The Queens of R&B Tour was a summer concert tour co-headlined by American girl groups Xscape and SWV. Produced through television personality Mona Scott-Young's multi-media entertainment company Monami Entertainment and Live Nation while represented by Seth Shomes through Day After Day Productions (DADP), the 30-city tour launched June 27 with American singer Mýa and American girl groups 702 and Total featured as special guests.
Background Originally in 2023, American girl groups Xscape and SWV had collaborated on a 2023 Bravo series entitled SWV & Xscape: The Queens of R&B which chronicle the female musicians as they attempted to get this tour off the ground. However, internal conflicts and a debate over which group would headline delayed the tour.
In March 2024, during Women History Month following a teaser — a hilarious video went viral showing Xscape and SWV in a makeshift therapy session with television personality Mona Scott-Young — on social media that ignited excitement among fans, news of the tour was announced officially on March 25, 2024 on Sherri Shepherd's talk show Sherri.
Ticketing Presale & General sale Tickets for the tour became available starting with a Citi presale on Tuesday, March 26. Additional presales ran throughout the week ahead of the general on sale starting Friday, March 29, at 10:00 AM local time on Ticketmaster.com.
Critical reception Jim Harrington writing for The Mercury News praised the concert tour and commented, "the show turned out to be as great, and maybe even better, than fans could have hoped for, as the two trios mixed and matched songs — and, most wonderfully, occasionally shared vocals — during the course of a thoroughly entertaining co-headlining set that touched on (at least parts of) some 30 songs." He concluded his review with, "Yet, the most memorable moments came when the two vocal crews took the stage together, with six voices joining in glorious harmony to lift up 13,000 fans on The Clark Sisters powerful gospel number "You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)," the gorgeous Xscape ballad "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" and the fun show-closing cover of Lil'Kim's "Not Tonight (Ladies Night Remix)."
Setlist This setlist is representative of the June 27, 2024 show in Concord, California, not the entire duration of the tour. 702 "Steelo" "Beep Me 911" "This Lil' Game We Play" "I Still Love You" "Get It Together" "Where My Girls At?" Total "Trippin'" "No One Else" "Sittin' Home" "Kissin' You" "What About Us?" "What You Want" "Can't You See" Mya "Case of the Ex" "Ghetto Supastar (That Is What You Are)" "Best of Me, Part 2" "Girls Dem Sugar" "Fallen" "The Best of Me" / "Ridin'" "Movin' On" "Take Me There" "Can We Talk" "Lady Marmalade" "My Love Is Like...Wo" "It's All About Me" Xscape & SWV "Can We" "Feels So Good" "Can't Hang" "Keep On, Keepin' On" "I'm So Into You" "Right Here" "Love on My Mind" / "What's Up" / "Don't Think I'm Not" "You're the One" "You're Always on My Mind" "Use Your Heart" "My Little Secret" "Hold On" "The Arms of the One Who Loves You" "Is My Living In Vain" "You Brought the Sunshine (Into My Life)" "It's About Time" "Downtown" "Softest Place on Earth" "Do You Want To" "If Only You Knew" "Tonight" "Rain" "Who Can I Run To" "Weak" "Anything (Old Skool Mix)" "Understanding" "Just Kickin' It" "Not Tonight (Ladies' Night Remix)"
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Tour dates + List of 2024 concerts Date (2024) City Country Venue June 27 Concord United States Concord Pavilion June 29Las VegasPH Live July 2 Phoenix Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre July 3 Albuquerque Isleta Amphitheater July 5 Dallas Dos Equis Pavilion July 6 Houston The Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion July 9 North Little Rock Simmons Bank Arena July 10 Birmingham Legacy Arena July 12 Jacksonville Daily's Place July 13 Tampa MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre July 14 West Palm Beach iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre July 16 Atlanta Lakewood Amphitheatre July 17 Charlotte PNC Music Pavilion July 19 Washington D.C. Capital One Arena July 20 Raleigh Coastal Credit Union Music Park July 21 Virginia Beach Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater July 24 New York Madison Square Garden July 25 Holmdel PNC Bank Arts Center July 26 Boston TD Garden July 27Atlantic City Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall August 2BridgeportHartford Healthcare Amphitheater August 3 Syracuse Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater August 4 Toronto Canada Scotiabank Arena August 6 Buffalo United States Darien Lake Amphitheater August 9 Detroit Little Caesars Arena August 10 Cleveland Blossom Music Center August 11 Chicago Credit Union 1 Amphitheatre August 13St. LouisChaifetz Arena August 14Oklahoma CityPaycom Center August 18Los AngelesKia Forum
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