Back to Basics Tour
| Tour by Christina Aguilera | |
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| Associated album | Back to Basics |
| Start date | November 17, 2006 |
| End date | October 24, 2008 |
| No. of shows | 82 |
| Box office | US$48.2 million |
| Christina Aguilera concert chronology | |
The Back to Basics Tour was the fourth concert tour and third world tour by the American singer Christina Aguilera. It commenced on November 17, 2006, at Hallam FM Arena in Sheffield, England, and concluded on October 24, 2008, at Emirates Palace in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, consisting of 82 shows. Aguilera announced announced the tour in September 2006, following the release of her fifth studio album, Back to Basics (2006).
The concert was divided into four acts: 1920s, which displayed elements of R&B, funk, rock, and hip hop, Duke Joint, during which Aguilera performed in a red bodysuit, Circus, which employed the circus as the main theme, and the encore. The show was modified for concerts in Abu Dhabi to be shorter, with the Encore cut, due to its complexity with choreography and costume changes. The tour received positive reviews from music critics, some of whom were positive towards Aguilera's vocal performance and the show's background visuals, while some others approved the set list, opining that the songs matched perfectly with each other.
The European leg of the Back to Basics Tour gained a large amount of commercial gross, with two sold-out shows in Dublin and Birmingham. The North American leg in 2007 grossed a total of US$28.9 million and sold 391,428 tickets. Overall, it became the highest-grossing concert tour by a female artist of the year, grossing US$48,173,773 and sold 907,568 tickets.. At the 2007 Billboard Touring Awards, the tour received two nominations for Breakthrough Act and Top Package. A video album, Back to Basics: Live and Down Under, which features the show at the Adelaide Entertainment Centre, was released in 2008.