The As I Am Tour was the third worldwide concert tour by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys, in support of her third studio album, As I Am (2007). According to Pollstar, Alicia Keys' As i Am Tour grossed $32 million worldwide in 2008/2009, with 55 shows.

As I Am Tour
Tour by Alicia Keys
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated albumAs I Am
Start dateFebruary 28, 2008
End dateDecember 20, 2008
Legs4
No. of shows
  • 41 in Europe
  • 39 in North America
  • 9 in Oceania
  • 5 in Asia
  • 94 total
Box officeUS $32 million ($45.28 in 2023 dollars)[1]
Alicia Keys concert chronology

Opening acts edit

Set list edit

  1. "Ghetto Story"
  2. "Waiting for Your Love"
  3. "Where Do We Go From Here"
  4. "You Don't Know My Name"
  5. "Teenage Love Affair"
  6. "Heartburn"
  7. "Sure Looks Good to Me"
  8. "How Come You Don't Call Me"
  9. "Butterflyz"
  10. "Goodbye"
  11. "Prelude to a Kiss"
  12. "Superwoman"
  13. "I Need You"
  14. "Wreckless Love"
  15. "Diary" (contains excerpts from "Tender Love")
  16. "My Boo"
  17. "Unbreakable" (contains excerpts from "Step in the Name of Love")
  18. "Like You'll Never See Me Again"
  19. "Feeling U, Feeling Me"
  20. "Go Ahead"
  21. "A Woman's Worth"
  22. "Lesson Learned"
  23. "So Simple"
  24. "Karma"
  25. "Thing About Love"
  26. "Fallin'" (contains excerpts from "It's a Man's Man's Man's World")
    Encore
  27. "No One"
  28. "If I Ain't Got You"

Tour dates edit

Date City Country Venue
Europe
February 28, 2008 Birmingham England National Indoor Arena
February 29, 2008 London The O2 Arena
March 3, 2008 Lyon France Halle Tony Garnier
March 4, 2008 Frankfurt Germany Festhalle Frankfurt
March 7, 2008 Frederiksberg Denmark SAS Falkoner Center
March 8, 2008 Stockholm Sweden Hovet
March 11, 2008 Oslo Norway Oslo Spektrum
March 13, 2008 Hamburg Germany Color Line Arena
March 14, 2008 Zürich Switzerland Hallenstadion
March 16, 2008 Badalona Spain Palau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
March 17, 2008 Madrid Palacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
March 19, 2008 Lisbon Portugal Pavilhão Atlântico
March 22, 2008 Marseille France Le Dôme de Marseille
March 24, 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands Rotterdam Ahoy
March 25, 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
March 27, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
March 29, 2008 Milan Italy Datch Forum di Assago
North America[2]
April 19, 2008 Hampton United States Hampton Coliseum
April 21, 2008 Philadelphia Liacouras Center
April 26, 2008 Columbus Schottenstein Center
April 27, 2008 St. Louis Scottrade Center
April 30, 2008 Minneapolis Target Center
May 1, 2008 Kansas City Sprint Center
May 4, 2008 Anaheim Honda Center
May 5, 2008 Los Angeles Staples Center
May 7, 2008 San Diego San Diego Sports Arena
May 9, 2008 Las Vegas MGM Grand Garden Arena
May 10, 2008 San Jose HP Pavilion at San Jose
May 11, 2008 Sacramento ARCO Arena
May 14, 2008 Grand Prairie Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
May 15, 2008 Memphis FedExForum
May 18, 2008 Houston Toyota Center
May 22, 2008 New Orleans New Orleans Arena
May 24, 2008 Tampa St. Pete Times Forum
May 25, 2008 Miami American Airlines Arena
May 28, 2008 Atlanta Philips Arena
May 30, 2008 Greensboro Greensboro Coliseum
May 31, 2008 Atlantic City Mark G. Etess Arena
June 3, 2008 Montreal Canada Bell Centre
June 5, 2008 Toronto Air Canada Centre
June 6, 2008 Auburn Hills United States The Palace of Auburn Hills
June 7, 2008 Rosemont Allstate Arena
June 11, 2008 Boston TD Banknorth Garden
June 13, 2008 Washington, D.C. Verizon Center
June 15, 2008 Baltimore 1st Mariner Arena
June 17, 2008 Newark Prudential Center
June 18, 2008 New York City Madison Square Garden
Europe
July 8, 2008 London England O2 Arena
July 9, 2008 Manchester Manchester Evening News Arena
July 11, 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands North Sea Jazz Festival (Nile stage) [a]
July 12, 2008 Paris France Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
July 16, 2008 Locarno Switzerland Piazza Grande [b]
July 17, 2008 Montreux Stravinsky Auditorium [c]
July 19, 2008 Perugia Italy Piazza Danti [d]
July 20, 2008 Lucca Piazza Napoleone [e]
July 26, 2008 Nîmes France Arena of Nîmes
Asia
July 29, 2008 Hong Kong Hong Kong AsiaWorld-Arena
July 31, 2008 Jakarta Indonesia Jakarta Convention Center[3]
August 3, 2008 Singapore Singapore Fort Canning [f]
August 5, 2008 Pasay Philippines SMX Convention Center
August 7, 2008 Seoul South Korea Jamsil Gymnasium
North America[4]
September 12, 2008 Mashantucket United States MGM Grand at Foxwoods
September 13, 2008 Hammond The Venue at Horseshoe Casino
September 14, 2008 Cincinnati Procter & Gamble Hall
September 17, 2008 Denver Wells Fargo Theatre
September 18, 2008 Salt Lake City Abravanel Hall
September 20, 2008 Seattle Qwest Field Events Center
September 21, 2008 Vancouver Canada Orpheum
September 26, 2008 Santa Barbara United States Santa Barbara Bowl
September 27, 2008 Phoenix Dodge Theater
September 28, 2008 Tucson Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
Europe
October 10, 2008 Zagreb Croatia Dom Sportova
October 11, 2008 Belgrade Serbia Belgrade Arena
October 13, 2008 Bratislava Slovakia Incheba Expo Arena
October 14, 2008 Prague Czech Republic Tesla Arena
October 15, 2008 Warsaw Poland Torwar Hall
October 18, 2008 Berlin Germany O2 World
October 19, 2008 Munich Olympiahalle
October 21, 2008 Stuttgart Hanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 22, 2008 Oberhausen König Pilsener Arena
October 23, 2008 Mannheim SAP Arena
October 25, 2008 Metz France Le Galaxie
October 27, 2008 Rotterdam Netherlands The Ahoy
October 28, 2008 Antwerp Belgium Sportpaleis
October 30, 2008 Toulouse France Le Zénith
October 31, 2008 Nantes
Oceania[5][6][7]
December 6, 2008 Auckland New Zealand Vector Arena
December 7, 2008 Wellington TSB Bank Arena
December 10, 2008 Brisbane Australia Brisbane Entertainment Centre
December 12, 2008 Sydney Acer Arena
December 13, 2008 Hunter Region Bimbadgen Estate
December 14, 2008 Bowral Centennial Vineyards [g]
December 17, 2008 Melbourne Rod Laver Arena
December 18, 2008 Adelaide Adelaide Entertainment Centre
December 20, 2008 Swan Valley Sandalford Wines [g]
Notes
Cancellations

Critical reception edit

Cathy Rose A. Garcia from The Korea Times found Keys’ concert at the Jamsil Gymnasium in Soul “fierce” and stated that “Keys had the audience in the palm of her hand” while “show[ing] off her strong vocals to full effect”.[8] Ben Werner from The Orange County Register felt that “Keys hasn’t quite blossomed into a master of the form, her balance of choreographed routines and moments alone tickling the ivories never flowing as seamlessly as it should” but, however, found the concert “mostly satisfying”.[9]

Personnel edit

  • Tour director: Steve Dixon
  • Production designers: Nick Whitehouse, Steve Dixon, Bryan Leitch, VYV
  • Lighting designer: Nick Whitehouse
  • Lighting directors: Steven Douglas, Dom Smith, Chris Steel

References edit

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  2. ^ Kilgore, Kim (2008-02-01). "Alicia Keys announces 'As I Am' tour". Live Daily. Archived from the original on 15 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  3. ^ "Alicia Keys to Perform in Jakarta". Antara News. 2008-06-08. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  4. ^ "ALICIA KEYS BOOKS THEATERS FOR TOUR: Singer continues to support latest album 'As I Am.'". Electronic Urban Report. Rabercom Enterprises. 2008-08-01. Retrieved 2008-11-30.[permanent dead link]
  5. ^ "Alicia Keys Australian Tour 2008". LiveGuide. Archived from the original on 20 October 2008. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  6. ^ "A Day On The Green — Alicia Keys". LiveGuide. Archived from the original on 3 January 2009. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  7. ^ "Alicia Keys Live in Concert". Frontier Touring Co. Retrieved 2008-11-30.
  8. ^ A. Garcia, Cathy Rose (2008-08-08). "R&B Superstar Alicia Keys Heats Up Seoul". The Korea Times. Retrieved 2022-05-15.
  9. ^ Werner, Ben (2008-04-05). "Alicia Keys Falls Short at Honda Center". The Orange County Register. Digital First Media. Retrieved 2022-10-01.

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