Australian Dates Announced for Beyonce's 'I AM...' World Tour

Australian Dates Announced for Beyonce's 'I AM...' World Tour

NEW YORK, April 9 /PRNewswire/ -- International pop superstar Beyonce will perform five evening's length concerts in Australia in September 2009 as part of her historic "I AM..." world tour. Beyonce's Australian tour itinerary will include:

   Day       Date              City                     Venue   Sat       9/12/09       Brisbane                Entertainment Centre   Tue       9/15/09       Melbourne               Rod Laver Arena   Fri       9/18/09       Sydney                  Acer Arena   Tue       9/22/09       Adelaide                Entertainment Centre   Thu       9/24/09       Perth                   Burswood Dome  

Pre-sale tickets to Beyonce's Australian concerts will be available through Beyonce's fan-club beginning at 9am AEST on Friday, 10 April.

Tickets will go on-sale to the general public on Friday, 24 April at 9am AEST.

The most heavily anticipated concert event of 2009, Beyonce's "I AM..." world tour will mark the artist's first full-length shows since 2007's sold-out "The Beyonce Experience." Beyonce will premiere live performances of songs from her latest international #1 chart-topping album, I AM...SASHA FIERCE.

Thierry Mugler, world-renowned designer, director and photographer, is working as creative advisor and costume designer on Beyonce's "I AM..." world tour.

The "I AM..." world tour production showcases the music and film superstar like you've never seen her. Beyonce's extraordinary all-female band, The SUGAMAMAS, will join her again on this tour to perform musical hits, classics, and surprises in a newly-created high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment.

   Additional dates for Beyonce's "I AM..." world tour TBA.      BEYONCE'S "I AM..." WORLD TOUR 2009    DATE                     CITY                    VENUE   Thu       3/26/09       Edmonton                Rexall Place   Fri       3/27/09       Saskatoon               Credit Union   Sat       3/28/09       Winnipeg                MTS Centre   Tue       3/31/09       Vancouver               GM Place    Wed       4/1/09        Seattle                 KeyArena at Seattle Center    Sun       4/26/09       Zagreb, Croatia         Arena   Tue       4/28/09       Vienna, Austria         Stadthalle   Wed       4/29/09       Budapest, Hungary       Arena   Thu       4/30/09       Prague, Czech Republic  O2    Sat       5/2/09        Rotterdam, Holland      Ahoy   Sun       5/3/09        Rotterdam, Holland      Ahoy   Tue       5/5/09        Paris, France           Bercy   Wed       5/6/09        Strasbourg, France      Zenith   Thu       5/7/09        Antwerp, Belgium        Sportpalais   Fri       5/8/09        Berlin, Germany         O2   Sun       5/10/09       Herning, Denmark        MCH Arena   Mon       5/11/09       Gothenburg, Sweden      Scandinavium   Wed       5/13/09       Stockholm, Sweden       Globen   Fri       5/15/09       Koln, Germany           Arena   Sat       5/16/09       Zurich, Switzerland     Hallenstadion   Mon       5/18/09       Lisbon, Portugal        Atlantico   Tue       5/19/09       Madrid, Spain           Palacio Desportes   Wed       5/20/09       Barcelona, Spain        Palau St Jordi   Fri       5/22/09       Newcastle, UK           Metro Arena   Sat       5/23/09       Birmingham, UK          NIA   Mon       5/25/09       London, UK              O2 Arena   Tue       5/26/09       London, UK              O2 Arena   Wed       5/27/09       Manchester, UK          MEN   Fri       5/29/09       Dublin, Ireland         O2   Sat       5/30/09       Dublin, Ireland         O2   Sun       5/31/09       Belfast, Ireland        Odyssey Arena    Mon       6/1/09        Belfast, Ireland        Odyssey Arena   Wed       6/3/09        Dublin, Ireland         O2   Thu       6/4/09        Dublin, Ireland         O2   Sat       6/6/09        Liverpool, UK           Liverpool Echo Arena   Sun       6/7/09        Sheffield, UK           Sheffield Arena   Mon       6/8/09        London, UK              O2 Arena   Tue       6/9/09        London, UK              O2 Arena    Sat       9/12/09       Brisbane                Entertainment Centre   Tue       9/15/09       Melbourne               Rod Laver Arena   Fri       9/18/09       Sydney                  Acer Arena   Tue       9/22/09       Adelaide                Entertainment Centre   Thu       9/24/09       Perth                   Burswood Dome     www.beyonce.com   www.beyonceonline.com   www.houseofdereon.com   www.dereon.com    www.musicworldentertainment.com   www.columbiarecords.com  

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