The Frustrated Artist Tour was a 2003 tour by American R&B singer Erykah Badu

Erykah Badu

Erica Abi Wright , better known by her stage name Erykah Badu , is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress. Her work includes elements from R&B, hip hop and jazz. She is best known for her role in the rise of the neo soul sub-genre, and for her eccentric, cerebral musical...

. During the summer of 2002, Badu at the time was getting writers block from penning songs for her soon to be album Worldwide Underground

Worldwide Underground

Worldwide Underground is the third studio album by American R&B and neo soul musician Erykah Badu, released September 16, 2003 on Motown Records. Recording sessions for the album took place during 2003, following Badu's period of writer's block and her performing on the Frustrated Artist Tour...

. Hoping to find inspiration, she set out on a 2-month trek of mainly theaters and small clubs, with additional dates added through the summer til December. During this tour, Erykah had the chance to showcase new songs from the album, "Danger

Danger (Erykah Badu song)

"Danger" is a song by R&B singer Erykah Badu released in 2003. It is the lead single from her album Worldwide Underground. The song was a modest R&B hit, and is performed often during Badu's live shows.-Release and reception:...

", "I Want You", "Woo" and "Back in the Day (Puff)

Back in the Day (Puff)

"Back in the Day " is a song released in 2003 by R&B singer Erykah Badu. It is the second single in support of Worldwide Underground album. The song peaked at no. 62 on the R&B Singles chart in 2004.-Chart history:...

". A new song "Dear Misery" was performed well as hits.

Badu's show featured a DJ, laser lights, and audience participation as Erykah would perform songs requested from the audience. Badu would often stage dive into the audience and singer Zap Mama

Zap Mama

Zap Mama is a Belgian musical group founded and led by Marie Daulne. Daulne says her mission is to be a bridge between the European and the African and bring the two cultures together with her music...

 would appear on select dates as a featured guest.

Set list

1. "Badu Show" (Intro)
2. "Bump It"
3. "No Love"
4. "Certainly"
5. "Back in the Day (Puff)
   Back in the Day (Puff)
   "Back in the Day " is a song released in 2003 by R&B singer Erykah Badu. It is the second single in support of Worldwide Underground album. The song peaked at no. 62 on the R&B Singles chart in 2004.-Chart history:...
   
   " (select dates)
6. "Otherside of the Game"
7. "Danger
   Danger (Erykah Badu song)
   "Danger" is a song by R&B singer Erykah Badu released in 2003. It is the lead single from her album Worldwide Underground. The song was a modest R&B hit, and is performed often during Badu's live shows.-Release and reception:...
   
   "
8. "On & On /...& On"
9. "Woo"
10. "Appletree"
11. "Penitentiary Philosophy"
12. "I Want You"
13. "Cleva
    Cleva
    "Cleva" is the third and final single from American singer Erykah Badu's second studio album, Mama's Gun . It was produced by Badu, J Dilla, and James Poyser, a member of the Soulquarians and Badu's own production team Frequency...
    
    "
14. "Dear Misery" (New song)
15. "Do You Want To Go To Hell?" (New song)
16. "Kiss Me On My Neck"
17. "Didn't Cha Know?
    Didn't Cha Know?
    "Didn't Cha Know?" is the second single from singer Erykah Badu's 2000 album Mama's Gun. The song was nominated for the Grammy Award for Best R&B Song for 2001....
    
    "
18. "Time's A Wastin'" (select dates)
19. "Ye Yo" (select dates)
20. "Next Lifetime"
21. "Orange Moon" (select dates)
22. "Green Eyes"
23. "Tyrone
    Tyrone (Erykah Badu song)
    "Tyrone" is a song by singer Erykah Badu. It is the lead single in support of her first live studio album, and is not featured on Baduizm. The song was recorded professionally during a Badu concert, and is the version sent to radio.-Release and reception:...
    
    "
24. "Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
    Love of My Life (An Ode to Hip-Hop)
    "Love of My Life " is the title of a 2002 single by singer Erykah Badu and rapper Common. It spent four weeks at number one on the Hot R&B/Hip-Hop Singles & Tracks chart, and reached number 9 on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. The song also won a Soul Train Lady of Soul Award for Best Solo R&B/Soul...
    
    "
25. "Bag Lady
    Bag Lady
    "Bag Lady" is the first single from singer Erykah Badu's 2000 album Mama's Gun. The song is about a woman trying to begin anew in a relationship, but who has too much emotional "baggage" and can't get close to people. The message of the song is to "pack light" and have hope for the future...
    
    "

Notes

• Badu's boyfriend at that time was hip-hop artist Common
  Common (rapper)
  Lonnie Rashid Lynn, Jr. , better known by his stage name Common , is an American hip-hop artist and actor....
  
  . On select dates for the performance of their #1 R&B hit, "Love of My Life (Hip-Hop)", Common joined Erykah on stage; both performers delivering a rousing ovation of the song.

• Opening act Cody Chestnut joined in for her performance of, "Do You Want To Go To Hell" on selected dates during the tour.

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
January 12, 2003	Seattle	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	The Showbox
January 14, 2003	San Francisco		The Filmore
January 15, 2003	San Diego		Belly Up
January 16, 2003	West Hollywood		House Of Blues
January 18, 2003	Las Vegas		House Of Blues
January 19, 2003	Phoenix		Club Rio
January 20, 2003	Albuquerque		Sunshine Theater
January 21, 2003	Denver		Paramount Theater
January 23, 2003	St. Louis		The Pageant
January 24, 2003	Minneapolis		First Avenue
January 25, 2003	Chicago		House Of Blues
January 27, 2003	Royal Oak		Royal Oak Music Theater
January 29, 2003	New York City		S.O.B.'s
January 30, 2003
January 31, 2003	Washington, DC		Dream
February 1, 2003	Atlantic City		Xanadu Theater
February 3, 2003	Philadelphia		Theatre of Living Atrs
February 4, 2003	Pittsburgh		Club Laga
February 5, 2003	Indianapolis		The Vogue
February 8, 2003	Lake Buena Vista		House Of Blues
February 9, 2003	Miami		Level Nightclub
February 13, 2003	Myrtle Beach		House Of Blues
February 14, 2003	Atlanta		The Tabernacle
February 15, 2003	Robinsonville		Sam's Town Hotel
February 18, 2003	New Orleans		House Of Blues
February 20, 2003	Grambling		Sandle Theater
February 21, 2003	Austin		Waller Creek Theater
February 22, 2003	Dallas		House Of Blues

2nd & 3rd Leg

Date	City	Country	Venue
North America
June 30, 2003	Chicago	United States United States The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...	Petrillo Band Shell
Europe
December 9, 2003	Milan Milan Milan is the second-largest city in Italy and the capital city of the region of Lombardy and of the province of Milan. The city proper has a population of about 1.3 million, while its urban area, roughly coinciding with its administrative province and the bordering Province of Monza and Brianza ,...	Italy Italy Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...	Teatro Smeraldo
December 10, 2003	Warsaw Warsaw Warsaw is the capital and largest city of Poland. It is located on the Vistula River, roughly from the Baltic Sea and from the Carpathian Mountains. Its population in 2010 was estimated at 1,716,855 residents with a greater metropolitan area of 2,631,902 residents, making Warsaw the 10th most...	Poland Poland Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...	Sala Kongresowa

The tour resumed that summer through December, not all tour dates listed.