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*During the first two North American shows in [[New York City]] on June 21 and 22, [[Jay Z]] performed with Knowles during "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song) | Crazy in Love]]" a part of his song [[I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)]]. |
*During the first two North American shows in [[New York City]] on June 21 and 22, [[Jay Z]] performed with Knowles during "[[Crazy in Love (Beyoncé Knowles song) | Crazy in Love]]" a part of his song [[I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)]]. |
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*During the show in Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 21, Mediatakeout were In attendence and on June 22, rapper [[Fabolous]] and singer [[Christina Milian]] were in attendence at the concert. |
*During the show in Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 21, Mediatakeout were In attendence and on June 22, rapper [[Fabolous]] and singer [[Christina Milian]] were in attendence at the concert. |
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*During the show in Washington D.C. on June 24th, Michelle Obama & her two daughters attended the show. |
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==Tour dates== |
==Tour dates== |
Revision as of 04:33, 25 June 2009
Tour by Beyoncé Knowles | |
Associated album | I Am… Sasha Fierce |
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Start date | March 26, 2009 |
End date | November 24, 2009 |
Legs | 5 |
No. of shows | 42 in Europe 32 in North America 8 in Australia 2 in Asia 84 in Total |
Beyoncé Knowles concert chronology |
I Am… Tour is the third worldwide concert tour by American singer Beyoncé Knowles in support of her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce. The tour will visit North America, Europe, Japan and Australia.[1][2][3]
Background
On October 3, 2008, Billboard magazine reported that Knowles would go on tour in the spring of 2009 to support her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce.[4] The tour dates for the European leg were released on December 11, 2008. During an interview with Entertainment Weekly magazine, Knowles stated: "I've been working on this tour for eight months [...] I've been rehearsing and trying to make sure I put my set list together. Right now I'm anxious and I can't sleep -- I'll be wanting to be at rehearsal. That's the only thing I can think about. But I can't wait."[5]
The tour kicked off on March 26 at Rexall Place in Edmonton, Canada with the first leg ending in Seattle. The second leg was in Europe beginning in Zagreb, Croatia, before going through countries such as France, Germany, Spain ending the leg with fifteen shows in the United Kingdom and Ireland.
The North American leg started on June 21 at Madison Square Garden in New York.
It was confirmed by a UK ticketing website on May 28, 2009 that Knowles will extend her UK and Ireland tour into November 2009 due to demand for tickets, this leg will include shows in Liverpool, Manchester, Nottingham, Newcastle, Birmingham, Dublin, London and Belfast. These extra dates went on sale on June 5th 2009.[6]
Costumes and Thierry Mugler
After several years of retirement from the fashion industry, french designer Thierry Mugler will serve as the main costume designer for the tour. Knowles was attracted with his work at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute Gala 2008, "Superheroes, Fashion and Fantasy", where several of his haute couture pieces were on display. He has conducted a 72-piece wardrobe for Knowles and her dancers and band for the tour. It was announced that Mugler's input will extend to a creative advisor role, as he will contribute to designing the whole show, from lighting to choreography.[7]
Mugler wanted to capture the "duality between being a woman and a warrior" and "understand these two sides with [his] own perception of both aspects" while creating the costumes for Knowles and using the words "Feminine. Free. Warrior. Fierce" as inspiration.[8] He felt "Sasha Fierce is another aspect of Beyoncé's personality, she is Fierce on stage and Beyoncé in real life", stating, "Beyoncé is a very sophisticated 'stage animal', which means that she is truly instinctive. Beyoncé expresses herself through the two aspects of her personality. On stage, there is Sasha Fierce and there is Beyoncé in her truest self."
Several of the costumes both in the stage show and the video interludes include a few vintage couture pieces by Mugler as well as new ones made speciffically for the young diva.
As his role as creative advisor, Mugler stated "It was my responsibility to make Beyoncé's vision come true. There will be a lot of dramatization and metamorphosis on stage. Some very strong effects have been inspired directly by Beyoncé, and only she could make (them) happen on stage. I also was the AD (assistant director) for the Diva video shot especially for the show. I also gave input for various visual and creative aspects of the show." and wanted to send the message that, "The sense of mise-en-scène or using everything we get, like technology, lights, sets and costumes in order to sublimate the emotions and energy that we share and want to share with others."
Concert synopsis
"There will be a lot of dramatization and metamorphosis on stage. Some very strong effects have been inspired directly by Beyoncé, and only she could make (them) happen on stage" said lead costume provider and a creative advisor Thierry Mugler. [9] The main stage is a simple stage, with a pop up set of stairs, a big LED background screen and glass risers for Knowles' band "Suga Mama" and her backup singers "The Mamas". There is also a smaller stage (The B-Stage) in the middle of the crowd where Knowles later performs.
The show starts with Knowles' silhouette appearing in the middle of the main stage singing the first verse of "Déjà Vu", the main stage is flooded in light revealing Beyoncé in a half gold, half silver costume with a bow at the back. She then sings "Crazy in Love". She then perfroms "Naughty Girl", "Freakum Dress" and "Get Me Bodied". During the dance break of "Get Me Bodied" Knowles leaves the stage for a costume change.
She then appears at the top of the flight of stairs singing "Smash Into You". Later she performs "Ave Maria", at the climax of the song, her backup dancers transform her costume into a bridal complete with a veil. She then sings an excerpt from "Angel" and part of the classical "Ave Maria" by Schubert in the corresponding soprano range. She is taken out of her bridal skirt and continues on to sing "Broken-Hearted Girl". A video interlude with unreleased scenes from her video "If I Were A Boy" are shown on the large screen behind her. She then appears with a black rubber robot jacket, matching armband and a black leather skirt to perform the single. In the middle of the song she sings excerpts from Alanis Morrisette's "You Oughta Know".
After the rock influenced excerpt, a video interlude directed by Thierry Mugler is shown as excerpts from Knowles "Sweet Dreams" play in the background. Beyoncé is seen wearing the designer's silver and plexiglass "Robot Body" costume, and she confronts a cheetah. This is a short introduction before Beyoncé performs "Diva", Beyoncé appears at the top of the flight of stairs with her backup dancers behind her. Knowles wears a bikini fitted with lights over a cheetah-print body suit and a long black cape; during the song she takes off the black cape. This is followed by another video interlude showing Beyoncé singing and dancing at the age of 5. Beyoncé then sings "Radio" and "Me, Myself and I". Before Beyoncé sings "Ego" and "Hello" she has a quick costume change in which the light-up bikini is exchanged for a black waistcoat.
The show goes on with a short medley perfromed by her backup singers, The Mamas followed by another video interlude featuring a coin toss between Beyoncé and Sasha Fierce. Knowles then appears from under the stage in a gold dress. She is wrapped in a harness and taken up and over the audience where she performs "Baby Boy" during which she performs some acrobatic flips. She is then lowered to the B-Stage where she finishes the "Baby Boy" number with an excerpt from Dawn Penn's "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" then continues with "Irreplaceable", "Check On It" and a medley of Destiny's Child hits. She then performs "Upgrade U" and "Video Phone". This is followed by a rendition of "Say My Name" where she interacts with one member of the audience, asking that person what his or her name is and then asks that person what her, Beyoncé's name is. As the song ends she runs through the audience to the main stage. Her backup dancers dance to excerpts from songs from Destiny's Child as well as "Beautiful Liar".
In the penultimate section of the show, Knowles appears in the middle of the stage in a floor length beaded gown. She then sings "At Last", "Listen" and "Scared of Lonely" (only at certain venues). This is followed by a Youtube video interlude featuring imitations of the choreography for "Single Ladies" performed by fans. Beyoncé then sings "Single Ladies" in a black jewel encrusted mini-dress. For the finale, she performs "Halo". At some venues Beyoncé chooses a member of the audience to sing Happy Birthday to. She then goes to the top of her stairs and repeatedly says 'I am', awaiting the crowd to say it back, she then says 'I am... yours' and exits the stage.
Opening acts
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Setlist
Main Stage
Band Fanfare Introduction
- "Sweet Dreams"
- "Crazy In Love" (contains elements of "Pass the Peas", "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", and "Let Me Clear My Throat")
"Work It Out" (Sax skit)
- "Naughty Girl"
- "Freakum Dress"
- "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix)
- "Smash Into You"
- "Satellites"
- "Broken-Hearted Girl"
- "Ave Maria" (contains excerpts from "Angel")
- "Halo"
"If I Were a Boy" Intro (contains excerpts from the official video)
- "If I Were A Boy" (contains excerpts from "You Oughta Know")
Fierce Cheetah Diva (Video Interlude)
- "Diva"
"Radio" Intro (contains excerpts from "Ring The Alarm", "Suga Mama", and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)")
- "Radio"
- "Me, Myself and I"
- "Ego"
- "Hello"
- "Déjà Vu"
Divinity Roxx Bass Jam/The Mama's Medley
Heads or Tails (Beyoncé vs. Sasha Fierce) (Video Interlude)
Sasha Prevails/African Drums Medley (Band Skit)
Main Stage to B-Stage
- "Baby Boy" (contains excerpts from "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)")
B-Stage
- "Irreplaceable"
- "Check On It"
- Destiny's Child Medley:
- "Upgrade U"
- "Ring The Alarm"
- "Video Phone" (contains elements of "Snap Yo Fingers and Suga Mama")
B-Stage to Main Stage
Main Stage
"The History of Destiny's Child" (Dance Interlude, contains excerpts from "Independent Women Part 1", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "No, No, No (Part 2)", "Beautiful Liar" and "Survivor")
"Survivor" (Video Interlude)
- "At Last"
- "Listen"
- Scared Of Lonley
- "Dangerously in Love"
- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"
- "Flaws and All"
Main Stage
Band Fanfare Introduction
- "Déjà Vu" (Tour Intro Skit)
- "Crazy In Love" (contains elements of "Pass the Peas", "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)", and "Let Me Clear My Throat")
"Work It Out" (Sax skit)
- "Naughty Girl"
- "Freakum Dress"
- "Get Me Bodied" (Extended Mix)
- "Smash Into You"
- "Ave Maria" (contains excerpts from "Angel")
- "Broken-Hearted Girl"
"If I Were a Boy" Intro (contains excerpts from the official video)
- "If I Were A Boy" (contains excerpts from "You Oughta Know")
Fierce Cheetah Diva (Video Interlude, contains excerpts from "Sweet Dreams")
- "Diva"
"Radio" Intro (contains excerpts from "Ring The Alarm", "Suga Mama", and "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)")
- "Radio"
- "Me, Myself and I"
- "Ego"
- "Hello"
Divinity Roxx Bass Jam/The Mama's Medley
Heads or Tails (Beyoncé vs. Sasha Fierce) (Video Interlude)
Sasha Prevails/African Drums Medley (Band Skit)
Main Stage to B-Stage
- "Baby Boy" (contains excerpts from "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)")
B-Stage
- "Irreplaceable"
- "Check On It"
- Destiny's Child Medley:
- "Upgrade U"
- "Video Phone" (contains elements of "Snap Yo Fingers")
B-Stage to Main Stage
Main Stage
"The History of Destiny's Child" (Dance Interlude, contains excerpts from "Independent Women Part 1", "Bills, Bills, Bills", "No, No, No (Part 2)", "Beautiful Liar" and "Survivor")
"Survivor" (Video Interlude)
"Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" (YouTube Video Interlude)
Additional notes
- During the tour’s premiere in Edmonton, Knowles performed "Sweet Dreams" as the opener while "Déjà Vu" was performed later in the show.
- During her performances in Edmonton and Saskatoon, Knowles performed "Flaws and All" as the final number and performed "Halo" before "If I Were A Boy".
- During her performance in Winnipeg she sang Happy Birthday to two of her band members (Kim Thompson and Tia Fuller) instead of "Flaws and All".[23]
- After the first leg of the tour "Sweet Dreams", "Flaws and All", "Dangerously in Love" and "Ring the Alarm" were cut from the setlist. "Scared of Lonely" is occasionally not performed.
- At most concerts on the European leg of the tour Knowles chooses a person to sing Happy Birthday to at the end of the concert.
- There was a one-hour delay due to technical problems in Budapest and Lisbon.
- During the first six dates of the European leg dancer Ashley Everett did not make an appearance. It was said that she streched a ligament in her ankle, and needed time to recover.
- At her concert in Rotterdam on May 2, Knowles walked off the stage right before "Naughty Girl" because something was wrong with her hair and needed to be fixed. Later she came back on stage and continued performing. At the same concert something went wrong with the lights during her performance of "Diva". Knowles shouted "Lights!" while dancing. After a few seconds she then said "Somebody's gettin' fired" along the beat of the song.[24].
- At the concert in Rotterdam on May 3, the video segues during "If I Were A Boy" and "Smash Into You" didn't work.
- At the concert on Mother's Day in Denmark, May 10, Knowles sang the final part of "Halo" for her mother as well as dedicating a rendition of "Wind Beneath My Wings" to her. At the same concert Knowles did not fly during "Baby Boy" due to the venues restrictions.
- At the concert in Gothenburg on May 11, Knowles sang Happy Birthday to one of her background vocalists (Tiffany Riddick) during the finale after "Halo".
- During her concert in Zurich on May 16, Knowles performed "Flaws and All" after "Video Phone" to a boy named Tim.
- At her concert in Barcelona Knowles performed "Smash Into You" on the ground instead of stairs.
- In Spain, Knowles performed parts of "Irreplaceable" in Spanish. While in Madrid, when performing "Hello", she said "bueno" and "hola" during the chorus sometimes in lieu of "hello" per the song's normal lyrics.
- At the concerts in Paris, Birmingham and Manchester children joined Knowles on stage whilst she performed "Halo".
- Occasionally, Knowles performs parts of "Ave Maria" in Latin.
- During the show in Manchester, England Knowles asked about the UEFA Champions League final's score as Manchester United were playing. As people told her, she first shouted out "TWO-ZERO!?" When she found out they had lost she quickly said "Oh!" and moved on.
- During the show in Dublin on May 29, water was spilled on the sound desk from the balcony right before Knowles was due on stage. As a result, Knowles didn't take to the stage for a further thirty minutes.
- During the show in Dublin May 30, one of Knowles's gold shoes fell to the ground during the flying part of Baby Boy. She then kicked off her other shoe and flew across the O2 Arena barefoot.
- For the United Kingdom shows when Knowles flies into the air she has a long gold foil skirt that matches outfit, drape down to the stage and with the music rips it off. Knowles also wore gold ballet heels that matched her dress, but her two male background dancers took them off and put on her black heels when she arrives at the B-Stage.
- Adele, Alexandra Burke, Ciara, and Katy Perry all attended the London O2 show on the 8th June. Another notable presence in one of Beyoncé's shows was the famous fado singer Mariza, who attended the show in Lisbon, on May 18th.
- At the last UK show on June the 9th, after singing "Broken-Hearted Girl", Beyonce said she wanted to sing a bit of one of her favourite songs, and sang a bit of "One More Try" by George Michael. For the next song, "If I Were A Boy", Knowles was joined on stage by George Michael.
- During the first two North American shows in New York City on June 21 and 22, Jay Z performed with Knowles during " Crazy in Love" a part of his song I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me).
- During the show in Madison Square Garden in New York City on June 21, Mediatakeout were In attendence and on June 22, rapper Fabolous and singer Christina Milian were in attendence at the concert.
- During the show in Washington D.C. on June 24th, Michelle Obama & her two daughters attended the show.[25]
Tour dates
^ a This concert is a part of the Essence Music Festival. [41]
^ b This concert is a part of the Summer Sonic Festival.
^ c This concert is for winner of a UK competition held by Cadbury's Trident, the UK tour sponsor. The competition consisted of buying special packs of chewing gum and entering a draw with 1,000 ticket winners been given away every week. A total of 13,000 tickets will be up for winners.
Critical response
The opening leg of Knowles' third tour received generally positive reviews from critics. Mike Ross of the Edmonton Sun gave her performance at Rexall Place 4.5 out of 5 stars stating, "Beyonce can sing traditional R&B if she wants. She proved it late last night - wailing on the Etta James classic "At Last", which she performed for the inauguration of U.S president Barack Obama".[42] Stephanie Classen of The Star Phoenix remarked, "Beyonce doesn't really need the bells and whistles of a big stadium show, but it sure makes for an unforgettable concert. And as she says in the song Ego, "I walk like this 'cuz I can back it up."[10]
Additional praise was received from Randall King of the Winnipeg Free Press. He gave a 4 out 5 to Knowles performance at the MTS Centre, saying, "In Sasha-mode for songs such as "Radio", "Sweet Dreams", and "Single Ladies" (the latter performed, alas, after press time), Knowles is raw energy convincingly expressing a live hard/work hard ethos with every shimmy and nimble vocal trill".[43]
Francois Marchand of the Edmonton Journal was not impressed with the performance, stating, "If Beyonce's first outing on her I Am tour was no major disappointment, it was still a somewhat muddled affair, one that didn't clear up where the line between Beyonce and her "alter ego" Sasha Fierce is drawn."[44]
Box office score data
Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
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Ahoy | Rotterdam | 20,297 / 20,297 (100%) | $1,329,275 |
Palais Omnisports Bercy | Paris | 17,194 / 17,194 (100%) | $1,142,061 |
Le Zenith | Strasbourg | 5,869 / 10,300 (57%) | $353,644 |
TOTAL | 42,315 / 46,746 (91%) | $2,824,980 |
Source: [citation needed]
Broadcasts and recordings
The show is planned to be filmed at Encore Theater in Las Vegas between July 30 - August 2. The DVD entitled I Am... Yours will be released in the fall of 2009[45]. It has also been said that this will be a special recording for broadcast and commercial use, however another show will be filmed at a different venue and location.
Personnel
Suga Mama Band:
The Mamas (Background Vocalists):
Choreographers
Assistant Choreographers
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Dancers
Stylists
Tour Sponsors
Tour Promoters
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References
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- ^ http://www.freshandfab.net/2009/05/with-less-than-1500-seats-encore.html I AM... YOURS