Freedom Tour Explained
| Concert Tour Name: | The Freedom Tour |
| Artist: | Alicia Keys |
| Album: | The Element of Freedom |
| Start Date: | February 26, 2010 |
| End Date: | July 3, 2010 |
| Number Of Legs: | 3 |
| Number Of Shows: | 26 in North America
23 in Europe
1 in Africa
50 Total |
| Gross: | US$29.4 million ($ in dollars) |
| Last Tour: | As I Am Tour
(2008) |
| This Tour: | The Freedom Tour
(2010) |
| Next Tour: |
(2011) |
The Freedom Tour was the fourth concert tour by American singer-songwriter Alicia Keys in support of her fourth studio album, The Element of Freedom (2009). The tour commenced at the Scotiabank Place in Ottawa on February 26, 2010. The tour continued onto North America visiting Europe as well.[1] In June, Keys will headline one concert in Johannesburg, giving the singer in first performances in South Africa. According to Pollstar, the tour grossed $29.4 million worldwide, with 43 shows.
Background
Keys announced her forthcoming tour in December 2009, shortly after the release of her fourth studio album. During the same time, Keys was named R&B/Hip-Hop Artist of the Decade by Billboard magazine.[2] When describing the tour, Keys mentions,[2]
The show is, obviously, always focused around music; that's what is always my main focus. When we first start putting it all together, it all starts at the music, and then it's what story that I want to tell and kind of what energy I want to give off. There's going to be something for everyone in this show because that's who I am, I am a person who feels things from all different angles and directions, and I'm going to express it that way ... and that's how I arm-wrestle people who are close-minded.
Opening acts
Tour dates
| Date | City | Country | Venue |
|---|
| North America[3] [4] [5] [6] [7] |
| February 26, 2010 | Ottawa | Canada | Scotiabank Place |
| February 28, 2010 | Montreal | Bell Centre |
| March 3, 2010 | Rosemont | United States | Allstate Arena |
| March 5, 2010 | Detroit | Fox Theatre |
| March 6, 2010 |
| March 8, 2010 | London | Canada | John Labatt Centre |
| March 10, 2010 | Toronto | Air Canada Centre |
| March 11, 2010 | Verona | United States | Turning Stone Event Center |
| March 13, 2010 | Mashantucket | MGM Grand Theater |
| March 14, 2010 |
| March 17, 2010 | New York City | Madison Square Garden |
| March 19, 2010 | Newark | Prudential Center |
| March 20, 2010 | Atlantic City | |
| March 22, 2010 | Boston | Agganis Arena |
| March 24, 2010 | Baltimore | 1st Mariner Arena |
| March 25, 2010 | Washington, D.C. | Verizon Center |
| March 27, 2010 | Miami | American Airlines Arena |
| March 28, 2010 | Tampa | St. Pete Times Forum |
| March 30, 2010 | Atlanta | Philips Arena |
| April 2, 2010 | Grand Prairie | Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie |
| April 3, 2010 | Houston | Toyota Center |
| April 6, 2010 | Los Angeles | Staples Center |
| April 7, 2010 | Santa Barbara | Santa Barbara Bowl |
| April 9, 2010 | Las Vegas | Mandalay Bay Events Center |
| April 10, 2010 | Oakland | Oracle Arena |
| Europe[8] |
| April 29, 2010 | Lisbon | Portugal | Pavilhão Atlântico |
| May 1, 2010 | Ischgl | Austria | Silvrettaseilbahn AG |
| May 2, 2010 | Verona | Italy | Verona Arena |
| May 4, 2010 | Marseille | France | Le Dôme de Marseille |
| May 7, 2010 | Berlin | Germany | O2 World |
| May 8, 2010 | Arnhem | Netherlands | GelreDome XS |
| May 9, 2010 | Frankfurt | Germany | Festhalle Frankfurt |
| May 12, 2010 | Hamburg | O2 World Hamburg |
| May 13, 2010 | Oberhausen | König Pilsener Arena |
| May 15, 2010 | Antwerp | Belgium | Sportpaleis |
| May 17, 2010 | Zürich | Switzerland | Hallenstadion |
| May 19, 2010 | Birmingham | England | National Indoor Arena |
| May 21, 2010 | Dublin | Ireland | The O2 |
| May 22, 2010 | Bangor | Wales | Vaynol Park |
| May 23, 2010 | Glasgow | Scotland | SECC Hall 4 |
| May 25, 2010 | London | England | The O2 |
| May 26, 2010 |
| May 29, 2010 | Manchester | Manchester Evening News Arena |
| May 31, 2010 | Paris | France | Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy |
| June 2, 2010 | Barcelona | Spain | Palau Sant Jordi |
| June 4, 2010 | Lyon | France | Halle Tony Garnier |
| June 6, 2010 | Santa Cruz de Tenerife | Spain | Autoridad Portuaria de Santa Cruz |
| Africa |
| June 10, 2010 | Johannesburg | South Africa | Orlando Stadium |
| North America |
| July 3, 2010 | New Orleans | United States | Louisiana Superdome | |
- Festivals and other miscellaneous performances
This concert is a part of Festival Ischgl/Top of the Mountain Concert[9]
This concert is part of the BBC Radio 1's Big Weekend Music Festival.[10]
This concert is part of the FIFA World Cup Kick-off Celebration Concert.
This concert is part of the Essence Music Festival[11] Box office score data
| Venue | City | Tickets Sold / Available | Gross Revenue |
|---|
| Bell Centre | Montreal | 6,620 / 7,880 (84%) | $632,023 |
| Fox Theater | Detroit | 8,142 / 8,590 (95%) | $677,636[12] |
| John Labatt Centre | London | 4,827 / 6,025 (80%) | $375,358 |
| Verizon Center | Washington, D.C. | 9,087 / 13,085 (69%) | $827,593 |
| Philips Arena | Atlanta | 9,099 / 9,099 (100%) | $643,646 |
| Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie | Grand Prairie | 4,192 / 5,826 (72%) | $382,709 |
| Staples Center | Los Angeles | 14,539 / 15,115 (96%) | $1,134,106 |
| Santa Barbara Bowl | Santa Barbara | 3,395 / 4,547 (75%) | $326,392 |
| O2 World | Berlin | 6,231 / 6,231 (100%) | $360,516 |
| O2 World Hamburg | Hamburg | 6,224 / 8,769 (71%) | $461,704 |
| National Indoor Arena | Birmingham | 10,870 / 10,870 (100%) | $634,808 |
| The O2 | Dublin | 8,061 / 8,061 (100%) | $671,964 |
| SECC Hall 4 | Glasgow | 8,736 / 8,736 (100%) | $522,719 |
| The O2 Arena | London | 32,333 / 32,396 (~100%) | $1,850,460 |
| Manchester Evening News Arena | Manchester | 15,414 / 15,414 (100%) | $896,216 |
| Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy | Paris | 16,460 / 16,460 (100%) | | $1,068,820 |
| TOTAL | 168,017 / 183,246 (92%) | $11,779,689 | |
Notes and References
- Web site: Alicia Keys plots initial dates for 'Freedom' trek. December 1, 2009. March 25, 2010. Madison. Tjames. LiveDaily.
- Web site: The Road to Freedom:Alicia Keys. March 2, 2010. March 24, 2010. Sclafani. Tony. Express Night Out. The Washington Post Company. April 2, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100402230223/http://www.expressnightout.com/content/2010/03/alice-keys-verizon-center.php. dead.
- Web site: Alicia Keys takes 'Freedom' a step further. February 5, 2010. March 24, 2010. Madison. Tjames. LiveDaily. https://web.archive.org/web/20100214114559/http://www.livedaily.com/news/21355.html. February 14, 2010. dead.
- Web site: Alicia Keys' 'Freedom' Tour Hits U.S. This Month. https://web.archive.org/web/20100223024200/http://www.mtv.com/news/articles/1632279/20100219/keys_alicia.jhtml. dead. February 23, 2010. February 1, 2010. March 24, 2010. Crosley. Holly. MTV News. MTV Networks.
- Web site: Alicia Keys past Events. Keys' Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. March 25, 2010. March 24, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100324213830/http://www.aliciakeys.com/us/events/past. dead.
- Web site: Alicia Keys Tour & Events. Keys' Official Website. Sony Music Entertainment. March 25, 2010. March 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100325003311/http://www.aliciakeys.com/us/events. dead.
- Web site: Alicia Keys Dates. Pollstar.
- Web site: Alicia Keys Tickets For All On-Sale Dates and Concerts. NME. IPC Media.
- Web site: Alicia Keys in Ischgl. Ischgl Official Tourism Website. Tourismusverabnd Paznaun-Ischgal. March 25, 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20100324125426/http://www.ischgl.com/en-packages-alicia_keys_in_ischgl-21.htm. March 24, 2010. dead.
- Web site: Rihanna, Florence & The Machine and Pendulum in Bangor. April 2, 2010. April 27, 2010. BBC News. The British Broadcasting Corporation.
- Alicia Keys Joins Mary J. Blige As Headliner Of 2010 Essence Festival. Billboard. February 23, 2010.
- Billboard Boxscore. November 2, 2010. November 19, 2010. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc..
