Beyonce's North American Tour Dates Announced

Beyonce's North American Tour Dates Announced

"The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris" Opens Stateside At The New Orleans Superdome On Friday, July 6

NEW YORK, May 9 /PRNewswire/ -- Superstar and cultural icon Beyonce is bringing her 2007 world tour to North America for a series of live concerts beginning Friday, July 6, at the Superdome in New Orleans. "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris," kicks off April 10 in Tokyo and is currently set to run stateside through September (see itinerary following). The chart-topping contemporary R&B soul singer Robin Thicke will appear as support act on Beyonce's North American tour.

VIP Concert Tour Packages are available exclusively at http://welovebeyonce.com/.

Further details on presales and public on-sales for other cities on Beyonce's 2007 world tour itinerary will be available on her official fan site.

The most eagerly-anticipated tour of the year, "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris" showcases the international music and film star, along with her sizzling all-female band, performing musical hits, classics, and surprises in a newly-created high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment.

Beyonce recently set the all-time record for the biggest chart jump in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 when "Beautiful Liar," her superstar duet with Shakira, bulleted an unprecedented 91 slots (#94* to #3*) upward in a single week.

The first single from Beyonce's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, "Beautiful Liar," an irresistible Latin/pop anthem of feminine empowerment, entered Billboard's Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks charts at #1.

Music World/Columbia Records has recently released Beyonce's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, an expanded two-CD edition of the pop icon's best-selling Grammy- winning solo album, in stores now.

Also available now: Beyonce's B'DAY Anthology Video Album. For sale exclusively at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the B'DAY Anthology Video Album includes Beyonce's videos for "Kitty Kat (intro)"/"Greenlight," "Upgrade U" featuring Jay-Z, "Deja Vu," "Ring The Alarm," "Irreplaceable," "Listen," "Suga Mama," "Get Me Bodied," "Freakum Dress," "Flaws & All," and "Beautiful Liar" featuring Shakira. As an added bonus, the video collection features fifteen minutes of exclusive behind-the-scene footage.

   "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris"    Fri  7/6   New Orleans, LA     Superdome   Sat  7/7   Memphis, TN         FedEx Forum   Sun  7/8   St. Louis, MO       Savvis Center   Wed  7/11  Monterrey, Mexico   Monterrey Arena   Fri  7/13  Dallas, TX          American Airlines Center   Sat  7/14  Houston, TX         Toyota Center   Sun  7/15  San Antonio, TX     AT&T Center   Wed  7/18  Nashville, TN       Gaylord Entertainment Center   Fri  7/20  Atlanta, GA         Philips Arena   Sat  7/21  Tampa, FL           St. Pete Times Forum   Sun  7/22  Ft. Lauderdale, FL  BankAtlantic Center   Tue  7/24  Orlando, FL         AMWAY Arena   Fri  7/27  Charlotte, NC       Bobcat Arena   Sat  7/28  Raleigh, NC         RBC Center   Sun  7/29  Hampton, VA         Hampton Coliseum   Tue  7/31  Albany, NY          Pepsi Arena   Wed  8/1   Uncasville, CT      Mohegan Sun   Thu  8/2   TBD   Fri  8/3   Meadowlands, NJ     Continental Airline Arena   Sat  8/4   NYC                 Madison Square Garden   Wed  8/8   Baltimore, MD       1st Mariner Arena   Thu  8/9   Washington DC       Verizon Center   Fri  8/10  Philadelphia, PA    Wachovia Center   Sat  8/11  Atlantic City, NJ   TBD   Sun  8/12  Boston, MA          Fleet Center   Tue  8/14  Montreal, QC        Bell Centre   Wed  8/15  Toronto, ON         Air Canada   Fri  8/17  Detroit, MI         Palace   Sat  8/18  Chicago, IL         United Center   Sun  8/19  Cleveland, OH       Quicken Arena   Wed  8/22  Denver, CO          Pepsi Arena   Fri  8/24  Phoenix, AZ         US Airways Center   Sat  8/25  Las Vegas, NV       MGM   Sun  8/26  San Diego, CA       TBD   Thu  8/30  Lake Tahoe, CA      Harrah's Outdoor Theatre   Fri  8/31  Oakland, CA         Oakland Arena   Sat  9/1   Anaheim, CA         Honda Center   Sun  9/2   Los Angeles, CA     Staples Center   Wed  9/5   TBD   Thu  9/6   Calgary, Canada     Pengrowth Saddledome   Fri  9/7   Vancouver, Canada   GM Place    http://www.beyonceonline.com/   Fan club: http://www.welovebeyonce.com/   http://www.houseofdereon.com/   http://www.beyoncemobile.com/   http://www.musicworldringtones.com/   http://www.columbiarecords.com/  

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Source: Music World/Columbia Records

CONTACT: Yvette Noel-Schure of Columbia Records, +1-212-833-4483,
Yvette.Noel-Schure@sonybmg.com

Web site: http://www.columbiarecords.com/
http://www.beyoncemobile.com/
http://www.musicworldringtones.com/
http://www.beyonceonline.com/
http://www.welovebeyonce.com/
http://www.houseofdereon.com/

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Profile: International Entertainment