Just give me my band, a stage and some cool smoke and lights." Beyoncé and her production quickly organized the show in seven days, based on a script provided by filmmaker Matthew Dickens. She wanted to remove the theatrics and "consciously show that I don't need any of that stuff. Also, she did not want it to be the typical Las Vegas showcase. Just give me my band, give me a stage, some cool smoke and lights and you see the sweat, you see the pain, you see the love, you see the soul and it's about music." ĭuring the documentary, "What Happens in Vegas.", Beyoncé stated that when the idea of a Vegas show was presented to her, she wanted the show to be a complete 180 from her current tour. My whole objective here is for people to see what they don't get to see. I thought if I'm going to have my own Las Vegas show, it has to be right and it has to have heart and soul and it has to be something memorable. "I've always wanted to perform in Las Vegas, I've always wanted to do my own show there, because a lot of the icons that I look up to had amazing shows in Las Vegas. Regarding the concerts, she told ABC News, According to Beyoncé, the show is an "unplugged" version of her normal concerts she removed all the elaborate costumes and theatrics of her latest tour and performed with her band, Suga Mama, and a small team of dancers. The prices for the tickets were from $250 to $1,000. Tickets for the first three shows were sold out after they were made available, but the ones for the fourth night were sold slowly with Las Vegas Sun reporting that ninety percent of the tickets were sold. The concerts were held at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada to a standing room-only audience of 1,500. As tour dates were announced, it was later revealed that Beyoncé would perform four shows in Las Vegas. Tour (2009–2010), was announced in 2008 by Entertainment Weekly, the article mentioned Beyoncé would perform a week-long Las Vegas showcase. The concerts were held at the Encore Theater in Wynn Las Vegas to a standing-audience.
Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas was aired on several TV Networks as a special.
It contained the full concert, a behind-the-scenes feature, along with an audio CD of the concert. Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas, was released in November 2009, featuring the performance recorded on August 2, 2009. Yours has led Wynn Resorts to ask Beyoncé to return as a residency act. Yours received positive response from music critics who praised the intimate performances and Beyoncé's vocals as well as the jazz, funk and orchestral arrangements of the songs. The concept of the shows revolves around Beyoncé's recording career. The residency was deemed "an intimate encounter" as Beyoncé portrayed a more raw and uninhibited show versus her previous concert performances. Beyoncé performed over thirty songs backed by an orchestra and her all-female band, the Suga Mamas, to an audience of 1,500. The residency was held at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada.
It was held four consecutive nights in July and August 2009 in support of her third studio album, I Am. Yours was the first concert residency by American singer Beyoncé. For a list of winners, visit ew.com/winners seven days after the end of this contest.I Am. The winner(s) may be required to complete an affidavit or eligibility and waiver of liability before prize(s) can be awarded. Anyone who has won a prize from Sponsor during the previous 90 days is disqualified. Employees of Entertainment Weekly, Time Inc., Music World/Columbia Records, or any related companies are not eligible to enter or win. Winners will have 24 hours to respond, after which time they forfeit their prize. Entertainment Weekly will contact the winners by Facebook message requesting their mailing address on or before. Consumers who obtain items are responsible for any and all taxes. Items being distributed are not transferable or redeemable for cash. Sponsor not responsible for any damage to computer equipment related to participating in this promotion. Where Entertainment Weekly is not the sponsor, it cannot guarantee the availability of any of the items described. Each contestant must answer the question posed in our Facebook post as directed, or their entry may be disqualified. The first 10 persons to post a qualifying comment on the related post on our Facebook wall (will receive a copy of Beyoncé : I am…World Tour on DVD which has an approximate retail value (ARV) of $30. Limited to one entry per Facebook account. resident age 21 or older at the time of entry. Open only to those to whom this or notice has been addressed, provided that entrant is a legal U.S.