As I Am Tour

Not to be confused with I Am... (Beyoncé tour).

As I Am Tour

Tour by Alicia Keys
Promotional poster for the tour
Associated album	As I Am
Start date	February 28, 2008
End date	December 20, 2008
Legs	4
No. of shows	41 in Europe 39 in North America 9 in Oceania 5 in Asia 94 total
Box office	US $32 million ($45.28 in 2023 dollars)[1]
Alicia Keys concert chronology

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.

Opening acts

• Jordin Sparks (North America) (Oceania) (select venues)
• Ne-Yo (North America) (select venues)
• Solange Knowles (Europe) (select venues)
• Stephen Marley (Europe) (select venues)
• Jermaine Paul (Europe) (select venues)
• The Ruling Party (Europe) (select venues)
• Soul II Soul (Europe) select venues

Set list

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

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		Sydney SuperDome
December 13, 2008	Hunter Valley		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

^ a This concert was a part of the North Sea Jazz Festival. ^ b This concert was a part of the Moon & Stars Festival . ^ c This concert was a part of the Montreux Jazz Festival.

^ d This concert was a part of the Umbria Jazz Festival. ^ e This concert was a part of the Lucca Summer Festival. ^ f This concert was a part of the Singfest. ^ g These concerts were a part of A Day on the Green.

Cancellations

• February 25, 2008   Glasgow, Scotland   Scottish Exhibition and Conference Centre
• February 26, 2008   Manchester, England   Manchester Evening News Arena (later postponed to July 9, 2008)
• April 22, 2008   Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania   Peterson Events Center
• April 24, 2008   Cleveland, Ohio   Wolstein Center

Critical reception

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

• 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

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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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