I Am... World Tour
Concerts total ( by continent )
- 47 in Europe
- 32 in North America
- 7 in Australia
- 12 in Asia
- 1 in Africa
- 9 in South Africa
The I Am ... Tour was the third world tour of the U.S. R & B singer Beyoncé Knowles, was the Am ... Sasha Fierce started for the purpose of promotion for her third studio album I. The tour included performances in America, Europe, Asia, Africa and Australia.
2009, the tour was nominated as the most successful world tour for the Billboard Awards. Beyoncé took a tour through the more than 86 million dollars.
Background
The I Am ... Tour of Beyoncé began on March 26, 2009 in Edmonton, Canada. The European part of the I Am ... Tour began on April 26, 2009 in Zagreb, Croatia, and ended on June 9, 2009 in London, United Kingdom. On June 21, Beyoncé began the third part of their tour in the U.S. and ended it with a four-day appearance at the Encore Las Vegas on the Las Vegas Strip. The fourth part of the tour started on September 15, 2009 in Melbourne, Australia and ended on September 24 in Perth, Australia. Beyoncé then traveled to more concerts in Asia, the Middle East, Europe, Africa and the UK before they finished the tour on November 24, 2009 in Belfast, Ireland. The last part led Beyoncé in the spring of 2010 to Central America, where the tour was completed on February 18, 2010 in Trinidad.
Tour dates
Revenue
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)
- 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
- Rhapshody James
- Cliff McGhee
- Benny Andrews
- Jonte Moaning
- Ramon Baynes
Dancer
- Ashley Everett ( Female Dance boss)
- Ashley Seldon
- Saidah Fish ends
- Kimberly Gipson
- Melissa Rose Ramirez
- Bryan Tanaka ( Male Dance boss)
- Cassidy Noblett
- Khasan Brailsford
- Shaun Walker
Security forces
- 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 - operator)
- Daniel Kernan (Tour Accountant )
- Josh Katzman (Tour Accountant )
Tour sponsors
- MTV Europe - Europe
- Trident - UK & Ireland
- Nintendo - Europe
- L' Oreal Paris - North America
- General Mills - North America
- Crystal Geyser - Japan
- Nestle - South America
Tour promoter
- AEG Live - United Kingdom
- Live Nation Concerts & Haymon - North America & Europe
- Michael Coppel Presents - Australia
- Music World Entertainment - Worldwide