Music/Entertainment 411 - April 2007

Beyonce's North American Tour Dates Announced

'The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris' Opens Stateside at The New Orleans Superdome On Friday, July 6

NEW YORK, April 4 /PRNewswire/ -- Superstar and cultural icon Beyonce is bringing her 2007 world tour to North America for a series of live concerts beginning Friday, July 6, at the Superdome in New Orleans. "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris," kicks off April 10 in Tokyo and is currently set to run stateside through September (see itinerary following).

WeLoveBeyonce.com, the artist's official fan site, will host a two-week presale for Beyonce's concerts in Ft. Lauderdale, Philadelphia, and Raleigh, on Thursday, April 5 at 10am (ET)/ 9am (CT). (The public on-sale for those three cities will take place the weekend of April 20.) VIP Concert Tour Packages will be available exclusively at welovebeyonce.com.

Further details on presales and public on-sales for other cities on Beyonce's 2007 world tour itinerary will be available on her official fan site.

The most eagerly-anticipated tour of the year, "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris" showcases 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.

Beyonce recently set the all-time record for the biggest chart jump in the history of the Billboard Hot 100 when "Beautiful Liar," her superstar duet with Shakira, bulleted an unprecedented 91 slots (#94* to #3*) upward in a single week.

The first single from Beyonce's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, "Beautiful Liar," an irresistible Latin/pop anthem of feminine empowerment, has also entered Billboard's Hot Digital Songs and Hot Digital Tracks charts at #1.

Music World/Columbia Records has just released Beyonce's B'DAY Deluxe Edition, an expanded two-CD edition of the pop icon's best-selling Grammy- winning solo album, in stores now.

Also available now: Beyonce's B'DAY Anthology Video Album. For sale exclusively at Wal-Mart Stores Inc., the B'DAY Anthology Video Album includes Beyonce's videos for "Kitty Kat (intro)"/"Greenlight," "Upgrade U" featuring Jay-Z, "Deja Vu," "Ring The Alarm," "Irreplaceable," "Listen," "Suga Mama," "Get Me Bodied," "Freakum Dress," "Flaws & All," "Kissing You" and "Beautiful Liar" featuring Shakira. As an added bonus, the video collection features fifteen minutes of exclusive behind-the-scene footage.

  "The Beyonce Experience brought to you by Samsung and L'Oreal Paris"

  Fri    7/6    New Orleans, LA     Superdome
  Sat    7/7    Memphis, TN         FedEx Forum
  Sun    7/8    St. Louis, MO       Savvis Center
  Wed    7/11   Monterrey, Mexico   Monterrey Arena
  Fri    7/13   Dallas, TX          American Airlines Center
  Sat    7/14   Houston, TX         Toyota Center
  Sun    7/15   San Antonio, TX     AT&T Center
  Wed    7/18   Nashville, TN       Gaylord Entertainment Center
  Fri    7/20   Atlanta, GA         Philips Arena
  Sat    7/21   Tampa, FL           St. Pete Times Forum
  Sun    7/22   Ft. Lauderdale, FL  BankAtlantic Center
  Tue    7/24   Orlando, FL         AMWAY Arena
  Fri    7/27   Charlotte, NC       Bobcat Arena
  Sat    7/28   Raleigh, NC         RBC Center
  Sun    7/29   Hampton, VA         Hampton Coliseum
  Tue    7/31   Albany, NY          Pepsi Arena
  Wed    8/1    Uncasville, CT      Mohegan Sun
  Thu    8/2    TBD
  Fri    8/3    Meadowlands, NJ     Continental Airline Arena
  Sat    8/4    NYC                 Madison Square Garden
  Wed    8/8    Baltimore, MD       1st Mariner Arena
  Thu    8/9    Washington DC       Verizon Center
  Fri    8/10   Philadelphia, PA    Wachovia Center
  Sat    8/11   Atlantic City, NJ   TBD
  Sun    8/12   Boston, MA          Fleet Center
  Tue    8/14   Montreal, QC        Bell Centre
  Wed    8/15   Toronto, ON         Air Canada
  Fri    8/17   Detroit, MI         Palace
  Sat    8/18   Chicago, IL         United Center
  Sun    8/19   Cleveland, OH       Quicken Arena
  Wed    8/22   Denver, CO          Pepsi Arena
  Fri    8/24   Phoenix, AZ         US Airways Center
  Sat    8/25   Las Vegas, NV       MGM
  Sun    8/26   San Diego, CA       TBD
  Thu    8/30   Lake Tahoe, CA      Harrah's Outdoor Theatre
  Fri    8/31   Oakland, CA         Oakland Arena
  Sat    9/1    Anaheim, CA         Honda Center
  Sun    9/2    Los Angeles, CA     Staples Center
  Wed    9/5    TBD
  Thu    9/6    Calgary, Canada     Pengrowth Saddledome
  Fri    9/7    Vancouver, Canada   GM Place
            

For more information log onto: columbiarecords.com and beyonceonline.com.