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

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


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