryland Baltimore Arena
March 27 Albany New York Pepsi Arena
March 29[e] Greensboro North Carolina Greensboro Coliseum
March 31[f] Tampa Florida Ice Palace
April 1 Miami American Airlines Arena
April 2 Daytona Beach Ocean Center
April 4 New Orleans Louisiana New Orleans Arena
April 6[g] Greenville South Carolina BI-LO Center
April 7 Roanoke Virginia Roanoke Civic Center
April 8 Charleston West Virginia
Charleston Civic Center
April 9[h] Knoxville Tennessee Thompson Boling Arena
April 24 Honolulu Hawaii Hilton Hawaiian Village

Cancelled shows

List of cancelled concerts, showing date, city, country and venue[19]
Date City U.S. state Venue
March 14, 2000 Evansville Indiana Roberts Stadium
March 29, 2000 Richmond Virginia Richmond Coliseum
April 6, 2000 Jacksonville Florida Jacksonville Coliseum
April 8, 2000 Sunrise National Car Rental Center
April 9, 2000 Fort Myers TECO Arena

Box office score data

Venue City Tickets sold / Available Gross revenue
Pyramid Arena Memphis 16,906 / 16,906 (100%) $578,845[20]

Notes

  1. ^ The March 10, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on March 11, 2000.[19]
  2. ^ The March 14, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on March 20, 2000.[19]
  3. ^ The March 15, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on March 16, 2000.[19]
  4. ^ The March 20, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on March 22, 2000.[19]
  5. ^ The March 29, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on April 1, 2000.[19]
  6. USF Sun Dome.[19]
  7. ^ The April 6, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on March 30, 2000.[19]
  8. ^ The April 9, 2000 was originally scheduled to take place on April 2, 2000.[19]

References

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    Central Michigan Life. Central Michigan University. Archived from the original
    on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  2. ^ Torres, Leonardo (January 12, 2019). "20 anos de "...Baby One More Time", o álbum de Britney Spears que ditou a cara do teen pop nos anos 2000". POPline (in Portuguese). Retrieved March 22, 2021.
  3. ^ a b Rosen, Craig (August 3, 2000). "Britney Spears Tour Kicks Off Today". Yahoo! Music. Archived from the original on February 19, 2013. Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  4. ^ "Tour Dates". My Official Website – britneyspears.com. Britney Brands Inc. February 2000. Archived from the original on February 29, 2000. Retrieved November 24, 2013.
  5. ^ "Honolulu Star-Bulletin Hawaii News".
  6. MTV Networks
    . Retrieved January 1, 2010.
  7. ^
    OCLC 531780646
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  8. Crain Communications Inc.
    Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  9. ^ "Polaroid and Britney Spears Will Drive You Crazy". PR Newswire. April 7, 2000. Archived from the original on March 5, 2016. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  10. ^ a b Tianen, Dave (March 23, 2000). "Britney Spears' fast-paced show drives young audience crazy". Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. Retrieved January 1, 2010.[permanent dead link]
  11. ^
    St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original
    on February 19, 2012. Retrieved January 16, 2010.
  12. ^ Kim, Jae-Ha (March 23, 2000). "Tonight at Allstate Arena Sold out Recommended". Chicago Sun-Times. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  13. ^ "Spears special to include concert". The Tuscaloosa News. April 15, 2000. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  14. ^ Abbott, Jim (June 5, 2000). "FOR FOX, IT'S GAMES – FOR BRITNEY, IT'S ALOHA". Orlando Sentinel. Archived from the original on February 25, 2012. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  15. ^ "Britney Spears 'Stronger'". The Herald Journal. November 10, 2000. Retrieved January 18, 2010.
  16. ^ "Britney Spears – Live and More!". Recording Industry Association of America. November 15, 2001. Retrieved January 22, 2010.
  17. ^ VanHorn, Teri (December 15, 1999). "Britney Spears To Tour U.S. Arens with LFO". MTV News. MTV. Retrieved September 22, 2019.
  18. ^ Britney Spears (2000). Britney Spears: Live and More! (DVD). Jive Records.
  19. ^ a b c d e f g h i "Britney Spears to Tour U.S. Arenas with LFO". MTV.
  20. ^ "Top 10 Concert Grosses". Billboard Magazine. Vol. 112, no. 13. March 25, 2000. p. 60.
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