List of Beyoncé Knowles concert tours
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Beyoncé Knowles
is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. Her first concert tour
was in Europe, where she performed in more than 9 shows in 2003. The next year, she embarked on her first tour in North America, Verizon Ladies First Tour
, playing 25 shows with Alicia Keys
, Missy Elliott
& Tamia
. In 2007 she embarked on The Beyoncé Experience
tour, performing a total of 97 shows that was proven to be one of the most successful tours that year.
In 2009-2010, she began the I Am… Tour
, where she performed 108 shows in 78 cities 32 countries and 6 different continents. The tour later branched to the I Am... Yours
in Las Vegas were she performed 4 intimate shows with the crowd to create a revue show.
Beyoncé Knowles
Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child...
is an American R&B singer, songwriter, record producer, actress and model. Her first concert tour
Concert
A concert is a live performance before an audience. The performance may be by a single musician, sometimes then called a recital, or by a musical ensemble, such as an orchestra, a choir, or a musical band...
was in Europe, where she performed in more than 9 shows in 2003. The next year, she embarked on her first tour in North America, Verizon Ladies First Tour
Verizon Ladies First Tour
-Additional notes:*Elliot and Keys did not perform during the concert at Reliant Stadium. Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams replaced Tamia as the opening act.*Keys did not perform during the concert at the American Airlines Center....
, playing 25 shows with Alicia Keys
Alicia Keys
Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano...
, Missy Elliott
Missy Elliott
Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one...
& Tamia
Tamia
Tamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003...
. In 2007 she embarked on The Beyoncé Experience
The Beyoncé Experience
The Beyoncé Experience was the second worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day. According to Vibe, the tour grossed over $18.1 million.-Background:...
tour, performing a total of 97 shows that was proven to be one of the most successful tours that year.
In 2009-2010, she began the I Am… Tour
I Am… Tour
I Am… Tour was the third worldwide concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, to promote her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce . The tour was announced in October, 2008 and the first dates were revealed in December, 2008. The tour kicked off in late-March 2009 with five...
, where she performed 108 shows in 78 cities 32 countries and 6 different continents. The tour later branched to the I Am... Yours
I Am... Yours
I Am... Yours was a 2009 Las Vegas revue show by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles, in support of her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce. The concerts were held at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was deemed "an intimate encounter" as Knowles portrayed a more raw and...
in Las Vegas were she performed 4 intimate shows with the crowd to create a revue show.
Tours
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| 2003 | Dangerously in Love Tour | November 3, 2003 – November 19, 2003 (Europe) | |
| Her first tour began on November 3, 2003 at Manchester, United Kingdom. During the 2003 concerts, Knowles sang every song on her debut album along with a "DC Medley" from her past group. The tour was expanded into the Verizon Ladies First Tour Verizon Ladies First Tour -Additional notes:*Elliot and Keys did not perform during the concert at Reliant Stadium. Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams replaced Tamia as the opening act.*Keys did not perform during the concert at the American Airlines Center.... . The set list Set list A set list, or setlist, is a document that lists the songs that a band or musical artist intends to play, or has played, during a specific concert performance... included not only Dangerously in Love material, but also contained a special segment of her show dedicated to her erstwhile group Destiny's Child Destiny's Child Destiny's Child was an American R&B girl group whose final line-up comprised lead singer Beyoncé Knowles alongside Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams. Formed in 1997 in Houston, Texas, Destiny's Child members began their musical endeavors in their pre-teens under the name Girl's Tyme... . This concert also featured songs from Beyoncé's 2003 film The Fighting Temptations The Fighting Temptations The Fighting Temptations is a 2003 American musical dramedy film produced by Paramount Pictures and MTV Films. It stars Cuba Gooding, Jr. as the film's protagonist as he attempts to revive a church choir in order to enter a gospel competition with the help of a beautiful lounge singer with whom he... ("Fever" and "Summertime"). |
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| 2004 | Verizon Ladies First Tour Verizon Ladies First Tour -Additional notes:*Elliot and Keys did not perform during the concert at Reliant Stadium. Destiny's Child member Michelle Williams replaced Tamia as the opening act.*Keys did not perform during the concert at the American Airlines Center.... |
March 12, 2004 – April 19, 2004 (North America) | |
| The concert tour featured American R&B Contemporary R&B Contemporary R&B is a music genre that combines elements of hip hop, soul, R&B and funk.Although the abbreviation “R&B” originates from traditional rhythm and blues music, today the term R&B is most often used to describe a style of African American music originating after the demise of disco in... -soul Soul music Soul music is a music genre originating in the United States combining elements of gospel music and rhythm and blues. According to the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, soul is "music that arose out of the black experience in America through the transmutation of gospel and rhythm & blues into a form of... singers Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child... and Alicia Keys Alicia Keys Alicia Augello Cook , better known by her stage name Alicia Keys, is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and occasional actress. She was raised by a single mother in the Hell's Kitchen area of Manhattan in New York City. At age seven, Keys began playing the piano... and American rapper Rapping Rapping refers to "spoken or chanted rhyming lyrics". The art form can be broken down into different components, as in the book How to Rap where it is separated into “content”, “flow” , and “delivery”... Missy Elliott Missy Elliott Melissa Arnette "Missy" Elliott , is an American rapper, singer-songwriter, record producer, and actressA five-time Grammy Award winner, Elliott, with record sales of over seven million in the United States, is the only female rapper to have five albums certified platinum by the RIAA, including one... , with Canadian singer Tamia Tamia Tamia Hill , and known professionally as Tamia, is a four-time Grammy-nominated Canadian R&B and soul singer, songwriter, record producer, composer, model, entrepreneur and philanthropist, as well as an occasional actress.She is best known for her 2000 hit "Stranger In My House" and Fabolous' 2003... as their tour guest. The show toured around the United States and was co-sponsored by Steve Madden Steve Madden Steve Madden is the founder and former CEO of Steve Madden Ltd., a footwear company.Born in Far Rockaway, Queens, Madden grew up in adjoining Lawrence in Nassau County, New York.... and L'Oréal L'Oréal The L'Oréal Group is the world's largest cosmetics and beauty company. With its registered office in Paris and head office in the Paris suburb of Clichy, Hauts-de-Seine, France, it has developed activities in the field of cosmetics... . |
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| 2007 | The Beyoncé Experience The Beyoncé Experience The Beyoncé Experience was the second worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé in support to her second solo album B'Day. According to Vibe, the tour grossed over $18.1 million.-Background:... |
April 10, 2007 – December 30, 2007 (Worldwide) | |
| The tour featured an all female band under the name Suga Mama. A DVD of The Beyoncé Experience Tour, starting from April 10, 2007 and ending on November 12, 2007 was shot. It included the September 2 at the Staples Center Staples Center Staples Center is a multi-purpose sports arena in Downtown Los Angeles. Adjacent to the L.A. Live development, it is located next to the Los Angeles Convention Center complex along Figueroa Street. Opening on October 17, 1999, it is one of the major sporting facilities in the Greater Los Angeles... in Los Angeles, California Los Angeles, California Los Angeles , with a population at the 2010 United States Census of 3,792,621, is the most populous city in California, USA and the second most populous in the United States, after New York City. It has an area of , and is located in Southern California... show because it was two days before Beyoncé's 26th birthday. It was released on November 20, 2007. |
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| 2009–2010 | I Am… Tour I Am… Tour I Am… Tour was the third worldwide concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, to promote her third studio album, I Am… Sasha Fierce . The tour was announced in October, 2008 and the first dates were revealed in December, 2008. The tour kicked off in late-March 2009 with five... |
March 26, 2009 – February 18, 2010 (Worldwide) | |
| The third concert tour by American singer–songwriter Singer–songwriter Singer-songwriters are musicians who write, compose and sing their own musical material including lyrics and melodies. As opposed to contemporary popular music singers who write their own songs, the term singer-songwriter describes a distinct form of artistry, closely associated with the... Beyoncé Beyoncé Knowles Beyoncé Giselle Knowles , often known simply as Beyoncé, is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and actress. Born and raised in Houston, Texas, she enrolled in various performing arts schools and was first exposed to singing and dancing competitions as a child... , in support of her third studio album, I Am... Sasha Fierce. The tour visits the Americas Americas The Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily... , Europe Europe Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting... , Asia Asia Asia is the world's largest and most populous continent, located primarily in the eastern and northern hemispheres. It covers 8.7% of the Earth's total surface area and with approximately 3.879 billion people, it hosts 60% of the world's current human population... , Africa Africa Africa is the world's second largest and second most populous continent, after Asia. At about 30.2 million km² including adjacent islands, it covers 6% of the Earth's total surface area and 20.4% of the total land area... , and Australia Australia Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area... . The DVD for this tour was filmed in various cities throughout the world. The DVD was released on November 30, 2010. |
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Promo tours
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| 2009 | I Am... Yours I Am... Yours I Am... Yours was a 2009 Las Vegas revue show by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé Knowles, in support of her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce. The concerts were held at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada. The show was deemed "an intimate encounter" as Knowles portrayed a more raw and... |
I Am... Sasha Fierce | "Hello", "Halo", "Irreplaceable", "Sweet Dreams"/"Dangerously In Love 2"/"Sweet Love" (Medley), "If I Were a Boy", "Scared of Lonely", "That's Why You're Beautiful", "Satellites", "Resentment", "Déjà Vu", "I Wanna Be Where You Are", Destiny's Child Medley, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde", "Work It Out", "Crazy in Love", "Naughty Girl", "Get Me Bodied", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Finale" | Four intimate shows performed at the Wynn at Las Vegas |
| 2011 | 4 Promo Tour | 4 4 (Beyoncé Knowles album) 4 is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released through Columbia Records on June 24, 2011. Three weeks before its scheduled release, 4 leaked in full. The twelve-song set marks the first release by Knowles since separating professionally with father and manager,... |
"Crazy In Love", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "Naughty Girl", "Baby Boy", "Best Thing I Never Had", "End of Time", "If I Were A Boy", "Sweet Dreams", "Why Don't You Love Me", "The Beautiful Ones", "Sex On Fire", "1+1", "Irreplaceable", Destiny's Child Medley, "Telephone", "At Last", "Run The World (Girls), "Halo" | Multiple shows scheduled from the end of June to mid-July. Mainly festivals. Performed private shows in France, T In The Park & Oxegen in the UK, and headlined the 2011 Glastonbury Festival. |
| 2011 | 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé was a revue by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles. Held in four non-consecutive nights in August 2011, the concerts were part of Knowles' campaign in support of her fourth studio album 4 . Knowles performed to a standing room-only audience at the Roseland... |
4 4 (Beyoncé Knowles album) 4 is the fourth studio album by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles, released through Columbia Records on June 24, 2011. Three weeks before its scheduled release, 4 leaked in full. The twelve-song set marks the first release by Knowles since separating professionally with father and manager,... |
"I Wanna Be Where You Are", "No, No, No (Part 1 & Part 2)", “Bills, Bills, Bills”, “Say My Name”, “Independent Women”, “Bootylicious”, “Survivor”, “'03 Bonnie & Clyde”, "Crazy In Love", "Dreamgirls", "Irreplaceable", "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)", "1+1", "I Care", "I Miss You", "Best Thing I Never Had", "Party", "Rather Die Young", "Love on Top", "Countdown", "End of Time", "Run the World (Girls)", "I Was Here". | Four intimate shows performed at New York City's Roseland Ballroom Roseland Ballroom The Roseland Ballroom is a multi-purpose hall, in a converted ice skating rink, with a colorful ballroom dancing pedigree, in New York City's theatre district, on West 52nd Street.... . |
Charity Concerts
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| 2003 | 46664 | "World Prayer" (with Bono) and "Dangerously In Love" |
Notable Live Performances
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| 2008 | Stand Up To Cancer | Telethon | "Just Stand Up" |
| 2010 | Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief Hope for Haiti Now: A Global Benefit for Earthquake Relief was a charity telethon held on January 22, 2010 from 8 p.m. to 10 p.m. Eastern Standard Time . The telethon was the most widely distributed telethon in history... |
Telethon | "Halo Halo (Beyoncé Knowles song) "Halo" is a song recorded by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles for her third studio album I Am... Sasha Fierce . Columbia Records released the song as the fourth single of the album, to mainstream radio in the United States on January 20, 2009. It was composed by Ryan Tedder, Evan Bogart, and... " |
| 2011 | MTV Video Music Awards | Award Show | "Love On Top Love on Top "Love on Top" is a song by American recording artist Beyoncé Knowles from her fourth studio album 4 . It was written by Knowles, Terius Nash and Shea Taylor; and production was handled by Knowles and Taylor. Knowles took inspiration from her state of mind while playing Etta James... " |
Home Video Releases
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| Live at Wembley Live at Wembley (Beyoncé DVD) Beyoncé: Live at Wembley is a DVD/CD by American R&B singer Beyoncé Knowles, released on April 27, 2004. The DVD features her concert at Wembley Arena in London, United Kingdom as part of her Dangerously in Love Tour.-DVD concert track listing:...
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| I Am... World Tour I Am... World Tour I Am... World Tour is a live DVD/CD concert film by American R&B recording artist Beyoncé Knowles who also produced, directed and edited the concert film for her own Parkwood Pictures. The DVD was filmed in presence of more than a million of fans during her worldwide I Am... Tour, running from... |
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