The Breakthrough Experience Tour

The Breakthrough Experience was the fifth concert tour by American recording artist Mary J. Blige in 2006, the tour supports her multi-platinum seventh studio album, The Breakthrough (2005).^[1] Blige performed four initial dates which kicked off on June 24, in Chicago, Illinois at the Bridgeview Stadium. The official tour began in July 2006 and continued through September 2006, visiting over 30 cities across North America.^[2]

The Breakthrough Experience Tour

Tour by Mary J. Blige
Location	U.S., Canada
Associated album	The Breakthrough
Start date	July 14, 2006 (2006-07-14)
End date	September 10, 2006 (2006-09-10)
No. of shows	35
Mary J. Blige concert chronology
Love & Life Tour (2004) The Breakthrough Experience Tour (2006) Heart of the City Tour (2008)

Opening acts

• Letoya Luckett^[3]
• Jaheim

Set list

1. "Breakthrough" / "Black Ice Poem" (intro)
2. "MJB Da MVP"
3. "Real Love" / "Reminisce"
4. "Enough Cryin"
5. "About You"
6. "Be Happy" / "You Bring Me Joy" / "Mary Jane (All Night Long)"
7. "Baggage"
8. "Good Woman Down"
9. "Can't Hide From Luv"
10. "Take Me As I Am"
11. "Everything"
12. "Share My World" (Reprise)
13. "My Life '06"
14. "Alone" (with Dave Young)
15. "Seven Days"
16. "I'm Going Down"
17. "Father In You" (contains elements of "Black Ice Poem")
18. "I Found My Everything"
19. "No More Drama"
20. "One"
21. "Be Without You"
22. "MJB Da MVP" (reprise)

Encore

23. "Touch It" (remix)
24. "Family Affair"

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country and venue^[4]

Date (2006)	City	Country	Venue
July 14	Maryland Heights	United States	UMB Bank Pavilion
July 15	Indianapolis		Conseco Fieldhouse
July 16	Charlotte		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
July 19	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
July 21	New York City		Madison Square Garden
July 23	Camden		Tweeter Center at the Waterfront
July 26	Burgettstown		Post-Gazette Pavilion
July 27	Holmdel		PNC Bank Arts Center
July 29	Cleveland		Plain Dealer Pavilion
July 30	Bristow		Nissan Pavilion
August 1	Boston		Leader Bank Pavilion
August 4	Atlantic City		Borgata Events Center
August 5	Raleigh		Alltel Pavilion at Walnut Creek
August 6	Virginia Beach		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 9	Selma		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
August 11	Dallas		Smirnoff Music Centre
August 12	Memphis		FedExForum
August 13	Kansas City		Starlight Theatre
August 18	Columbus		Germain Amphitheater
August 19	Chicago		Charter One Pavilion
August 20	Clarkston		DTE Energy Music Theatre
August 22	Toronto	Canada	Molson Amphitheatre
August 25	Sunrise	U.S.	BankAtlantic Center
August 26	Tampa		Ford Amphitheatre
August 27	Atlanta		HiFi Buys Amphitheatre
September 1	Irvine		Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
September 2	Las Vegas		MGM Grand Garden Arena
September 3	Los Angeles		Gibson Amphitheatre
September 6	Phoenix		Cricket Wireless Pavilion
September 8	Concord		Sleep Train Pavilion
September 9	Reno		Reno Events Center
September 10	Mountain View		Shoreline Amphitheatre

References

1. Mary J. Blige starts The Breakthrough Tour
2. Mary J. Blige takes her Breakthrough Experience on the road
3. Hip-Hop/R&B Artist Mary J. Blige Announces Tour
4. Music: Queen of Hip-Hop Soul Hits the Road