January 9, 2002 — Multi-platinum, Grammy-Award winning Mary J. Blige is gearing up to tour the United States, Japan and Europe beginning in February, 2002, in support of her most successful release to date, No More Drama. The U.S. dates will be a short month-long tour beginning February 5, to be followed by a larger U.S. tour this summer. Between the U.S. winter and summer dates will be 25 dates in Japan and Europe.

Blige recently held the #1 spot on the Billboard Hot 100 Singles chart with "Family Affair" for six weeks and is headed that way again with her newest single and title track "No More Drama." The CD No More Drama just received a Grammy nomination for Best R&B Album, and "Family Affair" likewise was nominated for Best R&B Vocal Performance/Female.

"Going on tour and performing live is just as important to me as going into the studio and making an album," says Blige. "Giving my fans a live Mary show is not only for them, but for me. Having them there to cheer me on is what doing a tour is all about."

The tour (subject to changes and additions) is as follows:

February
5	Poughkeepsie, NY	Mid Hudson Civic Center
6	Boston, MA	Orpheum Theater
8	Washington, DC	DAR Constitution Hall
9	Washington, DC	DAR Constitution Hall
10	New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall
11	New York, NY	Radio City Music Hall
13	Detroit, MI	Fox Theater
14	Milwaukee, WI	Riverside Theater
15	Chicago, IL	Auditorium Theater
18	Toronto, Ontario, Canada	Sears Theater
19	Philadelphia, PA	Tower Theater
22	Houston, TX	Astrodome (Houston Rodeo)
23	Dallas, TX	Bronco Bowl
28	Oakland, CA	Paramount Theater
March
2	Las Vegas, NV	Aladdin
3	Tempe, AZ	Gammage Theater
6	Los Angeles, CA	Shrine Auditorium
7	Los Angeles, CA	Shrine Auditorium
13	Tokyo, Japan	Kokusai Forum Hall
14	Tokyo, Japan	Sun Palace
16	Osaka, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Hall
17	Osaka, Japan	Kosei Nenkin Hall
18	Fukuoca, Japan	Sun Palace
20	Nagoya, Japan	Kokukaido
22	Sendai, Japan	Sendai Sun Plaza Hall
April
1	Copenhagen, Denmark	Valby
2	Copenhagen, Denmark	Valby
3	Stockholm, Sweden	Globe
5	Hamburg, Germany	CCH
6	Cologne, Germany	Palladium
7	Rotterdam, Netherlands	Ahoy
8	Brussells, Belgium	Forest National
10	Paris, France	Le Bercy
11	Stuttgart, Germany	Liderhalle
12	Berlin, Germany	Columbia Halle
14	Vienna, Austria	Bank Austria Halle
15	Munich, Germany	Coliseum
16	Milan, Italy	Alcatraz
17	Zurich, Switzerland	Hallenstaion
19	Birmingham, England	NEC
20	Manchester, England	Evening News Arena
23	London, England	Wembley Arena
25	Dublin, England	RDS Main Hall