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I Am... Yours was the first residency show by American singer Beyoncé. It was held four consecutive nights in July and August 2009 in support of her third studio album, ''I Am... Sasha Fierce'' (2008). The concerts were held at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas in Las Vegas, Nevada. Beyoncé performed over thirty songs backed by an orchestra and her all-female band, Suga Mama, to an audience of 1,500. The show was deemed "an intimate encounter" as Beyoncé portrayed a more raw and uninhibited show versus her previous concert performances. The concept of the shows revolves around Beyoncé's recording career. I Am... 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 success of ''I Am... Yours'' has led Wynn Resorts to ask Beyoncé to return as a residency act. A double disc CD and DVD, ''I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas'', was released in November 2009, featuring the performance recorded on August 2, 2009. It contained the full concert, a behind-the-scenes feature, along with an audio CD of the concert. ''I Am... Yours: An Intimate Performance at Wynn Las Vegas'' was aired on several TV Networks as a special. ==Background and development== When Beyoncé's I Am... Tour (2009–2010), was announced in 2008 by ''Entertainment Weekly'', the article mentioned Beyoncé would perform a week-long Las Vegas showcase. As tour dates were announced, it was later revealed that Beyoncé would perform four shows in Las Vegas. The concerts were held at the Encore Theatre in Las Vegas, Nevada to a standing room-only audience of 1,500. 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 prices for the tickets were from $250 to $1,000. 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.〔〔 Regarding the concerts, she told ABC News,
During 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. Also, she did not want it to be the typical Las Vegas showcase. She wanted to remove the theatrics and "consciously show that I don't need any of that stuff. 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 often rehearsed during sound checks of her 2009 tour.〔 The concept of the shows revolves around Beyoncé's recording career, from her early childhood beginnings to the star she is today. She revealed, "In the beginning, I'm gonna start out, sing and make it about my songwriting, my arrangements, my band and my love for music. Then, I'm gonna tell my story. This way, I can sing all of the hit songs, the songs that people want. But, it's a deeper meaning... these songs meant more than just the chorus that's catchy... it's my life."〔 Since the show was created last minute, there were many changes. Originally, the set list included, "Ego", "At Last", "Listen", "Ring the Alarm", and "Upgrade U".〔 These songs were later removed from the set list and a new one was added with additional instruments.〔〔 The success of the show has led Wynn Resorts to ask Beyoncé to return as a residency act. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「I Am... Yours (Beyoncé show)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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