However, Spears released a statement saying, "I'm especially looking forward to bringing my tour to new markets and performing in front of fans that may not have had the opportunity to see any of my previous tours." On January 12, 2004, four dates were announced in Glasgow, Manchester, London and Birmingham, her first UK dates in four years. The tour would kick off on March 2 in San Diego, California, at iPayOne Center. On December 2, 2003, Spears announced through her official website US concerts to support her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003). Promotional ad for the Wembley Arena stop of the tour Backstage footage was included in the reality show Britney and Kevin: Chaotic. Showtime broadcast live the Mashow at the American Airlines Arena, in a special titled Britney Spears Live from Miami. In 2005, Spears sued her insurance companies for denying her a reimbursement for the cancellation. She underwent arthroscopic surgery and the remainder of the tour was canceled. In June, Spears fell and hurt her knee again during a music video shoot. In March, Spears suffered a knee injury onstage which forced her to reschedule two shows. The four nights at Wembley Arena in London grossed $2,179,820 with 41,823 tickets sold.
On June 6, 2004, Spears performed for 25,367 fans at RDS Arena in Dublin with $1,359,648 gross. According to Pollstar, The Onyx Hotel Tour sold 641,428 tickets in 2004. According to Billboard, the 25 shows in North America grossed nearly $19 million with 300,460 tickets and $34 million with 601,040 tickets sold in 52 of 53 shows worldwide. The Onyx Hotel Tour was commercially successful. The tour received generally favourable reviews from contemporary critics, who praised it for being an entertaining show while criticizing it for looking "more a spectacle than an actual concert". The encore consisted of a system malfunction interlude and Spears performed wearing a red ensemble. Club displayed a performance with urban influences. Security Cameras was the raciest part of the show, with Spears and her dancers emulating different sexual practices. The Onyx Zone displayed a ballad performance with acrobats. Mystic Garden displayed a jungle-inspired stage. Mystic Lounge featured an homage to Cabaret and other musicals, while remixing some of Spears's early hits. Check-In displayed performances with dance and advanced in the hotel theme. The tour was divided into seven segments: Check-In, Mystic Lounge, Mystic Garden, The Onyx Zone, Security Cameras, Club, and the encore.
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Tour promoter Clear Channel Entertainment marketed the tour to a more adult audience than her previous shows, while sponsor MTV promoted the tour heavily on TV shows and the network's website. The setlist was composed mostly by songs from In the Zone as well as some of her past songs reworked with different elements of jazz, blues, and Latin percussion. The stage, inspired by Broadway musicals, was less elaborate than her previous tours. Spears felt inspired to create a show with a hotel theme which she later mixed with the concept of an onyx stone. Its original name was the In the Zone Tour, but Spears was sued for trademark infringement and banned from using the name. A tour to promote the album was announced in December 2003. It showcased her fourth studio album, In the Zone (2003), and visited North America and Europe.
The Onyx Hotel Tour (billed as The Onyx Hotel Tour 2004) was the fifth concert tour by American entertainer Britney Spears.
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