By Karu F. Daniels, AOL Black Voices
Gather your coins.
The Bootylicious Diva Beyonce Knowles is coming to a town near you, for what should be a scorching hot showcase of song and dance.
Today, official tour dates were released for what will be billed as "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris."
Though she's officially kicking off the worldwide jaunt in Tokyo April 10, the North American leg will start with a live concert on July 6 at the Superdome in New Orleans, as part of this year's Essence Music Festival.
Today, her official website (WeLoveBeyonce.com) started hosting a two-week presale for Beyoncé's concerts in Ft. Lauderdale, Philadelphia, and Raleigh. The public on-sale for those three cities will take place the weekend of April 20. Confirmed tour dates below.
According to a label rep, the tour will showcase "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."
On the heels of setting an all-time record for the biggest chart jump in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 -- with her Shakira duet 'Beautiful Liar' -- the former Destiny's Child front-woman released 'B'Day Deluxe Edition' this week.
"The Beyoncé Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oréal Paris"
7/6 New Orleans, LA Superdome
7/7 Memphis, TN FedEx Forum
7/8 St. Louis, MO Savvis Center
7/11 Monterrey, Mexico Monterrey Arena
7/13 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
7/14 Houston, TX Toyota Center
7/15 San Antonio, TX AT&T Center
7/18 Nashville, TN Gaylord Entertainment Center
7/20 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
7/21 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
7/22 Ft. Lauderdale, FL BankAtlantic Center
7/24 Orlando, FL AMWAY Arena
7/27 Charlotte, NC Bobcat Arena
7/28 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
7/29 Hampton, VA Hampton Coliseum
7/31 Albany, NY Pepsi Arena
8/1 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
8/2 TBD
8/3 Meadowlands, NJ Continental Airline Arena
8/4 NYC Madison Square Garden
8/8 Baltimore, MD 1st Mariner Arena
8/9 Washington DC Verizon Center
8/10 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
8/11 Atlantic City, NJ TBD
8/12 Boston, MA Fleet Center
8/14 Montreal, QC Bell Centre
8/15 Toronto, ON Air Canada
8/17 Detroit, MI Palace
8/18 Chicago, IL United Center
8/19 Cleveland, OH Quicken Arena
8/22 Denver, CO Pepsi Arena
8/24 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
8/25 Las Vegas, NV MGM
8/26 San Diego, CA TBD
8/30 Lake Tahoe, CA Harrah's Outdoor Theatre
8/31 Oakland, CA Oakland Arena
9/1 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
9/2 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
9/5 TBD
9/6 Calgary, Canada Pengrowth Saddledome
9/7 Vancouver, Canada GM Place
BV Extras:
-- Listen to 'B'Day Deluxe Edition' for free here.
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By: Arabion James on 4/06/2007 6:50PM
Enough already with Beyonce.
There are other female artist, that sing...
How, about covering someone else for a while..
Shes "A Great Beauty", but cover someone else, anyone..
Monica, Sunshine Anderson, Sharissa,Kelly Rowland...
.....Give it a break already..
....Its Over Kill....
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By: Tina on 4/05/2007 10:55PM
I don't care where she go because I don't like her at all. I'm so tried of her. She need to let that B day cd go because it's one of the worst cd she made.
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By: OVA AND OUT on 4/06/2007 12:56AM
WOW SHES GOING ON TOUR? SHE REALLY SHOULD SLOW HER AZZ DOWN AND CHILL YOUR RERELEASE IS GOING ON TOUR ALREADY...LOL ENOUGH IS ENOUGH BOMBARDMENT SEE IF PATTI LABELLE ASK YOU TOO SING WITH HER ,YEAH YOU BETTER MAke ALL THE DOUGH YOU CAN PLEASE HOPE SISTA GIRL DONT DROP DEAD FROM ALL "ALL THAT HARD WORK". CALM DOWN LET US MISS YOU FOR A WHILE WILL NOT LOOSE YOUR FANS IM SURE BECAUSE THERE IS SO MUCH OF YOU OUT THERE IM PRETTY SURE NO ONE CAN FORGET YOU COME BACK LATER, RELEASE SOMETHING DIFFRENT SHOW US A DIFFRENT SIDE OF YOURSELF A ALBUM CANT BE THAT GREAT WRITTEN IN TWO WEEKS YOU ARE RUBBIN PEOPLES THE WRONG WAY AND PEOPLE ARE BUGGIN OUT EVEN MY GIRLS ARE LIKE WOW IM TIRED OF HEARING HER SEEING HER THEY CANT EVEN ENJOY THE ALBUM RIGHT ANYMORE.....
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By: mina on 4/06/2007 1:01AM
Then stop reading and responding to articles about her. That would solve your and anyone else's problem who doesn't like her...
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By: crystal on 4/06/2007 3:30AM
FIRST AND FOREMOST I WOULD JUST LIKE TO SAY THAT ALL THE PPL RIDIN BEYONCE SPINE NEED TO GET OFF BECAUSE AINT SHE DOING ANYTHING FOR YOU. ONE WOULD THINK THAT A BROAD WITH SO MUCH MONEY WOULD AT LEAST GIVE BACK TO HER COMMUNITY. BEYONCE IS OLD AND LAME AND I AM REALLY TIRED OF HER FLAUGIN HER ROLLS SHE IS NOT ALL THAT AT ALL. I AM OF COURSE NOT KNOCKIN HER HUSTLE BUT JAY IS MUCH BETTER OFF WITHOUT HER SHE ONLY CARES ABOUT HOW MANY GRAMMYS SHE GETS AND HOW MUCH MONEY SHE MAKES SHE COULD CARELESS ABOUT OTHERS AND I AM TIRED OF HER. HER TIRED A**. WITHOUT ALL THAT DARN MAKEUP SHE IS A REGULAR BROAD LIKE THE REST OF US. HER MOTHER SISTER AND THE FAMILY IS NOT ALL THAT. TRUST AND THAT IS REAL TALK. SO IF THEY WANT TO BRAG ON SOMEONE THEY NEED TO BRAG ON THE DEAD. A REAL WOMAN LIKE AALIYAH. RIP GIRL THAT WAS A REAL TALENTED SINGER AND ALSO ARETHA AND PATTI AND ALL THE REAL DIVAS NOT THE WANNABES TRYING TO HARD BECAUSE THAT IS OBVIOUSLY WHAT BEYONCE IS DOING TRYING TOO HARD.
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By: Robbie Rob on 4/06/2007 10:32AM
My goodness gracious!! Y'all are some serious haters! Give this poor girl a break already! I agree w/Mina...if you're truly as sick of her as you've written then don't write, don't respond, don't do anything. Hasn't your momma ever told you that if you don't have something decent to say about someone don't say anything at all? After all, she is vocally blessed, extremely easy on the eyes, and seems to be down to earth in conversation. If you can't get w/it than just get off!
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By: lisa brown on 4/07/2007 11:34AM
Well I like Beyonce and the thing is,if you are sick and tired of her then what you need to do is,when you see her
on televison turn the channel,if you see her on the front
of a magazine walk away,STOP HATING on her yall just mad because she making money and yall the one the ones making $9.00 a hr and buying her album on bootleg stop
hating Ms.B is very talented person and yall just hating on her whatever get a life.........
peace I am out
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By: Muhammad on 4/06/2007 10:56PM
Beyonce' will never loose so long as she continues to serve the Allah (God).
Hope she'll be at the Million Woman March of 2007, if you haven't heard there's an interveiw B' with the founder of the Million Woman March at our web site. Beyonce' We're proud of you!
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By: Greg B. on 4/07/2007 9:48AM
Beyonce keep doing your thang. Love your voice and your style. Haters keep hating. Maybe one day yall can measure up to Ms. Knowles.
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By: Jackie on 4/07/2007 11:41AM
Beyonce is a beautiful young lady, inside and out.
Although she has a southern accent, she is very articulate. My mother once told me when you don't like someone you don't know you should ask yourself, "what does that person have, that I don't have and wish I had?" If you do know that person and they are not nice, then keep them lifted in prayer. So instead of hating and being jealous of her ladies and gentlemen, congratulate her on her success and you will find success and happiness will soon come your way.
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