The Beyoncé Experience

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The Beyoncé Experience
Tour by Beyoncé Knowles
Associated albumB’Day & B'Day Deluxe Edition
Start dateApril 10 2007
End dateNovember 12 2007
Legs6
No. of shows96

The Beyoncé Experience is a 2007 worldwide concert tour by American singer, songwriter, and actress Beyoncé Knowles. The tour comes seven months after the release of Beyoncé's second album, B’Day, and coincides with the re-release of the album, called B'Day Deluxe Edition. The tour has already visited Japan, Australia, Europe, and North America. The tour will commence its final leg in October, visiting Europe again, as well as the Middle East and Asia in November. The tour, whose sponsors are Samsung and L'Oréal Paris, is expected to conclude in late November of this year at Taipei, Taiwan.

History

Unusual for a major tour, Beyoncé will be backed by a ten-piece all-female band which were chosen via nationwide audition.[1] Similarly, Beyoncé held open auditions in cities in late 2006 for ten dancers for the tour;[2] these auditions continued during early 2007.[3] The concert involves only 4 male participants, Beyonce's male dancers. Rehearsals for the tour began in March 2007, in New York City. Knowles also has three backing singers for the tour, all from her home town, Houston, Texas. The first concert/major leg of the tour began on April 10 at the 55,000-seat Tokyo Dome in Tokyo, and ended with two dates at The Point , Dublin, in Ireland. The North American shows/2nd major leg, began on July 6 at the Superdome in New Orleans, as part of the 2007 New Orleans Essence Music Festival, where Beyoncé headlined. [4] This extensive leg finished up on September 15th 2007, at the MTS Centre in Winnipeg. There is one further major leg of the tour, which starts later this year.

Support Acts

The support acts for the tour have been:

Personnel

Vocals

  • Main vocals: Beyoncé Knowles
  • The Mamas: Crystal Collins, Montina Cooper, Tiffany Riddick

Suga Mama

  • Bass: Debbie Walker
  • Drums: Carmalita Glaspie
  • Drums: Kimberly Thompson
  • Guitar: Belinda McGill
  • Keyboards: Brittani Washington
  • Keyboards: Rie
  • Keyboards: Shanice Palmer
  • Percussion: Marcella Chapa
  • Saxophone: Kathy Rodriguez-Harold
  • Saxophone: Tia Fuller
  • Trumpet/flugelhorn/trombone: Kiku Collins

Crew

  • Conception and staging: Beyoncé Knowles, Kim Burse, Frank Gatson Jr.
  • Choreographer: Frank Gatson Jr., Danielle Ninja
  • Tour Wardrobe: Tina Knowles, House of Deréon
  • Tour Manager: Alan Floyd

Setlist

  1. "Crazy in Love" / "Crazy Interlude"
  2. "Freakum Dress"
  3. "Green Light"
    • Costume Change
  4. "Baby Boy" / "Murder He Wrote" Interlude
  5. "Beautiful Liar"
  6. "Naughty Girl"
  7. "Me, Myself And I"
    • Costume Change
  8. "Dangerously In Love / "He Loves Me" Interlude
  10. "Flaws And All"
    • Costume Change
  11. Destiny's Child Medley: "Independent Women Part I" / "Bootylicious" / "No No No Part 2" / "Bug a Boo" / "Bills, Bills, Bills" / "Cater 2 U" / "Say My Name" / "Jumpin' Jumpin'" / "Soldier" / "Survivor"
  12. "Speechless"
    • Costume Change
  13. "Ring The Alarm"
  14. "Suga Mama"
  15. "Upgrade U"
  16. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
  17. "Check On It"
  18. "Deja Vu"
    • Costume Change
  19. "Get Me Bodied"
    • Costume Change
  20. "Dreamgirls (Opening Act II)"
  21. "Listen"
  22. "Irreplaceable"
  • In Japan, "Flaws and All" was not performed. "Get Me Bodied" was performed after "Check On It".
  • In Australia, "Deja Vu" was the last song performed.
  • During the Europe and Middle East leg of the tour, "Speechless" was not performed.

St. Louis concert incident

During the opening of the concert in St. Louis two fans were injured when the pyrotechnics malfunctioned sending sparks into the audience and inuring two fans who were rushed to the hospital. Beyonce later paid them a visit and made a statement aologizing for the incident. She has arranged for the fans to see her at another North American tour stop and receive a V.I.P ticket package.

DVD/Recordings

The DVD for the tour was shot on September 2, 2007 at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California and is expected to be released on November 20, 2007. [5] It will be known as The Beyoncé Experience: Live.

Tour dates

Date City Country Venue
Tickets sold Tickets on sale Percentage sold
Japan
April 10 2007 Tokyo Japan Tokyo Dome 55,000
April 11 2007 Osaka Japan Osaka Dome 36,477 100%
April 12 2007 Osaka Japan Osaka Dome 36,477 100%
April 14 2007 Nagoya Japan Aichi Gymnasium
Australia
April 21 2007 Sydney Australia Acer Arena 21,000
April 22 2007 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre 13,000
April 24 2007 Adelaide Australia Adelaide Entertainment Center 11,000
April 25 2007 Melbourne Australia Rod Laver Arena 14,820
April 26 2007 Sydney Australia Sydney Entertainment Centre 12,500
Europe
April 30 2007 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle 15,179
May 1 2007 Stuttgart Germany Schleyerhalle 15,500 100%
May 3 2007 Stockholm Sweden Globen 16,000
May 4 2007 Hamar Norway Vikingskipet
May 5 2007 Aalborg Denmark Gigantium
May 7 2007 Munich Germany Olympiahalle 13,400 13,400 100%
May 8 2007 Vienna Austria Stadthalle
May 9 2007 Zurich Switzerland Hallenstadion
May 10 2007 Milan Italy Filaforum 11,200
May 12 2007 Halle Germany Gerry Weber
May 13 2007 Berlin Germany Max Schmeling Halle
May 14 2007 Hamburg Germany Colorline Arena
May 16 2007 Paris France Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 17 2007 Oberhausen Germany Konig Arena
May 18 2007 Rotterdam Netherlands AHOY
May 19 2007 Antwerp Belgium Sportpalais
May 24 2007 Lisbon Portugal Atlantico Pavilion
May 26 2007 Madrid Spain Palicio de Desportes
May 27 2007 Barcelona Spain Palau Sant Jordi
May 29 2007 Marseilles France The Dome
May 30 2007 Lyon France Tony Garnier
June 1 2007 Birmingham England NEC Birmingham
June 3 2007 London England Wembley Arena
June 4 2007 London England Wembley Arena
June 5 2007 Cardiff Wales Cardiff International Arena
June 6 2007 Nottingham England Nottingham Arena NEC 10,000 10,000 100%
June 7 2007 Manchester England MEN Arena 15,800 15,800 100%
June 9 2007 Dublin Ireland The Point 8,500 8,500 100%
June 10 2007 Dublin Ireland The Point 8,500
North America
July 6 2007 New Orleans United States Louisiana Superdome
July 7 2007 Memphis United States FedEx Forum
July 8 2007 St. Louis United States Scottrade Center
July 11 2007 Monterrey Mexico Monterrey Arena 17,599
July 13 2007 Dallas United States American Airlines Center
July 14 2007 Houston United States Toyota Center 19,000 100%
July 15 2007 San Antonio United States AT&T Center 19,000
July 18 2007 Nashville United States Sommet Center 18,500 18,500 100%
July 20 2007 Atlanta United States Philips Arena 21,000
July 21 2007 Tampa United States St. Pete Times Forum
July 22 2007 Fort Lauderdale United States BankAtlantic Center
July 24 2007 Orlando United States Amway Arena 17,740
July 27 2007 Hampton United States Hampton Coliseum 13,700
July 28 2007 Raleigh United States RBC Center 18,715
July 29 2007 Charlotte United States Charlotte Bobcats Arena
July 31 2007 Albany United States Times Union Center
August 1 2007 Uncasville United States Mohegan Sun Arena 10,000
August 3 2007 East Rutherford United States Continental Airlines Arena
August 4 2007 New York City United States Madison Square Garden 19,500 19,500 100%
August 5 2007 New York City United States Madison Square Garden 100%
August 8 2007 Baltimore United States 1st Mariner Arena 13,500 100%
August 9 2007 Washington, DC United States Verizon Center
August 10 2007 Philadelphia United States Wachovia Center
August 11 2007 Atlantic City United States Trump Taj Mahal Casino Resort
August 12 2007 Boston United States TD Banknorth Garden
August 14 2007 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
August 15 2007 Toronto Canada Air Canada Centre 19,800
August 17 2007 Detroit metropolitan area United States The Palace of Auburn Hills 39,000 39,000 100%
August 18 2007 Chicago United States United Center 23,500
August 19 2007 Cleveland United States Quicken Loans Arena
August 22 2007 Denver United States Pepsi Center
August 24 2007 Phoenix United States US Airways Center
August 25 2007 Las Vegas United States MGM Grand Garden Arena
August 26 2007 San Diego United States Cox Arena 12,845
August 28 2007 Fresno, CA United States Save Mart Center
August 30 2007 Stateline United States Harveys Outdoor Arena
August 31 2007 Oakland United States Oracle Arena
September 1 2007 Anaheim United States Honda Center 18,325
September 2 2007 Los Angeles United States Staples Center 20,000 100%
September 7 2007 Vancouver Canada GM Place
September 8 2007 Portland, Oregon United States
September 10 2007 [6] Boise, Idaho United States Taco Bell Arena
September 11 2007 Spokane, Washington United States Spokane Arena
September 13 2007 Edmonton, Alberta Canada Alberta Rexall Place
September 14 2007 Saskatoon Canada Credit Union Center
September 15 2007 Winnipeg Canada MTS Centre 16,333
Europe 2 & Middle East
October 17 2007 Moscow Russia SC Olympyski Arena
October 20 2007 Addis Ababa Ethiopia Millenium Hall
October 22 2007 Cluj Romania Statdionul Ion Moina
October 24 2007 Istanbul Turkey Sukru Saracoglu Arena
Asia
October 27 2007 Mumbai India MMRDA Grounds
October 30 2007 Bangkok Thailand Impact, Muang Thong Thani
November 1 2007 Jakarta Indonesia JTEC (Mangga Dua Square) 6,000
November 3 2007 Macau China Venetian Macao Arena
November 5 2007 Shanghai China Shanghai Grand Stage
November 7 2007 Taguig City Philippines [7] Fort Bonifacio Open Field 30,000
November 9 2007 Seoul South Korea[8] Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena
November 10 2007 Seoul South Korea Olympic Park Gymnastics Arena
November 12 2007 Taipei Taiwan Zhongshan Soccer Stadium 40,000

Cancelled Dates

Knowles was supposed to visit Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 1 2007. The show has been cancelled as she refused to comply with the dress code of the country. [9][10] The dress code meant she would have to change many of her outfits as women have to be covered up from their shoulders to their knees.

Instead Knowles will be performing in Jakarta, Indonesia on that day to replace the concert.[11]

Notes

  1. ^ "Beyoncé Builds Buzz for 'B-Day'", Billboard, June 16 2006. Accessed April 10 2007.
  2. ^ "Beyoncé Holds Open Call for Tour Dancers", KPRC-TV, January 5 2007. Accessed April 10 2007.
  3. ^ "Beyoncé Announces New York & Chicago Dance Auditions for World Tour", Starpulse.com, January 10 2007. Accessed April 10 2007.
  4. ^ "Beyonce's North American Tour Dates Announced" Press release, April 4 2007. Accessed April 10 2007.
  5. ^ Hillary Crosley. "Billboard Bits: Beyonce, Bob Marley, Bragg/Brad". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  6. ^ http://www.idahostatesman.com/276/story/134336.html
  7. ^ Teaser from Ticketworld in the Philippines
  8. ^ Korea Concer Tour
  9. ^ June Ramli. "Beyonce's show is off". nst.com. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  10. ^ Christie Leo, Kuala Lumpur. "Beyonce's Malaysian Debut Concert Scrapped". Billboard.com. Retrieved 2007-09-30.
  11. ^ June Ramli. "Beyonce's to replace Malaysian concert with show in Jakarta". bbc.co.uk. Retrieved 2007-10-03.

External links

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