As I Am Tour Explained

Concert Tour Name:As I Am Tour
Artist:Alicia Keys
Album:As I Am
Start Date:February 28, 2008
End Date:December 20, 2008
Number Of Legs:4
Gross:US $32 million ($ in dollars)
Last Tour:Diary Tour
(2005)
This Tour:As I Am Tour
(2008)
Next Tour:Freedom Tour
(2010)

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

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
  1. "No One"
  2. "If I Ain't Got You"

Tour dates

DateCityCountryVenue
Europe
February 28, 2008BirminghamEnglandNational Indoor Arena
February 29, 2008LondonThe O2 Arena
March 3, 2008LyonFranceHalle Tony Garnier
March 4, 2008FrankfurtGermanyFesthalle Frankfurt
March 7, 2008FrederiksbergDenmarkSAS Falkoner Center
March 8, 2008StockholmSwedenHovet
March 11, 2008OsloNorwayOslo Spektrum
March 13, 2008HamburgGermanyColor Line Arena
March 14, 2008ZürichSwitzerlandHallenstadion
March 16, 2008BadalonaSpainPalau Municipal d'Esports de Badalona
March 17, 2008MadridPalacio de Deportes de la Comunidad de Madrid
March 19, 2008LisbonPortugalPavilhão Atlântico
March 22, 2008MarseilleFranceLe Dôme de Marseille
March 24, 2008RotterdamNetherlandsRotterdam Ahoy
March 25, 2008AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis
March 27, 2008ParisFrancePalais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
March 29, 2008MilanItalyDatch Forum di Assago
North America[1]
April 19, 2008HamptonUnited StatesHampton Coliseum
April 21, 2008PhiladelphiaLiacouras Center
April 26, 2008ColumbusSchottenstein Center
April 27, 2008St. LouisScottrade Center
April 30, 2008MinneapolisTarget Center
May 1, 2008Kansas CitySprint Center
May 4, 2008AnaheimHonda Center
May 5, 2008Los AngelesStaples Center
May 7, 2008San DiegoSan Diego Sports Arena
May 9, 2008Las VegasMGM Grand Garden Arena
May 10, 2008San JoseHP Pavilion at San Jose
May 11, 2008SacramentoARCO Arena
May 14, 2008Grand PrairieNokia Theatre at Grand Prairie
May 15, 2008MemphisFedExForum
May 18, 2008HoustonToyota Center
May 22, 2008New OrleansNew Orleans Arena
May 24, 2008TampaSt. Pete Times Forum
May 25, 2008MiamiAmerican Airlines Arena
May 28, 2008AtlantaPhilips Arena
May 30, 2008GreensboroGreensboro Coliseum
May 31, 2008Atlantic CityMark G. Etess Arena
June 3, 2008MontrealCanadaBell Centre
June 5, 2008TorontoAir Canada Centre
June 6, 2008Auburn HillsUnited StatesThe Palace of Auburn Hills
June 7, 2008RosemontAllstate Arena
June 11, 2008BostonTD Banknorth Garden
June 13, 2008Washington, D.C.Verizon Center
June 15, 2008Baltimore1st Mariner Arena
June 17, 2008NewarkPrudential Center
June 18, 2008New York CityMadison Square Garden
Europe
July 8, 2008LondonEnglandO2 Arena
July 9, 2008ManchesterManchester Evening News Arena
July 11, 2008RotterdamNetherlandsNorth Sea Jazz Festival (Nile stage)
July 12, 2008ParisFrancePalais omnisports de Paris-Bercy
July 16, 2008LocarnoSwitzerlandPiazza Grande
July 17, 2008MontreuxStravinsky Auditorium
July 19, 2008PerugiaItalyPiazza Danti
July 20, 2008LuccaPiazza Napoleone
July 26, 2008NîmesFranceArena of Nîmes
Asia
July 29, 2008Hong KongHong KongAsiaWorld-Arena
July 31, 2008JakartaIndonesiaJakarta Convention Center[2]
August 3, 2008SingaporeSingapore
August 5, 2008PasayPhilippinesSMX Convention Center
August 7, 2008SeoulSouth KoreaJamsil Gymnasium
North America[3]
September 12, 2008MashantucketUnited StatesMGM Grand at Foxwoods
September 13, 2008HammondThe Venue at Horseshoe Casino
September 14, 2008CincinnatiProcter & Gamble Hall
September 17, 2008DenverWells Fargo Theatre
September 18, 2008Salt Lake CityAbravanel Hall
September 20, 2008SeattleQwest Field Events Center
September 21, 2008VancouverCanadaOrpheum
September 26, 2008Santa BarbaraUnited StatesSanta Barbara Bowl
September 27, 2008PhoenixDodge Theater
September 28, 2008TucsonAnselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater
Europe
October 10, 2008ZagrebCroatiaDom Sportova
October 11, 2008BelgradeSerbiaBelgrade Arena
October 13, 2008BratislavaSlovakiaIncheba Expo Arena
October 14, 2008PragueCzech RepublicTesla Arena
October 15, 2008WarsawPolandTorwar Hall
October 18, 2008BerlinGermanyO2 World
October 19, 2008MunichOlympiahalle
October 21, 2008StuttgartHanns-Martin-Schleyer-Halle
October 22, 2008OberhausenKönig Pilsener Arena
October 23, 2008MannheimSAP Arena
October 25, 2008MetzFranceLe Galaxie
October 27, 2008RotterdamNetherlandsThe Ahoy
October 28, 2008AntwerpBelgiumSportpaleis
October 30, 2008ToulouseFranceLe Zénith
October 31, 2008Nantes
Oceania[4] [5] [6]
December 6, 2008AucklandNew ZealandVector Arena
December 7, 2008WellingtonTSB Bank Arena
December 10, 2008BrisbaneAustraliaBrisbane Entertainment Centre
December 12, 2008SydneySydney SuperDome
December 13, 2008Hunter ValleyBimbadgen Estate
December 14, 2008BowralCentennial Vineyards
December 17, 2008MelbourneRod Laver Arena
December 18, 2008AdelaideAdelaide Entertainment Centre
December 20, 2008Swan ValleySandalford Wines
Notesa 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

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”.[7] 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”.[8]

Personnel

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Alicia Keys announces 'As I Am' tour . 2008-02-01. 2008-11-30. Kilgore. Kim. Live Daily. https://web.archive.org/web/20081015143251/http://www.livedaily.com/news/13600.html. 15 October 2008 . live.
  2. Web site: Alicia Keys to Perform in Jakarta. 2008-06-08. 2008-11-30. Antara News.
  3. Web site: ALICIA KEYS BOOKS THEATERS FOR TOUR: Singer continues to support latest album 'As I Am.' . 2008-08-01 . 2008-11-30 . Electronic Urban Report . Rabercom Enterprises .
  4. Web site: Alicia Keys Australian Tour 2008. 2008-11-30. LiveGuide. https://web.archive.org/web/20081020031736/http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/596510/Alicia_Keys/Alicia_Keys_Australian_Tour_2008?event_id=596511. 20 October 2008 . live.
  5. Web site: A Day On The Green — Alicia Keys. 2008-11-30. LiveGuide. https://web.archive.org/web/20090103101930/http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/596513/Alicia_Keys/A_Day_On_The_Green_Alicia_Keys?event_id=596516. 3 January 2009 . live.
  6. Web site: Alicia Keys Live in Concert. 2008-11-30. Frontier Touring Co..
  7. Web site: R&B Superstar Alicia Keys Heats Up Seoul . A. Garcia . Cathy Rose . 2008-08-08 . . 2022-05-15.
  8. Web site: Alicia Keys Falls Short at Honda Center . Werner . Ben . 2008-04-05. . . 2022-10-01.