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Celeb News: Beyoncé's "I Am..." Tour – Recording 2nd DVD
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Maybe all the straight guys couldn't afford those seats.
You really can't be upset with her.
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Her body is ridiculous 
Now I feel horrible about eating that pizza 
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Concert Review: Beyoncé at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre, July 20
Posted: July 21, 2009, 1:39 PM by Ian McKellar Music, Concert Reviews, Beyonce
It's widely accepted that Beyoncé Knowles ranks among the best that mankind has to offer in the field of pop music. But the singer's I Am ... tour, which touched down at Toronto's Molson Amphitheatre on Monday night, would probably be best described as a victory for the robots.
The exquisitely staged show opened with spaceship-like light fixtures buzzing around the stage while Beyoncé entered in a blinding light that seemed to nod to E.T. She opened with a powerful rendition of Crazy in Love, with lights and wind machines at full blast. The capacity crowd, which skewed heavily female and young, flew into immediate frenzy.
As the show progressed from song to song and costume change to costume change, the mood alternated between two main themes: "robot war dance" and "magical angels engaged in balladry." I confess to being not much of a fan of Beyoncé's more maudlin ballads, so the appeal of her quoting Sarah McLachlan's Angel or performing Ave Maria in cherubic getup was mostly lost on me. But, oh, the robot war dances! Particular highlights in this regard included blistering performances of If I Were a Boy (with bonus Alanis Morissette segment) and Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It), a series of virtuoso solos from the all-female backing band (when did R&B musicians take such a turn for the Van Halen-style 1980s?), and an amazing, over-the-top video segment of a robot Beyoncé cavorting with a leopard in a snowstorm, only to experience a crazy robot meld into leopard form!
It goes without saying that Beyoncé hit all the right notes over the course of the evening. This is a tremendously polished show — which began back in March in Edmonton — and Beyoncé exudes the kind of confidence that can only come from lengthy experience at the head of such enormous productions. And on the topic of giant productions: More than many singers of her ilk, Beyoncé has found a way to integrate AutoTune and prerecorded tracks into her stage show while still showcasing her formidable voice in a live-ish way as often as possible. (The show is also refreshingly honest about the impossibility of singing clearly during wild fits of dancing: It was during these moments that the prerecorded Beyoncé was used to good effect.)
Once the lasers had died down and the YouTube montages had run their course, Beyoncé waded into the crowd during her closing performance of Halo to touch her fans and declare her life's goal to entertain the masses. By then it had ceased to matter whether this performance was more robotic than human. Indeed, such distinctions suddenly seemed quaint and very 20th century. The future had already arrived, in the form of a cyborg named Sasha Fierce.
• Beyoncé's I Am ... tour arrives at Montreal's Bell Centre tonight (July 21), and continues across Asia and Europe through November.
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okay thats enough..im bored seeing all these positive reviews of the concert..they all praising her too much.. 
and duh everyone knows shes got the best body in the biz..its a real woman curvy body..i already lost count how many celebrities want that body..lolll..her amazing shape is too much..
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Stunning. Jaw-dropping. Mesmerizing. Provocative. Overwhelming. Life-affirming. Soul-wrenching. Arresting. Dynamic. Enigmatic. Spectacular.
There are so many words that could be used to describe Beyonce's show last night at the Target Center, and all of them look superfluous on paper and yet feel meaningless compared to the preposterous magnitude of her actual performance.
Let's try this: When fellow Gimme Noise blogger David and I were walking out of the arena last night, we both simultaneously remarked that it was one of the best shows we had ever seen. We are not wont to make grand statements such as these (well, maybe I am from time to time, but David certainly is not), but there was no denying it; throughout the show, we looked at each other with jaws slacked, slapped each other's arms in disbelief, became overcome with emotion at the same moments, and stood up and danced ridiculously whenever the diva commanded us. Despite the fact that David and I come from very different musical backgrounds, Beyonce's words, songs, and moves affected both of us in a very universal way.
Which is all a diva can ask for, really: to maximize her impact as an entertainer by appealing to just about anybody who will stop to listen. But to compare her to other divas and pop stars seems foolish. Sure, she has Tina Turner's legs, Mariah Carey's range, Christina Aguilara's lungs, Justin Timberlake's moves--but so many more elements of her performance are without peer. Her stage presence was so fierce that when she looked up into our section of the crowd way up in the second tier, it felt like she was looking right at us. A simple booty-shaking strut across the stage was enough to get the whole arena shrieking, nevermind her seemingly effortless dancing and acrobatics. Her backup dancers were a thin layer of icing atop an already decadent cake, and often times their costumes and choreography were overshadowed by what Beyonce herself was doing.
Simply put, it was a far cry from the last arena pop show we had seen -- Beyonce made Britney Spears' poor excuse for showmanship and spectacle look like an off-Broadway rendition of Weekend at Bernies.
Beyonce was backed by a 13-piece all-girl band, a fact that she proudly pointed out midway through the show as she cried, "Give it up for my all female band, y'all!" Her backing band and crew of male and female backup dancers kept the audience busy while Beyonce slipped backstage to change into a variety of stunning outfits: a gold glitter one-piece, a white leotard and flowing robe, a wedding dress, a hybrid gladiator/cop outfit, a ballgown. All told, there were seven costume changes, and she looked radiant in all of them, even the more ridiculous getups.
But for all the spectacle -- at one point Beyonce somersaulted over the audience in a trapeze before being lowered onto a stage in the center of the room -- the real show-stealer was her powerful, commanding voice. She pumped new life into overplayed, tired old songs like Sarah MacLachlan's "Angel" and Alanis Morissette's "You Oughta Know," and got teardrops falling down more than a few cheeks with a heart-renching aria on "Ave Maria." In fact, tears stung my eyes more than once while watching Beyonce; toward the end of her set, she sang "At Last" while clips of Obama on Inauguration Day flashed across the screen, ending with a video of Barack and Michelle dancing together while Beyonce herself serenaded them for their first inaugural dance.
And now I've made the mistake of finding that clip on YouTube, and here come the waterworks again. For now, I'll leave you with this clip, a link to David's review, and the set list from last night's show.
http://blogs.citypages.com/gimmenois...nce_at_the.php
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WOW @ this review..too much..!!! i love this a lot..!!!! certainly one of the best we got.. 
kisuke,u better add them britney part in ur signature.. 
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bee got a body of a goddess
i envy her
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Haiz.. another great review..
Some other B thread is really immerged into madness cause their fav can't even get one. 
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Haiz.. another great review..
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Beyonce made Britney Spears' poor excuse for showmanship and spectacle look like an off-Broadway rendition of Weekend at Bernies.
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omg i want to see her so bad
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Bey looks stunning in that picture.
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FLAWLESS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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New Boxscores.
Beyonce O2 Arena
London, U.K.
May 25-26, June 8-9, 2009
$4,822,599
61,030 /
61,030
4 /
4
$557.68, $159.34, $78.87
AEG Live
Beyonce O2
Dublin, Ireland
May 29-30, June 3-4, 2009
$4,782,898
50,606 /
50,606
4 /
4
$485.72, $104.08, $90.20, $83.27
AEG Live
Beyonce Odyssey Arena
Belfast, U.K.
May 31-June 1, 2009
$1,505,677
19,600 /
19,600
2 /
2
$80.97, $72.87
AEG Live
Beyonce, Richgirl Philips Arena
Atlanta, Ga.
July 1, 2009
$1,281,632
13,949 /
13,949
1 /
1
$200.75, $20.75
Live Nation
Beyonce Manchester Evening News Arena
Manchester, U.K.
May 27, 2009
$1,165,437
14,592 /
14,592
1 /
1
$556.16, $158.90, $78.66
AEG Live
Beyonce, Richgirl BankAtlantic Center
Sunrise, Fla.
June 29, 2009
$1,015,893
12,629 /
13,209
1 /
0
$148, $18
Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment/in-house
Beyonce Palacio de los Deportes
Madrid, Spain
May 19, 2009
$917,996
15,061 /
15,061
1 /
1
$460.38, $72.12, $62.29, $57.29
AEG Live
Beyonce Echo Arena
Liverpool, U.K.
June 6, 2009
$906,189
10,730 /
10,730
1 /
1
$562.56, $120.55, $79.56
AEG Live
Beyonce Hallenstadion
Zurich, Switzerland
May 16, 2009
$900,936
12,180 /
12,240
1 /
0
$79.33, $70.32
AEG Live
Beyonce National Indoor Arena
Birmingham, U.K.
May 23, 2009
$897,675
11,256 /
11,256
1 /
1
$555.65, $158.76, $78.58
AEG Live
Beyonce Pavilhao Atlantico
Lisbon, Portugal
May 18, 2009
$890,173
17,944 /
18,649
1 /
0
$60.75, $48.60, $40.50
AEG Live
Beyonce Sheffield Arena
Sheffield, U.K.
June 7, 2009
$889,562
11,049 /
11,049
1 /
1
$559.52, $159.86, $79.13
AEG Live
Beyonce Metro Radio Arena
Newcastle, U.K.
May 22, 2009
$859,223
10,853 /
10,853
1 /
1
$551.26, $118.13, $77.96
AEG Live
Beyonce Arena Zagreb
Zagreb, Croatia
April 26, 2009
$810,754
16,599 /
17,190
1 /
0
$145.60, $112.76, $57.01, $20.93
AEG Live
Beyonce Ericsson Globe
Stockholm, Sweden
May 13, 2009
$728,113
10,640 /
10,640
1 /
1
$80.18, $70.55, $62.22, $41.69
AEG Live
Beyonce Palau Sant Jordi
Barcelona, Spain
May 20, 2009
$673,865
10,560 /
11,650
1 /
0
$462.86, $72.72, $63.21, $57.77
AEG Live
Beyonce O2 Arena
Prague, Czech Republic
April 30, 2009
$624,987
10,615 /
10,951
1 /
0
$76.40, $71.44, $51.59, $24.31
AEG Live
Beyonce Scandinavium
Goteborg, Sweden
May 11, 2009
$611,707
8,271 /
8,500
1 /
0
$77.91, $72.02
AEG Live
Beyonce O2 World
Berlin, Germany
May 8, 2009
$609,712
12,477 /
12,477
1 /
1
$73.41, $66.74, $60.07, $26.70
AEG Live
Beyonce, Richgirl ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
July 9, 2009
$583,801
7,770 /
11,214
1 /
0
$198.25, $18.25
Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment/in-house
Beyonce Konig-Pilsener Arena
Oberhausen, Germany
May 15, 2009
$514,196
9,832 /
10,037
1 /
0
$81.54, $74.74, $61.15, $27.18
AEG Live
Beyonce, Richgirl U.S. Airways Center
Phoenix, Ariz.
July 7, 2009
$483,805
8,831 /
12,727
1 /
0
$146.50, $16.50
Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment/in-house
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wow i thought she did better in Phoenix, besides Phoenix and Sacramento great numbers 
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Beyonce, Richgirl ARCO Arena
Sacramento, Calif.
July 9, 2009
$583,801
7,770 /
11,214
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$198.25, $18.25
Live Nation/Haymon Entertainment/in-house
Beyonce, Richgirl U.S. Airways Center
Phoenix, Ariz.
July 7, 2009
$483,805
8,831 /
12,727
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^ dont feed the 
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