As I Am Tour

{{Short description|2008 concert tour by Alicia Keys}} {{Distinguish|I Am... (Beyoncé tour)}} {{Infobox concert | concert_tour_name = As I Am Tour | image = AliciaKeysTour.jpg | image_caption = Promotional poster for the tour | artist = [[Alicia Keys]] | album = ''[[As I Am (Alicia Keys album)|As I Am]]'' | start_date = February 28, 2008 | end_date = December 20, 2008 | number_of_legs = 4 | number_of_shows = {{unbulleted list|41 in Europe|39 in North America|9 in Oceania|5 in Asia|94 total}} | gross = US $32 million (${{formatnum:{{Inflation|US|32|r=2|2008}}}} in {{Inflation-year|US}} dollars){{inflation-fn|US}} | 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 (Alicia Keys 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 (musician)|Stephen Marley]] (Europe) (select venues) * [[Jermaine Paul]] (Europe) (select venues) * The Ruling Party (Europe) (select venues) *Soul II Soul (Europe) select venues

==Set list== # "[[Ghetto Story (song)|Ghetto Story]]" # "Waiting for Your Love" # "Where Do We Go From Here" # "[[You Don't Know My Name]]" # "[[Teenage Love Affair]]" # "Heartburn" # "Sure Looks Good to Me" # "[[How Come You Don't Call Me]]" # "Butterflyz" # "Goodbye" # "Prelude to a Kiss" # "[[Superwoman (Alicia Keys song)|Superwoman]]" # "I Need You" # "Wreckless Love" # "[[Diary (Alicia Keys song)|Diary]]" (contains excerpts from "Tender Love") # "[[My Boo (Usher and Alicia Keys song)|My Boo]]" # "[[Unbreakable (Alicia Keys song)|Unbreakable]]" (contains excerpts from "[[Step in the Name of Love]]") # "[[Like You'll Never See Me Again]]" # "Feeling U, Feeling Me" # "Go Ahead" # "[[A Woman's Worth]]" # "Lesson Learned" # "So Simple" # "[[Karma (Alicia Keys song)|Karma]]" # "Thing About Love" # "[[Fallin' (Alicia Keys song)|Fallin']]" (contains excerpts from "[[It's a Man's Man's Man's World]]") #;Encore # "[[No One (Alicia Keys song)|No One]]" # "[[If I Ain't Got You]]"

==Tour dates== {| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;" ! width="150"| Date ! width="150"| City ! width="150"| Country ! width="250"| Venue |- ! colspan="4"| Europe |- |February 28, 2008 |[[Birmingham]] |rowspan="2"|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]] |rowspan="2"|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]] |- ! colspan="4"| North America<ref name="dates">{{cite magazine |last1=Crosley |first1=Hillary |title=Keys Brings 'As I Am' To North America |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/keys-brings-as-i-am-to-north-america-1309856/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2025-08-10 |date=2008-04-16}}</ref> |- |April 19, 2008 |[[Hampton, Virginia|Hampton]] |rowspan="21"|United States |[[Hampton Coliseum]] |- |April 21, 2008 |[[Philadelphia]] |[[Liacouras Center]] |- |April 26, 2008 |[[Columbus, Ohio|Columbus]] |[[Jerome Schottenstein Center|Schottenstein Center]] |- |April 27, 2008 |[[St. Louis]] |[[Scottrade Center]] |- |April 30, 2008 |[[Minneapolis]] |[[Target Center]] |- |May 1, 2008 |[[Kansas City, Missouri|Kansas City]] |[[Sprint Center]] |- |May 4, 2008 |[[Anaheim, California|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, California|San Jose]] |[[HP Pavilion at San Jose]] |- |May 11, 2008 |[[Sacramento, California|Sacramento]] |[[ARCO Arena]] |- |May 14, 2008 |[[Grand Prairie, Texas|Grand Prairie]] |[[Nokia Theatre at Grand Prairie]] |- |May 15, 2008 |[[Memphis, Tennessee|Memphis]] |[[FedExForum]] |- |May 18, 2008 |[[Houston]] |[[Toyota Center]] |- |May 22, 2008 |[[New Orleans]] |[[New Orleans Arena]] |- |May 24, 2008 |[[Tampa, Florida|Tampa]] |[[St. Pete Times Forum]] |- |May 25, 2008 |[[Miami]] |[[American Airlines Arena]] |- |May 28, 2008 |[[Atlanta]] |[[Philips Arena]] |- |May 30, 2008 |[[Greensboro, North Carolina|Greensboro]] |[[Greensboro Coliseum]] |- |May 31, 2008 |[[Atlantic City, New Jersey|Atlantic City]] |[[Mark G. Etess Arena]] |- |June 3, 2008 |[[Montreal]] |rowspan="2"|Canada |[[Bell Centre]] |- |June 5, 2008 |[[Toronto]] |[[Air Canada Centre]] |- |June 6, 2008 |[[Auburn Hills, Michigan|Auburn Hills]] |rowspan="7"|United States |[[The Palace of Auburn Hills]] |- |June 7, 2008 |[[Rosemont, Illinois|Rosemont]] |[[Allstate Arena]] |- |June 11, 2008 |[[Boston]] |[[TD Banknorth Garden]] |- |June 13, 2008 |[[Washington, D.C.]] |[[Capital One Arena|Verizon Center]] |- |June 15, 2008 |[[Baltimore]] |[[1st Mariner Arena]] |- |June 17, 2008 |[[Newark, New Jersey|Newark]] |[[Prudential Center]] |- |June 18, 2008 |[[New York City]] |[[Madison Square Garden]] |- ! colspan="4"| Europe |- |July 8, 2008 |London |rowspan="2"|England |O2 Arena |- |July 9, 2008 |[[Manchester]] |[[Manchester Evening News Arena]] |- |July 11, 2008 |Rotterdam |Netherlands |[[North Sea Jazz Festival]] (Nile stage) {{ref|SON|[a]}} |- |July 12, 2008 |Paris |France |Palais omnisports de Paris-Bercy |- |July 16, 2008 |[[Locarno]] |rowspan="2"|Switzerland |Piazza Grande {{ref|SON|[b]}} |- |July 17, 2008 |[[Montreux]] |Stravinsky Auditorium {{ref|SON|[c]}} |- |July 19, 2008 |[[Perugia]] |rowspan="2"|Italy |Piazza Danti {{ref|SON|[d]}} |- |July 20, 2008 |[[Lucca]] |Piazza Napoleone {{ref|SON|[e]}} |- |July 26, 2008 |[[Nîmes]] |France |[[Arena of Nîmes]] |- ! colspan="4"| Asia |- |July 29, 2008 |[[Hong Kong]] |[[Hong Kong]] |[[AsiaWorld-Arena]] |- |July 31, 2008 |[[Jakarta]] |Indonesia |[[Jakarta Convention Center]]<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.antara.co.id/en/arc/2008/6/8/alicia-keys-to-perform-in-jakarta/|title=Alicia Keys to Perform in Jakarta|date=2008-06-08|accessdate=2008-11-30|work=Antara News}}</ref> |- |August 3, 2008 |Singapore |Singapore |[[Fort Canning]] {{ref|SON|[f]}} |- |August 5, 2008 |[[Pasay]] |Philippines |[[SMX Convention Center]] |- |August 7, 2008 |[[Seoul]] |South Korea |[[Jamsil Gymnasium]] |- ! colspan="4"| North America<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.eurweb.com/story/eur45818.cfm |title=ALICIA KEYS BOOKS THEATERS FOR TOUR: Singer continues to support latest album 'As I Am.' |date=2008-08-01 |accessdate=2008-11-30 |work=Electronic Urban Report |publisher=Rabercom Enterprises }}{{dead link|date=July 2017 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref> |- |September 12, 2008 |[[Mashantucket]] |rowspan="6"|United States |[[MGM Grand at Foxwoods]] |- |September 13, 2008 |[[Hammond, Indiana|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 (Vancouver)|Orpheum]] |- |September 26, 2008 |[[Santa Barbara, California|Santa Barbara]] |rowspan="3"|United States |[[Santa Barbara Bowl]] |- |September 27, 2008 |[[Phoenix, Arizona|Phoenix]] |[[Dodge Theater]] |- |September 28, 2008 |[[Tucson, Arizona|Tucson]] |[[Anselmo Valencia Tori Amphitheater]] |- ! colspan="4"| 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]] |rowspan="5"|Germany |[[O2 World (Berlin)|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]] |rowspan="2"|France |rowspan="2"|[[Le Zénith]] |- |October 31, 2008 |[[Nantes]] |- ! colspan="4"| Oceania<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/596510/Alicia_Keys/Alicia_Keys_Australian_Tour_2008?event_id=596511#details|title=Alicia Keys Australian Tour 2008|accessdate=2008-11-30|work=LiveGuide| archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20081020031736/http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/596510/Alicia_Keys/Alicia_Keys_Australian_Tour_2008?event_id=596511| archivedate= 20 October 2008 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.liveguide.com.au/Tours/596513/Alicia_Keys/A_Day_On_The_Green_Alicia_Keys?event_id=596516#details|title=A Day On The Green — Alicia Keys|accessdate=2008-11-30|work=LiveGuide| archiveurl= 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| archivedate= 3 January 2009 | url-status= live}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.frontiertouring.com.au/currenttours/Alicia_Keys__Australia_amp;_New_Zealand_2008|title=Alicia Keys Live in Concert|accessdate=2008-11-30|work=Frontier Touring Co.}}</ref> |- |December 6, 2008 |[[Auckland]] |rowspan="2"|New Zealand |[[Vector Arena]] |- |December 7, 2008 |[[Wellington]] |[[TSB Bank Arena]] |- |December 10, 2008 |[[Brisbane]] |rowspan="7"|Australia |[[Brisbane Entertainment Centre]] |- |December 12, 2008 |[[Sydney]] |[[Sydney SuperDome]] |- |December 13, 2008 |[[Hunter Valley]] |Bimbadgen Estate |- |December 14, 2008 |[[Bowral]] |Centennial Vineyards {{ref|SON|[g]}} |- |December 17, 2008 |[[Melbourne]] |[[Rod Laver Arena]] |- |December 18, 2008 |[[Adelaide]] |[[Adelaide Entertainment Centre]] |- |December 20, 2008 |[[Swan Valley (Western Australia)|Swan Valley]] |Sandalford Wines {{ref|SON|[g]}} |}

;Notes {{col-begin}} {{col-2}} {{note|SON|}}'''a''' This concert was a part of the [[North Sea Jazz Festival]]. {{note|SON|}}'''b''' This concert was a part of the Moon & Stars Festival . {{note|SON|}}'''c''' This concert was a part of the [[Montreux Jazz Festival]]. {{col-2}} {{note|SON|}}'''d''' This concert was a part of the [[Umbria Jazz Festival]]. {{note|SON|}}'''e''' This concert was a part of the Lucca Summer Festival. {{note|SON|}}'''f''' This concert was a part of the [[Singfest]]. {{note|SON|}}'''g''' These concerts were a part of A Day on the Green. {{col-end}}

;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]]<ref name="cnel">{{cite magazine |last1=Crosley |first1=Hillary |title=Keys Cancels Second Performance |url=https://www.billboard.com/music/music-news/keys-cancels-second-performance-1309501/ |magazine=[[Billboard (magazine)|Billboard]] |access-date=2025-08-10 |date=2008-04-23}}</ref> *April 24, 2008   [[Cleveland, Ohio]]   [[Wolstein Center]]<ref name="cnel"/>

==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”.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.koreatimes.co.kr/www/art/2021/06/690_29003.html |title=R&B Superstar Alicia Keys Heats Up Seoul |last=A. Garcia |first=Cathy Rose |date=2008-08-08 |website=[[The Korea Times]] |publisher= |access-date=2022-05-15}}</ref> 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”.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.ocregister.com/2008/05/05/alicia-keys-falls-short-at-honda-center/ |title=Alicia Keys Falls Short at Honda Center |last=Werner |first=Ben |date=2008-04-05|website=[[The Orange County Register]] |publisher=[[Digital First Media]] |access-date=2022-10-01}}</ref>

==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== {{Reflist}}

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