For the Love of Music

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For the Love of Music
En Vogue concert chronology
Tour by En Vogue

Associated album	Electric Café
Start date	April 6, 2017 (2017-04-06)
End date	April 25, 2017 (2017-04-25)
Legs	1
No. of shows	13 in Europe
En Vogue: 20th Anniversary Tour (2009-2011) For the Love of Music Tour (2017)

For the Love of Music Tour^[1] was the sixth concert tour by American group En Vogue. It comes ahead of the group's anticipated seventh studio album Electric Café (2017).^[2]

History

For the Love of Music was a European tour that En Vogue launched on April 6, 2017, in Dublin, Ireland and concluded in Bremen, Germany on April 25. The Tour was first announced on February 8, 2017.^[3]

In addition to renditions of the group's recorded material, En Vogue also performed a tribute to celebrated female singers of times past during an "Old School Medley" section of their show.^[4] Notable songs performed were "Respect" by Aretha Franklin and "Proud Mary" by Tina Turner.^[5]

Reception

Reviews of For the Love of Music cited the impressive vocals of the group's members as well as the intricate instrumentation of the songs, and praised the group's set list.^[6] Others praised the high energy of the group's members; the party atmosphere of the concert and the modernization of some of the group's notable classic hits.^[7]

Set list

"Instrumental Intro"
"No No No (Can't Come Back)"
"My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)"
"You Don't Have to Worry"
"Lies"
"Whatta Man"
"Ooh Boy"
"Free Your Mind"
"Give It Up, Turn It Loose"
"Emotions"
"Deja Vu" (Remixed)
"Don't Let Go (Love)"
"Old School Medley"
"Giving Him Something He Can Feel"
"Piece of My Love"
"Hold On"

Source:^[8]

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Europe^[1]
April 6, 2017	Dublin	Ireland	Vicar Street
April 7, 2017	London	England	KOKO
April 8, 2017	Manchester	England	Manchester Academy
April 10, 2017	The Hague	Netherlands	Paard van Troje
April 12, 2017	Hamburg	Germany	Mojo Club
April 13, 2017	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Paradiso
April 15, 2017	Nijmegen	Netherlands	Doornroosje
April 17, 2017	Cologne	Germany	Gloria-Theater
April 19, 2017	Stockholm	Sweden	Nalen
April 21, 2017	Copenhagen	Denmark	DR Byen
April 23, 2017	Frankfurt	Germany	Gibson
April 24, 2017	Paris	France	La Cigale
April 25, 2017	Bremen	Germany	Schlachthof

External links

References

^ ^a ^b "For the Love of Music Tour release" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2017-02-16. Retrieved 2017-02-15.
^ "En Vogue Dish On Their Music Comeback And Female Empowerment. The trio will release their new album, "Electric Café," in 2017". HuffPost. 2 December 2016.
^ "En Vogue announce For the Love of Music Tour". Facebook.
^ "Review: En Vogue at Manchester Academy 2" (Press release).
^ "For The Love of Music Tour Review" (Press release).
^ "Review: En Vogue: like a volcano meeting a lightning bolt" (Press release).
^ "En Vogue For the Love of Music Tour".
^ "Video - En Vogue For The Love of Music Tour Köln Germany". YouTube.

v t e En Vogue
Rhona Bennett Terry Ellis Cindy Herron Amanda Cole Maxine Jones Dawn Robinson
Studio albums	Born to Sing Funky Divas EV3 Masterpiece Theatre The Gift of Christmas Soul Flower Electric Café
Compilation albums	Best of En Vogue The Very Best of En Vogue
Extended plays	Remix to Sing Runaway Love
Singles	"Hold On" "Lies" "You Don't Have to Worry" "Don't Go" "Strange" "My Lovin' (You're Never Gonna Get It)" "Giving Him Something He Can Feel" "Yesterday" "Free Your Mind" "Give It Up, Turn It Loose" "Love Don't Love You" "Runaway Love" "What Is Love" "Whatta Man" "Don't Let Go (Love)" "Whatever" "Too Gone, Too Long" "No Fool, No More" "Riddle" "Ooh Boy" "Rocket" "Reach 4 Me"
Featured singles	"Freedom (Theme from Panther)" "Free Your Mind" "So What the Fuss" " Glamorous"
Concert tours	For the Love of Music Tour
Related articles	Discography Awards and nominations Foster & McElroy

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