The Circus Starring Britney Spears

This is a good article. Click here for more information.
Source: Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia.

The Circus Starring Britney Spears
Tour by Britney Spears
Image of a blond woman. She is wearing a striped top, a corset and light skirt. A black hat sits on her head. Her arms are extended and she is wearing transparent gloves. In her right hand, she is carrying a black long stick. Her hair is in waves and she is looking into the camera, smiling, with her head leaning towards the right. She is standing in a long thick rope. Above the woman, the words "THE CIRCUS STARRING BRITNEY SPEARS" are written in orange. In the left of the woman, there is a heart with the words "PUSSYCAT DOLLS" in the center.
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Oceania
Associated albumCircus
Start dateMarch 3, 2009 (2009-03-03)
End dateNovember 29, 2009 (2009-11-29)
Legs4
No. of shows97
Supporting acts
Attendance1.5 million
Box officeUS $131.8 million ($187.18 in 2023 dollars)[1]
Britney Spears concert chronology

The Circus Starring Britney Spears, commonly referred to as the Circus Tour, was the seventh

Magician Ed Alonzo joined Spears during the second act. The setlist was composed generally from her albums In the Zone
, Blackout and Circus. Spears announced she would tour Australia for the first time in June 2009.

The Circus Starring Britney Spears was described as a "pop extravaganza". It was divided into five segments.

Bollywood-inspired performance and a ballad in which Spears performed while floating on a giant umbrella. Freakshow/Peepshow featured a video interlude set to heavy metal music, and continued with dark and sexual performances. Electro Circ displayed energetic dance routines, and the encore consisted of a video montage of Spears's music videos and a police-themed performance. Some changes were made to the show throughout the tour. Several songs were remixed; Spears also performed "Mannequin" in selected European shows and covers of Duffy and Alanis Morissette
songs on some North American dates.

The Circus Starring Britney Spears received mixed to positive reviews from critics. While some praised its aesthetics and deemed it an entertaining show, others criticized Spears' lack of involvement during some segments. The tour was a commercial success, with a total gross of $131.8 million, making it Spears' highest-grossing tour and the fifth highest-grossing tour of 2009. A great number of tickets were sold within a week of the tour's announcement, which prompted supporters to add more dates. The tour also broke attendance records in many cities and all the North American shows were sold out.

Background

On September 9, 2007, Spears performed "

choreographer Wade Robson, said that the tour would visit the United States, the United Kingdom, and would also reach Australia.[13][14]

After her live performances in the Big Apple Circus tent at Lincoln Center for Good Morning America on December 2, 2008, Spears officially announced a first leg of twenty-five dates in the US and two dates in the UK, with the tour launching on March 3, 2009, in New Orleans.[15][16] Big Apple Circus performers supported Spears during her performance, and ultimately went on to open for her throughout the tour.[17] The Pussycat Dolls were also selected in October 2008 as the opening act of the first North American leg.[18] Spears's manager Larry Rudolph claimed that the show would "blow people's minds and promises to show Britney's fans something they will never forget."[19] He later added, "she goes full-speed the whole show – about an hour and a half. It's pretty intense. This is a full-blown, full-out Britney Spears show. It is a pop extravaganza. It is everything everybody expects from her — and more!"[20] On April 28, 2009, eight European dates were added.[21] The following day, four more dates were announced in Russia, Poland and Germany.[22] On June 9, 2009, Spears announced that she would tour Australia for the first time in November. Six dates were initially announced. Spears stated, "I've wanted to tour Australia for quite some time and now it's finally happening. My Circus tour is the best show I have ever created and I can't wait to perform it for all of my Australian fans. See you guys soon!"[23] The following day, it was announced on her official website that she would return to North America for a second leg, visiting twenty cities.[24] The Circus Starring Britney Spears was also rumored to reach South America, however, Spears's manager Adam Leber denied this despite their efforts to do so.[25]

Development

Image of a blond woman. She is standing with a red feathered jacket, carrying a whip around her neck and singing in a wireless microphone. Several people surround her, all wearing S&M outfits.
Spears performing "Circus" as the opening song

The choreographer was

LED screen, composite the layers in realtime, and transform the final output so that everything look seamless after going through the LED controllers. There is also an astounding 3D preview of the stage and video screens in the software so you can control or re-program the show without being inside the arena bowl".[27]

Image of a stage. In the center, a blond woman wearing a leotard and a black hat is in mid-air, standing inside a circular platform suspended by wires. The center of the stage is covered with fire. Several performers are in the sides of the stage, doing acrobatics in jungle gyms.
Spears being lifted into the air in a platform, with a ring of fire in the main stage, during a performance of "I'm a Slave 4 U"

The sound was provided by Solotech.

DMX control, and a Molefay. Fifty Martin Professional Atomic Color strobes and four front of house Robert Juliat Aramis followspots rounded out the lighting package. The lightning team had to rehearse for a month to prepare. The tour was also the first to use the touring version of the PRG Virtuoso V676 console to control the system, which was used from the beginning of the European leg until the end of the tour. Pyrotechnics and jets of smoke used in the show were created by Lorenzo Cornacchia of Pyrotek Special Effects and Tait Towers.[27]

Spears explained that since she did not tour to promote Blackout, she was excited about having to include songs from that album into the

trapeze artists
in a more provocative way. They commented that,

"We are enormous fans of Britney, and have been waiting for the perfect moment to collaborate with her. It's going to be wild. We wanted to create something much more provoking and indecent ... something animalistic and primal. We are confident that this tour partnership, an autobiographical tribute for one who has always been in the spotlight: scrutinized, watched, imitated, photographed, criticized and loved, will be an enormous success".[36]

The costumes of the first segment were selected to show a

True Religion and a yellow tank top with rhinestones designed by Spears herself.[38] Spears's outfits had a duplicate set in case of any problem and were numbered in sequence. The total number of costumes was approximately 350, kept in order by six full-time women. The wardrobe was also revealed to have $150,000 worth of Swarovski crystals.[29]

Concert synopsis

The right profile of a female blond performer. She is moving inside a giant golden cage. She is wearing a black corset with diamonds and fishnet stockings. Four leather-clad men seem to be chasing her.
Spears performing "Piece of Me" inside a cage while her dancers chase her

The show was mainly divided into four acts with different themes:

Bollywood-inspired remix of "Me Against the Music". She briefly talked with the audience before she sat on a giant umbrella and was lifted into the air to perform "Everytime".[34]

A female blonde performer. She is singing while suspended on a giant umbrella in the air. She wears eastern-inspired clothes.
The performance of "Everytime" in the Bollywood-inspired segment of the show

The show continued with a video interlude featuring Marilyn Manson's cover of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)", showing Spears in a classically decadent party-setting, in which everyone except her was wearing masks. A distorted voice welcomed spectators to the third act and Spears appeared onstage to perform "Freakshow" and "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)".[28] A video spoofing late-night chat lines featuring "Britney's Hotline" played, while clowns took a person from the audience and goofed around with them. Spears returned to perform "Breathe on Me", dancing on a giant picture frame, and "Touch of My Hand", in which she sported a blindfold while being lifted on the air sitting in the backs of two aerialists.[34] In the fourth section, there was a band interlude, and Spears appeared on stage to perform "Do Somethin'", with a gun that shot sparks in her hand.[28] This was followed by a remix of "I'm a Slave 4 U", in which she was raised on a platform as a ring of fire started below her. In the "Heartbeat" interlude, the dancers showcased their individual moves. Spears performed "Toxic" with moving jungle gyms and surrounded by green sci-fi lightning effects.[28] The act ended with Spears and her dancers performing a remix of "...Baby One More Time".[28] After a brief pause, the encore began with the "Break the Ice" video interlude, which included various clips of Spears's music videos. Spears returned for a performance of "Womanizer" dressed as a policewoman.[28] Spears and the dancers bowed to each side of the arena and left with "Circus" playing in the background.[28] Some changes were made to the setlist throughout the tour. During opening night in New Orleans, Spears was supposed to perform a cover of Duffy's "I'm Scared" after "Everytime". However, the lyric sheet went missing onstage and she started performing from below the stage, leaving two backup singers in the main stage. It was later dropped from the show.[40] "Mannequin" was added on the second Paris date and performed after "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)", with a brief lightshow introduction. The song was performed until July 26, 2009.[41] A cover of "You Oughta Know" by Alanis Morissette was performed on select shows during the second North American leg, starting on September 5, 2009.[42][43] In addition, "Piece of Me", "Radar", "Ooh Ooh Baby", "Do Somethin'", "I'm a Slave 4 U", "...Baby One More Time" and "Womanizer" were remixed at the beginning of the European leg.[44]

On the Vancouver stop of the tour, the concert was interrupted for 30 minutes due to the strong marijuana smoke.[45] Years later, in 2021, it has been alleged by one of the background dancers that Spears herself stopped the show and refused to go back, citing fears of marijuana appearing on drug tests she is routinely submitted to under her court-appointed conservatorship, leading to her losing custody of her children. Regardless, she was allegedly "dragged by her arms" to complete the concert.[46]

Critical reception

A blond female performer. She is standing inside a moving jungle gym-like metal structure. She is being carried by two people, who are halfway out of the picture. Her hands are grabbing the structure. She is looking to the left side of the picture. She is wearing a black hat leaning down to the left, a striped top exposing her midriff and sparkly black pants.
Spears performing "Toxic" during the Electro Circ segment of the show in Boston

After Spears's premiere performance, the tour received mixed to positive reviews from critics. Stacey Plaisance of the Associated Press commented that the tour was "another strong step in the right direction" and that Spears delivered "a tightly choreographed, if perfunctory performance".[47] Ann Powers of the Los Angeles Times stated, "despite that first-night stumble and several numbers in which her dancing was no more than adequate, Spears can safely call this performance a success".[48] Jon Caramanica of The New York Times said that "[the show] was less a concert than a Las Vegas-style revue of intimidating complexity. Throughout, though she spoke little, Ms. Spears appeared radiant and unfettered, often smiling and never uncommitted".[49] Dixie Reid of The Sacramento Bee commented that the show was "a mesmerizingly big production with entertaining videos (including the infamous Spears-Madonna kiss), confetti, sparklers and even a stilt-walker. Who could ask for more? Everyone seemed to have a good time at the circus".[50] Neil McCormick of The Daily Telegraph said Spears is "the queen of production line pop and reclaims that diamanté crown with the most perfectly plastic pop show ever staged".[51]

St. Petersburg Times summed up all the reviews by stating, "When Britney, touring behind her new Circus album, plays the Times Forum, there will be as many people rooting for her success as her failure. [..] But in the end, we're all envious and thankful, jealous and applauding. We like them/us and hate them/us for the very same reasons".[55]

Commercial response

Image of a blond woman. Her right hip is resting on a black divan, with her right leg extended to the end of the divan. Her left hand is extended in the air, while her right hand is grabbing the top of the divan. She is wearing a flesh-colored body suit with tattoos and nipple tassles. She is sporting a black blindfold and singing into a wireless microphone. The divan is surrounded by smoke.
Spears performing "Touch of My Hand" in Sacramento

A week after the tour was announced, 400,000 tickets were purchased for the North American shows, which prompted promoters to add seven more dates in Los Angeles, Toronto, New Jersey, Chicago, Long Island, Anaheim and Montreal.

Parken gathered 40,000 people, Spears's largest audience since her 2002 concerts in Mexico City.[58]

The second North American leg was also sold out, with a gross of $21.4 million and it was reported that the tour had grossed $94 million.

Madonna, Celine Dion and Cher.[63] The tour was also ranked as the fourth highest-grossing tour of the year in North America, becoming the highest-grossing tour of the year by a solo artist.[64] In February 2010, Pollstar released their Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours of 2009. The tour ranked as the fifth highest-grossing tour, worldwide, of the year, with a gross of $131.8 million.[65]

Australian leg controversies

Before the first of the Australian shows, Minister for Fair Trading for New South Wales Virginia Judge, said she was aware that Spears would lipsync during the concerts and was considering to include disclaimers on promotional materials and tickets, indicating that portions of the show would be pre-recorded.[66] These measures would mean a change in the country's legislation similar to the debacle of the 2008 Summer Olympics opening ceremony. Judge further explained her position saying, "Let's be clear – live means live. If you are spending up to $200 I think you deserve better than a film clip". Tour director Steve Dixon defended Spears, claiming, "This is a pop spectacular, this is a showband show. You come for the experience. There is a lot to see about this show, there's nothing like this in the world. Britney Spears will entertain you, that's what people come for. We absolutely give them a show".[67] After opening night in Perth, The Advertiser writer Rebekah Devlin reported that a number of fans had walked out of the show. They were apparently "disappointed" and "outraged" regarding Spears's lip syncing and subdued dancing.[68] Australian tour promoter Paul Dainty talked about the situation saying,

"It's the biggest lie I've ever heard. I'm so angry. We can take heat if there's something wrong and people can review shows badly – that's something you have to live with – but to say people stormed out of the show was an absolute fabrication. Britney is aware of all this and she's extremely upset by it. She's a human being. I'm embarrassed, with such a big international entourage here with Britney, to be part of the Australian media when I see that kind of totally inaccurate reporting. It's been all over the internet for nine months, the inference is that we tried to hide this. It's been the opposite. This show is about an incredible spectacle, which it is".[69]

Spears's manager Adam Leber responded in his Twitter account, saying, "It's unfortunate that one journalist in Perth didn't enjoy the show last night. Fortunately the other 18,272 fans in attendance did". Spears's official website also posted a list of positive reviews from a number of fans. Burswood Dome also issued a statament reading, "Last night's concert (Friday) saw record crowds turn out for her first performance in Perth and from Burswood's perspective the event was a huge success. Early media reports that hundreds of fans left the concert early cannot be substantiated and Burswood has received no complaints about the concert".[70] Finally, Spears addressed the situation according to BBC Online. She was quoted as saying, "I hear there is a lot of controversy in the media about my show. Some reporters have said they love it and some don't. I came to Australia for my fans".[71] The negative media attention continued after her show in Melbourne when it was alleged that fans had placed tickets for the remaining Australian shows on sale on the online shopping website eBay, for as little as 99 cents. However, Dainty said that the holders of the tickets were not Spears's fans, stating "They're just profiteers. They buy tickets for $200 and think they (sic) that when the concerts sell-out they will offload them for $500".[72]

Broadcast and recordings

During the tour, there was a suggestion that the shows in Las Vegas on September 26, 27, 2009 would be recorded for a future release.[73] Professional footage also surfaced online of the performance of "Circus", broadcast by Yahoo!, from the Copenhagen show.[74][75] On November 12, 2009, Spears's manager, Adam Leber, posted on his Twitter account that there were "...No plans for a Circus Tour DVD at the moment."[76]

Set list

The following set list is representative of the show on March 3, 2009. It is not representative of all concerts for the duration of the tour.[77]

Act 1: Circus

  2. "Circus"
  3. "Piece of Me"
  4. "Radar"

Act 2: House of Fun (Anything Goes)

  2. "Ooh Ooh Baby" / "Hot as Ice"
  3. "Boys"
  4. "If U Seek Amy"
  5. "
    Bollywood
    Remix)
  6. "Everytime"

Act 3: Freakshow/Peepshow

  2. "Freakshow"
  3. "Get Naked (I Got a Plan)"
  4. "Breathe on Me" / "Touch of My Hand"

Act 4: Electro Circ

  2. "Do Somethin'"
  3. "I'm a Slave 4 U"
  4. "Toxic"
  5. "...Baby One More Time"

Encore

  2. "Womanizer" (Extended Remix)

Notes

  • "Everytime" was not included in the official set list posted on the singer's website right before the tour kicked off, but it was performed in every show.
  • A cover of Duffy's "I'm Scared" was performed on the tour's opening night.
  • "Mannequin" was performed on select European concerts dates.
  • A cover of Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know" was performed during select concerts during the second North American leg.
  • "Touch of My Hand" was not performed at most concerts from the European leg, second North American leg and the entire Australian leg.

Shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening act, tickets sold, number of available tickets and amount of gross revenue
Date City Country Venue Opening act Attendance Revenue
Leg 1 — North America[78][79][80]
March 3, 2009 New Orleans United States New Orleans Arena The Pussycat Dolls 16,810 / 16,810 $1,604,815
March 5, 2009 Atlanta Philips Arena 17,194 / 17,194 $1,695,449
March 7, 2009 Miami American Airlines Arena 18,644 / 18,644 $1,972,928
March 8, 2009 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum 18,929 / 18,929 $1,818,011
March 11, 2009 Uniondale Nassau Coliseum 33,549 / 33,549[a] $3,623,790[a]
March 13, 2009 Newark Prudential Center 33,535 / 33,535 $3,865,005
March 14, 2009
March 16, 2009 Boston TD Banknorth Garden 15,659 / 15,659 $1,909,235
March 18, 2009 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 37,912 / 37,912 $3,714,316
March 19, 2009
March 20, 2009 Montreal Bell Centre 21,234 / 21,234 $1,911,733
March 23, 2009 Uniondale United States Nassau Coliseum — [a] [a]
March 24, 2009 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center The Pussycat Dolls 18,160 / 18,160 $1,859,147
March 27, 2009 Pittsburgh Mellon Arena 16,146 / 16,146 $1,553,944
March 30, 2009 Houston Toyota Center 16,604 / 16,604 $1,749,704
March 31, 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center 17,869 / 17,869 $1,830,923
April 2, 2009 Kansas City Sprint Center 16,872 / 16,872 $1,567,486
April 3, 2009 Minneapolis Target Center 17,694 / 17,694 $1,420,032
April 6, 2009 Edmonton Canada Rexall Place 17,109 / 17,109 $1,422,220
April 8, 2009 Vancouver General Motors Place 18,040 / 18,040 $1,552,132
April 9, 2009 Tacoma United States Tacoma Dome 21,828 / 21,828 $1,694,410
April 11, 2009 Sacramento ARCO Arena 15,975 / 15,975 $1,293,323
April 12, 2009 San Jose HP Pavilion 17,869 / 17,869 $1,834,352
April 14, 2009 Salt Lake City EnergySolutions Arena 17,095 / 17,095 $1,076,551
April 16, 2009 Los Angeles Staples Center 33,142 / 33,142 $4,062,953
April 17, 2009
April 19, 2009 Anaheim Honda Center 31,582 / 31,582 $3,081,963
April 20, 2009
April 22, 2009 Oakland Oracle Arena 17,694 / 17,694 $1,310,285
April 24, 2009 Glendale Jobing.com Arena 17,005 / 17,005 $1,769,063
April 25, 2009 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena 15,728 / 15,728 $2,482,352
April 28, 2009 Rosemont Allstate Arena 32,942 / 32,942 $3,194,384
April 29, 2009
April 30, 2009 Columbus Schottenstein Center 17,221 / 17,221 $1,434,383
May 2, 2009 Uncasville Mohegan Sun Arena 18,611 / 18,611 $2,349,446
May 3, 2009[b]
May 5, 2009 Montreal Canada Bell Centre Girlicious 11,475 / 11,475 $1,064,925
Leg 2 — Europe[82][83][84][85][86][87]
June 3, 2009 London United Kingdom The O2 Arena Ciara 139,778 / 139,778 $9,959,306
June 4, 2009
June 6, 2009
June 7, 2009
June 10, 2009
June 11, 2009
June 13, 2009
June 14, 2009
June 17, 2009 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena — 14,232 / 15,626 $1,196,813
June 19, 2009 Dublin Ireland The O2 15,491 / 19,429 $2,336,634
June 20, 2009
July 4, 2009 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy Slimmy 46,602 / 51,000 $5,260,236
July 5, 2009
July 6, 2009
July 9, 2009 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
DJ Havana Brown
 15,842 / 17,029 $1,628,583
July 11, 2009 Copenhagen Denmark Parken Stadium — —
July 13, 2009 Stockholm Sweden Ericsson Globe 23,022 / 27,310 $2,690,080
July 14, 2009
July 16, 2009 Helsinki Finland Hartwall Arena — —
July 19, 2009 St. Petersburg Russia Ice Palace
July 21, 2009 Moscow Olimpiyskiy
July 26, 2009 Berlin Germany
O2 World
 Cascada 14,880 / 14,880 $1,431,975
Leg 3 — North America[78][88][89]
August 20, 2009 Hamilton Canada Copps Coliseum Kristinia DeBarge
Girlicious
One Call 		16,629 / 16,629 $943,852
August 21, 2009 Ottawa Scotiabank Place 15,883 / 15,883 $1,071,229
August 24, 2009 New York City United States Madison Square Garden Jordin Sparks
Kristinia DeBarge
One Call 		53,356 / 53,356 $3,814,089
August 25, 2009
August 26, 2009
August 29, 2009 Boston TD Garden 15,330 / 15,330 $1,036,457
August 30, 2009 Philadelphia Wachovia Center Kristinia DeBarge
One Call 		17,641 / 17,641 $1,165,725
September 1, 2009 Orlando Amway Arena Jordin Sparks
Kristinia DeBarge 		16,408 / 16,408 $687,437
September 2, 2009 Miami American Airlines Arena 14,502 / 14,502 $873,099
September 4, 2009 Atlanta Philips Arena 11,900 / 11,900 $655,507
September 5, 2009 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum 10,813 / 10,813 $559,862
September 8, 2009 Auburn Hills The Palace of Auburn Hills 12,572 / 12,572 $935,772
September 9, 2009 Rosemont Allstate Arena 15,695 / 15,695 $722,618
September 11, 2009 Des Moines Wells Fargo Arena 10,397 / 10,397 $525,479
September 12, 2009 Grand Forks Alerus Center 12,713 / 12,713 $849,983
September 15, 2009 Tulsa BOK Center 16,930 / 16,930 $794,596
September 16, 2009 Houston Toyota Center 11,347 / 11,347 $738,656
September 18, 2009 Dallas American Airlines Center 13,471 / 13,471 $1,098,940
September 19, 2009 Bossier City CenturyTel Center Kristinia DeBarge 10,240 / 10,240 $610,818
September 21, 2009 El Paso Don Haskins Center Jordin Sparks
Kristinia DeBarge 		11,531 / 11,531 $928,907
September 23, 2009 Los Angeles Staples Center 15,306 / 15,306 $1,162,646
September 24, 2009 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena 11,845 / 11,845 $608,300
September 26, 2009 Las Vegas Mandalay Bay Events Center 18,799 / 18,799 $1,712,858
September 27, 2009
Leg 4 — Australia[83][86][90][78]
November 6, 2009 Perth Australia Burswood Dome DJ Havana Brown — —
November 7, 2009
November 11, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
November 12, 2009
November 13, 2009
November 16, 2009 Sydney Acer Arena 66,247 / 69,640 $9,085,822
November 17, 2009
November 19, 2009
November 20, 2009
November 22, 2009 Brisbane Brisbane Entertainment Centre 29,457 / 39,876 $4,053,770
November 24, 2009
November 25, 2009
November 27, 2009 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena — —
November 29, 2009 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
Total 1,573,100 / 1,620,239 (97.7%) $147,507,229

Cancelled shows

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue and reason for cancellation
Date City Country Venue Reason
July 24, 2009 Warsaw Poland TWKS Contract dispute[91]

Notes

  1. ^ a b c d The score data is combined from the shows held at the Nassau Coliseum on March 11 and 23, respectively.
  2. ^ The show on May 3, 2009 at the Mohegan Sun Arena was originally scheduled to take place on March 26, 2009, but was postponed due to there not being enough time to transfer the staging equipment from the previous city.[81]

References

  1. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.
  2. ^ Van Horn, Teri (May 2, 2007). "Britney's Back! Spears Returns To The Stage With Five-Song Dirty Dance Party". MTV. Archived from the original on February 5, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  3. ^ Elsworth, Catherine (September 10, 2007). "Britney Spears disappoints in MTV comeback". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on July 7, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  4. ^ Goodman, Dean (September 9, 2007). "Britney Spears attempts comeback at MTV awards". Reuters. Reuters . Archived from the original on January 24, 2010. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  5. ^ Willis, Davis (September 10, 2007). "Britney's MTV comeback falls flat". BBC News Online. Archived from the original on October 16, 2018. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  6. ISSN 0035-791X
    .
  7. ^ Silberman, Stacey (October 9, 2007). "Britney's "Blackout" Critical & Fan Hit, Jive says No Tour". Hollywoodtoday.net. Archived from the original on November 14, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  8. ^ "Britney Spears' world tour". The Boston Globe. February 12, 2008. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  9. ^ Yochim, Dayana (May 18, 2008). "Be like Britney — and learn to buckle down". NBC News. Archived from the original on August 5, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  10. Fairfax New Zealand. January 10, 2008. Archived
    from the original on October 14, 2013. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  11. ^ "Britney Spears' tour return". The Boston Globe. July 30, 2008. Archived from the original on November 2, 2012. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  12. ^ Kaufman, Gil (October 14, 2008). "Britney Spears Reportedly Signs Deal With AEG Live To Produce Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  13. ^ Sams, Christine (November 2, 2008). "Home-grown star to show Britney's other side". The Age. Archived from the original on February 14, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  14. ^ Sams, Christine (November 2, 2008). "Britney to sing in Oz". The Sydney Morning Herald. Archived from the original on April 19, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  15. ^ Staff, Hollywood.com (December 13, 2012). "Britney Spears' Big Apple Circus Show on ABC's 'Good Morning America'". hollywood.com. Archived from the original on February 14, 2017. Retrieved March 3, 2016.
  16. ^ Kaufman, Gil (December 2, 2008). "Britney Spears To Kick Off Circus Tour In March". MTV. Archived from the original on July 24, 2009. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  17. ^ "Acrobats, magicians and a bit of erotica: Britney Spears' 'Circus' opens in New Orleans". Los Angeles Times. March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved March 7, 2009.
  18. ^ Montgomery, James; Matt, Elias (December 8, 2008). "Pussycat Dolls 'Jumped' When They Found Out They're Touring With Britney Spears, Hope To Collaborate On Track". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  19. ^ a b c Kaufman, Gil (December 10, 2008). "Britney Spears Adds Circus Tour Dates Thanks To Strong Sales". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  20. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (March 3, 2009). "Britney Spears' Manager Calls Circus Tour A 'Pop Extravaganza'". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  21. ^ Reporter, Lauren (April 28, 2009). "Britney Spears Announces European Tour!". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  22. ^ Reporter, Lauren (April 29, 2009). "Updated Tour Announcement: Eastern European Dates Added!". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  23. ^ "Breaking News: Britney Brings Tour to Australia". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. June 9, 2009. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  24. ^ "Breaking News: Britney Spears' Tour Returns to North America". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. June 10, 2009. Archived from the original on June 11, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  25. ^ Leber, Adam [@AdamLeber] (November 4, 2010). "Always hate to pass along bad news. Sadly The Circus will not be coming to South America. We really tried to make it happen! Sorry guys :(" (Tweet). Archived from the original on May 28, 2020. Retrieved December 23, 2009 – via Twitter.
  26. ^
    ISSN 0035-791X
    .
  27. ^
    Penton Media. Archived from the original
    on June 14, 2012. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  28. ^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o Shriver, Jerry (March 4, 2009). "Britney in concert: The Circus is finally back in town". USA Today. Archived from the original on June 28, 2011. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  29. ^ a b c d Leach, Robin (April 27, 2009). "The multimillion-dollar Britney Spears Circus Tour". Las Vegas Deluxe. The Greenspun Corporation. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 11, 2009.
  30. New Musical Express. January 23, 2009. Archived
    from the original on September 15, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  31. Front of House Magazine. Archived
    from the original on July 11, 2011. Retrieved January 29, 2010.
  32. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (October 20, 2008). "Britney Spears Explains Why Circus Is 'Lighter' And Less Edgy Than Blackout". MTV. Archived from the original on April 4, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  33. ISSN 0035-791X
    .
  34. ^ a b c d e "Big Easy fans thrilled by Britney's 'Circus' act". Today. Associated Press. March 4, 2009. Archived from the original on September 29, 2012. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  35. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (February 25, 2009). "Britney Spears' Circus Tour To Include Magic Act". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  36. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (March 3, 2009). "Britney Spears To Wear 'Animalistic' Look For Circus Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  37. ^ Alexander, Hilary (March 2, 2009). "Britney Spears kicks off Circus world tour in New Orleans". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on March 7, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  38. ^ "From ET: Behind the Scenes in Paris". britneyspears.com. July 13, 2009. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  39. ^ Farber, Jim (March 4, 2009). "Britney Spears kicks off 'Circus' tour in the Big Easy at New Orleans Arena". New York Daily News. Archived from the original on October 8, 2019. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  40. ^ a b Arnold, Chuck (March 4, 2009). "CONCERT REVIEW: Britney Yet to Hit Stride". People. Archived from the original on October 4, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  41. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (July 13, 2009). "Britney Spears Reveals New Twists For Circus Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  42. ^ Adams, Cameron (September 8, 2009). "Ringside seating for Britney Spears concert selling for $1500". The Courier-Mail. Archived from the original on May 2, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  43. ^ Reporter, Lauren (September 6, 2009). "Britney Performs "You Oughta Know"". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. Archived from the original on September 9, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  44. ^ Reporter, Lauren (June 3, 2009). "European Tour Remixes". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. Archived from the original on June 12, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  45. ^ Kreps, Daniel (April 9, 2009). "Britney Spears Delays Vancouver Concert Due to Marijuana Smoke". Rolling Stone. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  46. ^ "Britney Spears' Dancer Says She Was Forced To Perform: 'They Dragged Her'". KIIS FM. Archived from the original on August 12, 2021. Retrieved August 12, 2021.
  47. ^ Plaisance, Stacey (March 4, 2009). "Britney Spears Makes Concert Return". Billboard. Archived from the original on April 6, 2023. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  48. ^ Powers, Ann (March 3, 2009). "Acrobats, magicians and a bit of erotica: Britney Spears' 'Circus' opens in New Orleans". Los Angeles Times. Archived from the original on June 7, 2021. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  49. ^ Caramanica, Jon (March 12, 2009). "She's Back, and Now She's Angry". The New York Times. Archived from the original on October 7, 2013. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  50. ISSN 0890-5738
    .
  51. ^ McCormick, Neil (June 4, 2009). "Britney Spears at the O2 Arena, review". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on June 7, 2009. Retrieved June 4, 2009.
  52. ^ Montgomery, James (March 4, 2009). "Britney Spears Fits Just About Everything Into First Circus Tour Stop". MTV. Archived from the original on March 3, 2011. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  53. ^ Stevenson, Jane (March 20, 2009). "Brit only a modest hit". Toronto Sun. Archived from the original on March 23, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  54. ^ Rosen, Craig (April 17, 2009). "Britney Spears at Staples Center – Concert Review". The Hollywood Reporter. Archived from the original on April 20, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  55. St. Petersburg Times. Archived from the original
    on March 10, 2009. Retrieved March 21, 2009.
  56. ^ "Information Details and Upcoming Events". ticket-center.com. Archived from the original on July 17, 2011. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  57. ^ Smith, Jay (July 9, 2009). "Britney's #1 In North America While AC/DC Conquers The World". Pollstar. Archived from the original on January 10, 2010. Retrieved December 18, 2009.
  58. ^ Reporter, Lauren (July 12, 2009). "Exclusive pics: Copenhagen". britneyspears.com. Archived from the original on July 15, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  59. ^ Allen, Bob (October 1, 2009). "Hot Tours: U2, AC/DC, Britney Spears". Billboard. Archived from the original on May 29, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  60. ^ "Britney breaks silence on lip-synch criticism". WAtoday. November 10, 2009. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved December 19, 2009.
  61. ^ Allen, Bob (December 2, 2009). "Hot Tours: Britney Spears, Bruce Springsteen, Pearl Jam". Billboard. Archived from the original on December 8, 2022. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  62. ^ "Top 25 Tours of 2009". Billboard. November 21, 2009. Archived from the original on February 5, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  63. ^ "Top Touring Artists of the 2000s". Billboard. November 21, 2009. Archived from the original on April 14, 2021. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  64. ^ Reinartz, Joe (December 30, 2009). "The Pollstar Top 50". Pollstar. Archived from the original on March 22, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  65. ^ "2009 Year End Top 50 Worldwide Concert Tours" (PDF). Pollstar. 2010. Archived (PDF) from the original on September 9, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2010.
  66. ^ Nudd, Tim (September 6, 2009). "Australian Officials Target Britney Spears's Lip-Synching". People. Archived from the original on November 9, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  67. ^ Hildebrand, Joe (November 6, 2009). "Tickets to carry warning that singers will mime on stage after Britney Spears controversy". The Daily Telegraph. Archived from the original on June 13, 2014. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  68. ^ Devlin, Rebekah (November 7, 2009). "Disgruntled fans walk out on Britney Spears concert in Perth". The Advertiser. Archived from the original on August 15, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  69. ^ Shedden, Iain (November 9, 2009). "Britney Spears' mouthpiece, Paul Dainty, gives lip". The Australian. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  70. ^ "Britney bites back". WAtoday. November 8, 2009. Archived from the original on November 11, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  71. ^ "Spears speaks out over miming row". BBC Online. November 11, 2009. Archived from the original on November 12, 2009. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  72. ^ "Britney's fizzle 'fabricated'". The Courier-Mail. November 13, 2009. Archived from the original on December 30, 2012. Retrieved December 23, 2009.
  73. ^ "Live Events". Stereoscopynews.com. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  74. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (August 12, 2009). "Britney Spears Releases Circus Tour Footage — Check It Out Here!". MTV. Archived from the original on October 21, 2013. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  75. ^ "Britney Spears: Circus Tour- Live In Copenhagen (Denmark, Professional Yahoo! Footage)". August 12, 2009. Archived from the original on January 29, 2014. Retrieved May 11, 2013 – via YouTube.
  76. ^ Leber, Adam [@AdamLeber] (November 4, 2010). "Sorry to disappoint guys. No plans for a Circus Tour DVD at the moment. Feel free to refrain from sending hate messages and cursing me out" (Tweet). Archived from the original on October 19, 2016. Retrieved May 11, 2013 – via Twitter.
  77. ^ "Exclusive: The Setlist — Britney Spears". March 3, 2009. Archived from the original on March 3, 2009. Retrieved May 11, 2013.
  78. ^
    ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  79. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  80. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  81. ^ "Britney Spears Reschedules March 26th Mohegan Sun Date". Mohegan Sun. March 16, 2009. Archived from the original on June 2, 2013. Retrieved December 21, 2009.
  82. ^ "Updated Tour Announcement: Eastern European Dates Added!". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. April 29, 2009. Archived from the original on May 2, 2009. Retrieved April 29, 2009.
  83. ^ a b "2009 Top 100" (PDF). Pollstar. Archived from the original (PDF) on October 29, 2012. Retrieved February 11, 2010.
  84. ^ Vena, Jocelyn (August 17, 2009). "Jordin Sparks Joins Britney Spears' Circus Tour". MTV. Archived from the original on January 7, 2024. Retrieved January 18, 2023.
  85. ^ Reporter, The Week (June 24, 2009). "Perezcious Music: Perez Hilton's new record label". The Week. Dennis Publishing. Archived from the original on December 31, 2013. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  86. ^
    News Corporation. Archived from the original
    on April 11, 2012. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  87. ^ "Verkündet: Cascada offizieller Support-Act für Britney Spears". technobase.fm. July 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 19, 2015. Retrieved December 31, 2009.
  88. ISSN 0006-2510
    . Retrieved April 6, 2015.
  89. ^ Reporter, Lauren (August 14, 2009). "Breaking News: Jordin Sparks added as Opening Act". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. Archived from the original on August 18, 2009. Retrieved December 22, 2009.
  90. ^ "Breaking News: Adelaide Show Announced!". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. September 9, 2009. Archived from the original on September 11, 2009. Retrieved September 9, 2009.
  91. ^ "Poland Cancellation DetailsDate". britneyspears.com. Brandcasting Unlimited. July 15, 2009. Archived from the original on July 17, 2009. Retrieved December 21, 2009.

External links

Wikimedia Commons has media related to The Circus Starring: Britney Spears.

Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=The_Circus_Starring_Britney_Spears&oldid=1203446631"