I am ... tour
Presentation album | I am ... Sasha Fierce |
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Beginning of the tour | March 26, 2009 |
End of the tour | February 18, 2010 |
Total concerts (by continent) |
* 47 in Europe
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Concerts in total | 108 |
The Beyoncé Experience (2007) |
I Am ... Tour (2009-2010) |
The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013) |
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The I Am… Tour was the third world tour by the US R&B singer Beyoncé , which was started for the purpose of promoting her third studio album I Am… Sasha Fierce . The tour included appearances in America , Europe , Asia , Africa and Australia .
In 2009 the tour was nominated for the Billboard Awards as the most successful world tour . Beyoncé raised over $ 86 million from the tour.
background
The I Am ... World Tour by Beyoncé began on March 26, 2009 in Edmonton , Canada . The European part of the I Am… Tour started on April 26th, 2009 in Zagreb , Croatia and ended on June 9th, 2009 in London , Great Britain . On June 21, Beyoncé began the third part of her tour in the US and ended it with a four-day performance at Encore Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip . The fourth part of the tour began on September 15, 2009 in Melbourne , Australia and ended on September 24 in Perth , Australia. Beyoncé then traveled to Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the UK to perform further concerts before ending the tour on November 24, 2009 in Belfast , Ireland . The last part took Beyoncé to Central America in spring 2010, where the tour ended on February 18, 2010 in Trinidad .
Tour dates
revenue
venue | city | Number of visitors | revenue |
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General Motors Place | Vancouver | 10,685 / 12,595 (84%) | $ 888,305 |
Arena Zagreb | Zagreb | 16,599 / 17,190 (96%) | $ 810,754 |
O 2 arena | Prague | 10.615 / 10.951 (97%) | $ 624,987 |
The Ahoy | Rotterdam | 20.297 / 20.297 (100%) | $ 1,329,275 |
Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris | 16,149 / 16,149 (100%) | $ 1,142,061 |
Le Zénith | Strasbourg | 5,869 / 10,300 (57%) | $ 353,644 |
Sports paleis | Antwerp | 15,780 / 15,836 (99%) | $ 1,033,927 |
O 2 World | Berlin | 12,477 / 12,477 (100%) | $ 609,712 |
Scandinavium | Gothenburg | 8,271 / 8,500 (97%) | $ 611,707 |
Ericsson Globe | Stockholm | 10,640 / 10,640 (100%) | $ 728,113 |
King Pilsener Arena | Oberhausen | 9.832 / 10.037 (98%) | $ 514,196 |
Hallenstadion | Zurich | 12,180 / 12,240 (99%) | $ 900,936 |
Pavilhão Atlantico | Lisbon | 17.944 / 18.649 (96%) | $ 890,173 |
Palacio de Deportes | Madrid | 15,061 / 15,061 (100%) | $ 917,996 |
Palau Sant Jordi | Barcelona | 10,560 / 11,650 (90%) | $ 673,865 |
Metro Radio Arena | Newcastle | 21.938 / 21.962 (99%) | $ 2,331,923 |
National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | 22,384 / 22,420 (99%) | $ 2,437,695 |
The O 2 | London | 90.746 / 91.746 (99%) | $ 9,061,819 |
Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester | 29,310 / 29,754 (98%) | $ 3,266,557 |
The O 2 | Dublin | 75.660 / 75.660 (100%) | $ 8,491,788 |
Odyssey Arena | Belfast | 29,356 / 29,356 (100%) | $ 2,794,877 |
Echo Arena | Liverpool | 21,590 / 21,605 (99%) | $ 2,469,029 |
Sheffield Arena | Sheffield | 11,049 / 11,049 (100%) | $ 889,562 |
Madison Square Garden | New York City | 27,710 / 27,710 (100%) | $ 3,526,375 |
1st Mariner Arena | Baltimore | 8,619 / 11,726 (74%) | $ 683,904 |
Verizon Center | Washington, DC | 13,736 / 13,736 (100%) | $ 1,390,421 |
Wachovia Center | Philadelphia | 14.971 / 14.971 (100%) | $ 1,377,995 |
Greensboro Coliseum | Greensboro | 10,600 / 10,600 (100%) | $ 779,424 |
BankAtlantic Center | Ft. Lauderdale | 12.629 / 13.209 (95%) | $ 1,015,893 |
Philips Arena | Atlanta | 13,949 / 13,949 (100%) | $ 1,281,632 |
Toyota Center | Houston | 13,130 / 13,130 (100%) | $ 1,158,361 |
American Airlines Center | Dallas | 11,319 / 11,906 (95%) | $ 981,124 |
US Airways Center | Phoenix | 8,831 / 12,727 (69%) | $ 483,805 |
ARCO arena | Sacramento | 7.770 / 11.214 (69%) | $ 583,801 |
Oracle Arena | Oakland | 11,121 / 12,524 (88%) | $ 1,016,012 |
Honda Center | Anaheim | 9.924 / 12.287 (80%) | $ 937,185 |
Staples Center | los Angeles | 12.738 / 14.217 (89%) | $ 1,437,146 |
Target Center | Minneapolis | 6.856 / 8.404 (81%) | $ 633,501 |
United Center | Chicago | 13,852 / 14,773 (93%) | $ 1,359,250 |
The Palace of Auburn Hills | Auburn Hills | 13,540 / 13,540 (100%) | $ 860,250 |
Molson Amphitheater | Toronto | 14,427 / 16,000 (90%) | $ 1,085,943 |
Bell Center | Montreal | 6.732 / 8.630 (78%) | $ 640,294 |
Mohegan Sun Arena | Uncasville | 6.729 / 7.222 (93%) | $ 572,150 |
Izod Center | East Rutherford | 10,435 / 13,702 (76%) | $ 968,245 |
Rod Laver Arena | Melbourne | 23,448 / 24,548 (96%) | $ 2,686,497 |
Acer Arena | Sydney | 29,584 / 29,584 (100%) | $ 3,679,733 |
Trent FM Arena Nottingham | Nottingham | 8,492 / 9,670 (88%) | $ 1,252,080 |
total | 806.013 / 845.759 (95%) | $ 75,763,922 |
staff
Creative Direction
- Beyoncé & Frank Gatson (Show Direction / Staging / Choreography)
- Thierry Mugler (Creative Advisor / Costume Designer)
- Kim Burse (Creative Director)
- Tina Knowles (Creative Consultant / Stylist)
- Ty Hunter (Stylist)
Suga Mama Band:
- Bibi McGill (Musical Director, Guitar)
- Divinity Walker Roxx (Musical Director, Bass)
- Rie Tsuji (Assistant Musical Director, Keyboards)
- Brittani Washington (keyboard)
- Marcie Chapa (percussion)
- Nikki Glaspie (drums)
- Kim Thompson (drums)
- Crystal Torres (trumpet)
- Tia Fuller (saxophone)
- Katty Rodriguez-Harrold (saxophone)
The Mamas (background singers) :
- Montina Cooper
- Crystal A. Collins
- Tiffany Riddick
choreographer
- Beyoncé
- Frank Gatson Jr.
- Jaquel Knight
Assistant choreographer
- Dana Foglia (Chef)
- Christopher Grant
- Rosero McCoy
- Kobi Rozenfeld
- Tony Michales
- Derrel Bullock
- Bryan Tanaka
- Sheryl Murakami
- Rhapsody James
- Cliff McGhee
- Benny Andrews
- Jonte Moaning
- Ramon Baynes
dancer
- Ashley Everett (Female Dance Chef)
- Do Tanee McCall
- Ashley Seldon
- Saidah Fishenden
- Kimberly Gipson
- Melissa-Rose Ramirez
- Bryan Tanaka (Male Dance Chief)
- Cassidy Noblett
- Khasan Brailsford
- Shaun Walker
Security guards
- Julius DeBoer (Head Security For Beyoncé)
- Colin McNish (Security For Beyoncé)
- Terrill Eastman (Head Of Venue Security)
- Bob Fontenot (Venue Security)
Tour management
- Alan Floyd (tour manager)
- Marlon Bowers (Assistant Tour Manager)
- Larry Beyince (Tour Assistant)
- Daniel Kernan (Tour Accountant)
- Josh Katzman (Tour Accountant)
Tour sponsors
- MTV Europe - Europe
- Trident - United Kingdom & Ireland
- Nintendo - Europe
- L'Oreal Paris - North America
- General Mills - North America
- Crystal Geyser - Japan
- Nestlé - South America
Tour promoter
- AEG Live - UK
- Live Nation & Haymon Concerts - North America & Europe
- Michael Coppel Presents - Australia
- Music World Entertainment - Worldwide
Web links
Individual evidence
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- ↑ Chris Willman: Split personality for new Beyoncé album . In: Entertainment Weekly . October 15, 2008. Archived from the original on June 7, 2012. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved October 15, 2008.
- ^ Patrick MacDonald: I Am coming to Adelaide . In: AdelaideNow , April 5, 2009.
- ↑ Leo Dias: Beyoncé vem ao Brasil em fevereiro e Ivete Sangalo pode abrir o show ( Portuguese ) In: Extra Online at Globo . March 9, 2009. Retrieved April 9, 2009.
- ^ Billboard Touring 2009 . In: Billboard Events . Archived from the original on October 26, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved December 28, 2009.
- ^ Gail Mitchell: Beyonce: The Billboard Cover Story . In: Billboard . October 1, 2009. Retrieved December 3, 2009.
- ↑ Kym Kilgore: Beyonce takes 'Sasha Fierce' on world tour . In: liveDaily . February 18, 2009. Archived from the original on February 21, 2009. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved February 19, 2009.
- ↑ European Dates Announced for Beyonce's I Am… World Tour . PR Newswire. December 10, 2008. Retrieved December 13, 2008.
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- ↑ Here's Beyonce . In: The Toronto Star . April 30, 2009. Retrieved May 10, 2009.
- ↑ Philip Basor: Summer Sonic: 10 years zoom by . In: The Japan Times Online . August 14, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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- ↑ Beyonce unzips her team shirt and draws crowds at Singapore Grand Prix . In: Daily Mail Online . September 28, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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- ↑ R&B superstar Beyonce to perform in KL . In: The Star Online . September 18, 2009. Archived from the original on June 22, 2011. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Adam Zacharias: Beyoncé Bowls Abu Dhabi Over . In: Khaleej Times Online . October 31, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Beyonce to perform in Moscow on Monday . In: Ria Novosti . December 30, 2009. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ^ Beyoncé South America Bound . In: Pollstar . December 16, 2009. Archived from the original on January 25, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
- ↑ Bridget Bland: Beyonce: Heading to South America . In: AOL Black Voices . December 17th, 2009. Archived from the original on January 2nd, 2010. Info: The archive link was automatically inserted and not yet checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. Retrieved January 26, 2010.
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