The Beyoncé Experience
| World tour by Beyoncé | |
Promotional poster for the Oracle Arena show
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| Associated album | B'Day |
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| Start date | April 10, 2007 |
| End date | November 12, 2007 |
| Legs | 5 |
| No. of shows | 46 in North America 31 in Europe 13 in Asia 5 in Australia 1 in Africa 96 in Total |
| Box office | $(90 million ($103.95 in 2017 dollars) |
| Beyoncé concert chronology | |
The Beyoncé Experience was the third concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé. It was launched in support of her second studio album, B'Day (2006). The Beyoncé Experience consisted of ninety-six shows in 2007 in five legs with concerts in Asia, Australia, North America, Europe and Africa. Fan-club tickets and VIP packages were on sale in early April and tickets sold officially on April 20, 2007. The tour began that month and finished that November. Knowles collaborated with America's Second Harvest on a campaign for people who fought with famine, holding pre-concert food drives at every stop during the tour asking from fans to bring food.
Rehearsals for the tour began in March 2007 and the performances featured music performed by an all-female band called Suga Mama chosen by Beyoncé Knowles and her father Mathew Knowles during auditions held before the release of B'Day. The set list of the concerts included songs from B'Day, Dangerously in Love, ten shortened versions of Destiny's Child's songs as well as "Listen", originally recorded by Knowles for the soundtrack of Dreamgirls (2006). Ten instrumentalists, three harmony vocalists and ten dancers backed Knowles onstage which also had disco balls hanging from the ceilings and color-changing stairs. For the wardrobe of the tour, Knowles collaborated with several designers; it consisted of silvery and sparkly dresses which received praise from critics.
The tour received positive reviews from music critics who praised Knowles' vocal abilities, dancing, choreography and energy on stage during the shows performed simultaneously. The performances of the slow-tempo songs and Destiny's Child's material during the concerts were highlighted by critics. Twenty-nine shows were submitted to Billboard's boxscore grossing $24.9 million, with 272,521 fans attending the performances. The tour grossed $90 million from 96 shows in total. Throughout the tour several incidents happened; the pyrotechnics meant for the stage injured two people in the audience, Knowles fell down a flight of stairs during a performance of "Ring the Alarm" and had a wardrobe malfunction. A show in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on November 1, 2007 was relocated to Jakarta, Indonesia due to Malaysia's strict rules surrounding the clothing worn by female performers. The performance at the Staples Center in Los Angeles was recorded on September 2, 2007 and was released on November 16, 2007 as a live DVD titled The Beyoncé Experience Live.
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