Soul2Soul 2000

The Soul2Soul 2000 tour was Faith Hill & Tim McGraw's first joint concert tour that began on July 12, 2000 and ended on December 12, 2000.

Tour Background
The opening night at the Philips Arena in Atlanta, Georgia was sold out, but so many fans showed up looking to get in that the local promoter opened up a section behind the stage and let the fans in.

At the Madison Square Garden show in New York City where a local radio host proclaimed the show the biggest country concert ever to hit the city; Tim McGraw's father Tug McGraw was in attendance, as was New York Yankee pitcher Roger Clemens, who appeared onstage to bring Tim McGraw a Bud Lite.

After the tour concluded, Tim McGraw toured on a solo basis, but Faith Hill did not, until the couple staged their next joint production, the more elaborate and even more commercially successful Soul2Soul II Tour 2006.

Stage
The show featured a unique 360 degree endstage that allowed for full arena capacity with a catwalk and raised podiums on either side of the stage and a riser from below for performer entrances. It took almost 100 roadies to move the production from city to city.

Concert Synopsis
The show was presented as two self-contained sets; Faith Hill would perform first, followed by a short intermission and then Tim McGraw would take the stage.

The couple's music was very different at this stage of their careers as Faith was exploring pop, techno and programmed drums, and 1960s retro sounds while Tim stuck to his more mainstream country approach.

After Tim McGraw's set, a video montage was presented of the couple's family, then the two returned to close the show with five duets; the show closer was a rendition of Fleetwood Mac's song "Go Your Own Way."