Here Come the Girls (concert tour)

Setlist

1. "Here Come the Girls" (Video Introduction) (contains excerpts from "I'm Every Woman")
2. "I'm Every Woman"
3. "One Day in Your Life"
4. "Independence"
5. "The Beat Goes On"
6. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
7. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
8. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (contains excerpts from "Soul Man")
9. Medley: "Stop! In the Name of Love" / "Baby Love" / "You Keep Me Hangin' On"
10. "Dancing in the Street" (Anastacia)
11. "Mercy" (Lulu)
12. "Respect" (Chaka Khan)
13. "Pop Royalty" (Dance Interlude) (contain elements of "Vogue", "Billie Jean", "Scream", "Doesn't Really Matter" and "Rhythm Nation" )
14. Medley: "Just Dance" / "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)" / "I Feel for You"
15. "I'm Outta Love"
16. "Proud Mary"
17. "Lady Marmalade"
18. "Hot Legs" (Dance Interlude)
19. "Ain't Nobody"
20. Medley: "Bad Girls" / "Hot Stuff"
21. "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia)
22. "Shout" (Lulu)
23. "Through the Fire" (Chaka Khan)
24. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
25. Medley: "Disco Inferno" / "Night Fever" / "I Will Survive"
26. "Angels" ;Encore
27. "Relight My Fire" (contains excerpts from "Shake Your Body (Down to the Ground)" and "Crazy in Love")
28. "Here Come the Girls" (Video Introduction) (contains excerpts from "I'm Every Woman")
29. "I'm Every Woman"
30. "One Day in Your Life"
31. "Relight My Fire"
32. "Moving On Up"
33. "Ain't Too Proud to Beg"
34. "Signed, Sealed, Delivered I'm Yours"
35. "I Can't Turn You Loose" (contains excerpts from "Soul Man")
36. "Dancing in the Street" (Anastacia)
37. "Mercy" (Lulu)
38. "Valerie" (Heather Small)
39. "I'm Outta Love"
40. "Independence"
41. "One Night in Heaven"
42. "Proud Mary"
43. "I Gotta Feeling"
44. "Get the Party Started" (contains excerpts from "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)")
45. "Itchycoo Park" (Heather Small)
46. "Search for the Hero" (Heather Small)
47. "Empire State of Mind (Part II) Broken Down" (Anastacia)
48. "Left Outside Alone" (Anastacia)
49. "To Sir, with Love" (Lulu)
50. "Shout" (Lulu)
51. Medley: "Bad Romance" / "Just Dance" / "Poker Face" / "Paparazzi"
52. "No More Tears (Enough Is Enough)"
53. Medley: "Disco Inferno" / "Night Fever" / "I Will Survive" ;Encore
54. "Angels"

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Tour dates

;Cancellations and rescheduled shows

Box office

Critical reception

The tour received high praise from spectators of the performance by the girls, however, music critics gave the tour mixed reviews.

• Stephen Dalton (The Times) gave the performance at Colston Hall three out of five stars remarking, "Familiar fare or not, there is no substitute for the rowdy excitement of hearing evergreen anthems belted out by a great singer — or three great singers, in this case. At 61, Lulu's gravelled growl can still level entire Glaswegian tenement blocks, while 56-year-old Chaka's voluptuous contralto makes your ears feel as if they are drowning in warm treacle. Vocally, the 41-year-old Anastacia is the blandest, but she still packs a punch."
• Nik Brear (Sheffield Star) thought highly of the trio's performance at the Sheffield City Hall stating, "An incredible version of Relight My Fire closed a night where three incredible divas worked the stage from the second they stepped onto it. Each shone in their own right; no egos, not a competition – just a party."
• Matthew Hemly (The Stage) enjoyed the performance at the Hammersmith Apollo but was not pleased with veteran Chaka Kahn's performance saying, "Less impressive, sadly, is Chaka Khan, who seems to stumble over her words and forget lyrics, and who, on the whole, appears to be enjoying herself far less than her fellow performers."
• Jade Wright (Liverpool Echo) gave the trio's performance at the Liverpool Philharmonic Hall eight out of ten stars stating, "The highlights were many – Lulu's fantastic voice was per fectly suited to Mercy, Chaka Khan's to Aretha Franklin's Respect and Anastacia's, unsurprisingly, to I'm Outta Love. Played out on a stunning split level illuminated stage, these were songs to live life by."
• Edward Gleave (South Wales Evening Post) enjoyed the performance at the Cardiff International Arena remarking, "Seeing three polished performers all in the same show was a real treat. It really felt like it was three shows in one as each of the trio had their own musical style and fashion sense."
• Mike Caulfield (City Life) gave the trio's performance at the Manchester Evening News Arena four out of five stars stating, "Anastasia managed to reach every corner of the arena with her soulful voice, while Lulu shows no sign of aging – particularly apparent on her passionate cover of Duffy's retro-sounding hit Mercy."
• Aranda Rahbarkouhi (Evening Chronicle) was not impressed with the performance at the Metro Radio Arena stating, "Lulu's solo performance of Mercy had me praying for just that – and it was nothing to Shout about! It was torture and can only be described as watching a worn-out Miss Whiplash. Relight My Fire also turned into a bit of a damp squib for the diva. [..] If nothing else, these feisty females did remind me that a trip to the gym is long overdue. Either they work out or have discovered new bum-and- tum tuck pants."
• Judi Killon (The News) enjoyed the performance at the Portsmouth Guildhall stating, "The evening proved a mix of old and new, including Mercy from Lulu, Amy Winehouse's Valerie from Heather, and a terrific I'm Outta Love from Anastasia. Although all of small stature, there were no timid voices here! A terrific celebration of sisterhood."

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