dream dream tour dream dream tour fourth concert tour american recording artist britney_spears launched support studio album britney tour promoted marking time spears tour september north american tour announced kicked exactly months later dates postponed february spears announced second leg tour directed choreographed wade explained main theme spears coming age newfound independence stage designed composed main stage stage united runway inspired barge flying device developed spears travel audience stage setlist composed songs supporting album spears felt reflective personality songs previous studio albums included remixed form divided seven segments encore spears opened hanging wheel continued spears performing medley older hits jumping flying device stage dancing jungle setting performances accompanied extravagant special effects including laser lights artificial fog snow encore water screen pumped tons water stage considered signature performances tour leg changes songs remixed spears premiered unreleased songs included mystic man received mixed reviews critics praised innovative dismissed taking attention away music dream dream tour largely sold grossed million second mexico spears left stage sixth song lightning storm canceled angered audience tour broadcast live hbo special november went win emmy outstanding technical direction ceremony dvd titled live las_vegas released january background july spears band announced tour support studio album britney following day spears label confirmed tour planned fall dream dream tour promoted chosen publicized battle concert promoter clear handled previous concert tours marked time reports claiming spears earn million tour spears manager commented situation saying clear channel incredible company sure business went strong touring company properties parent owns arenas movie theaters country decision exclude clear channel include ability help market core products album tour secondary properties movie ways tipped scale september dates released track listing album tour slated begin october opening pushed october spears ill prescribed days rest tour postponed day production delays finally kicked nationwide arena columbus ohio tour began spears announced planned ticket children firefighters police officers killed september attacks planned sell merchandise auction row seats hoping raise million february north american dates released official website kick las_vegas second leg tour sponsored conjunction entertainment company offered cell phone service featured merchandise membership card access backstage reports directly spears stated offering exciting new way stay connected fans development tour based poem tour directed choreographed australian choreographer wade explained concept tour saying gon theatrical complicated massive lot new music gon different gon learn lot person gon woman finding independence knows wants knows wants stage designed production designer production manager hbo special time spears entire new stage design having typical end stage ramp stairs center tours baby drive tour designed main stage oval shape spears perform stage look good multiple camera angles said rest stage created main components mind runway stage flying device crowd developed explained barge concept got head designing movie playing background needed elegant stylized high tech going traveling conventional motors transport mechanisms plus big performance area dancers continued wanted try kid house experience rows runway uniting main stage stage suggested spears managers entire stage built towers said took expanded role preparing drawings michael wanted retain essence look overall execution pieces great job executing fine details like hand floor lights covers pieces foreground pieces mirrors platforms floor painting look better video screens showed live shoots special footage directed worked brien create double sided custom video led hanged stage right larger sized video screens stage area wheel spears opened attached platform created white light provided giant music box spears emerged born happy designed shot machines provided artificial snow provided encore performance baby time water screen poured nearly tons water pumped gallons minute said water screen entire design impacts system staging dancing rob discovered company orlando florida makes screen immediately looked stock straight line knew didn want straight line wanted circular water screen physically build shower stand middle wet walk wanted course thought crazy suggested sided shape concerned gaps sections cause gaps actual sheets water kept saying air gravity cause water attach end getting solid sheet lighting designed partner served tour lighting director continued saying shows heavily color based rich color lot confusing purity comes young programmed console ran simultaneously calling spots house spots instruments spots served tour lighting gear required fourth phase provided lights apart rest lighting combination high end systems automated fixtures conventional total active lights week tour began spears said come broadway want theatrical process magical hopefully people imagined envisioned head going run yesterday thinking time going left initial rehearsals band started september joined later choreography los_angeles setlist composed songs britney explained decision press conference saying want fans different light seen music singing right reflection hopefully fans come inspired lot fun songs previous albums baby time remixed new direction flip bit concert synopsis began woman dressed 18th century white talked audience briefly disappearing video introduction different people told dreams end video spears appeared sleeping bubble platform wheel attached rose feet ground appeared wearing black ensemble started rotating similar way target girl starting perform dancers drive crazy performed spears captured dancers left stage costume change dancers performed performed spears dressed futuristic version elvis_presley surrounded laser lights video backdrop showed images bald spears hair growing song went section giant musical box raised spears emerged middle perform born happy tore long white perform lucky shot medley ended performance donned returned stage wearing tank looking pants dance oriented performance boys continued stronger wore paint covered shows bowler hat end performance sat piano player talked audience moving performance girl woman video interlude making band type shows followed showing spears dancers struggling band took stage barge wearing black silver gray rock star style jacket green pants female dancers perform love rock roll barge lifted wires lifted fire stage spears jumped dancers chased spears loses rock star jacket revealing red purple performance like small stage returned main stage performance lonely danced video projection dancers band performed breakdown interlude don let know sang elevated platform wearing white evening gown dancers performed routine artificial snow fell ceiling performance brief interlude returned performance anticipating wore skirt set giant coloring book drawings houses cars took costume reveal green small brown skirt slave jungle setting surrounded artificial fog laser lights song ended thanked audience exiting stage encore began giant projection spears water screen projection gradually spears rose stage wearing plastic cowboy hat blue hip matching bra began performing baby time ballad version reaching end runway surrounded stage song changed uptempo version elements techno dancers took main stage returned running runway jumped barge lifted air continued dance end spears jumped barge landed main stage descended announcement extension tour changes setlist original mix replaced remix song boys replaced remix featuring spears replaced outfit black leather new song called mystic man added stronger described mtv similar girl woman bit traditional flair song replaced new songs tour changes video screens prominent role backdrops taken reception commented concert packed technical actual singing summarized review saying wasn real concert great ann powers new_york_times said dazzling commented performance suffer music important element adding dream suggested britney know dream artist genius singing fears modern world spears wants adult persona find desire natural home jim_farber new_york_daily_news compared tours teenage artists saying latest minute elaborate honest date impressed stage calling largest seen pop daily named elaborate highly display capitalism finest said fulfilled expectations saying brought teenage fantasy reality san_francisco_chronicle believed pure britney excess hugely entertaining added easy spears distance person denying charisma appeal like refugee drive dream waiting filled audience fantasies works role flawless choreographed moves accessibility drew fans world kept safe distance short connected genuine pleasure performing reviewing deemed best pop music productions witnessed tour commercial success according spears booking agent leg largely sold concerts attended people grossed million second highest grossing tour year female artist cancellation june united spirit arena texas cancelled blowing 2nd song auxiliary power making unsafe spears entire production continue initially going rescheduled according band member skip apparently mexico cancellation july second concert mexico_city spears left stage performance stronger saying sorry mexico love bye shortly announcement speakers confirming cancelled according local newspapers fans fraud chairs items days later statement released spears said sorry couldn finish fans mexican fans best audiences play decided choice cancel storm lightning showed signs clearing concert promoter director explained trick climatic conditions controlled announced fans receive starting august released statement saying hazardous lightning storm essential spears depart stage spears began break degree risk audience stage crew associated second storm electrical storm impossible continue broadcasts recordings march hbo announced las_vegas broadcast november special directed produced spears requested hbo aired concert channels cost interacted soldiers based naval base san_diego special won emmy outstanding technical direction ceremony january released dvd live las_vegas certified times platinum recording_industry_association_of_america riaa shipment copies units september announced release photographic book dvd titled stages stages days mexico dvd directed chronicled stay mexico japan spears explained release saying wanted share fans things special way saying thank setlist source shows personnel source
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