The Beyoncé Experience Live
The Beyoncé Experience Live is the third live and fourth video album by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé. It was released through Columbia Records and Music World Entertainment on November 20, 2007 in the United States. It was filmed at the Staples Center in Los Angeles, California, on September 2, 2007 during her world tour The Beyoncé Experience. It features guest appearances from rapper Jay-Z on "Upgrade U" and former Destiny's Child bandmates Michelle Williams and Kelly Rowland on "Survivor". The show featured on the album was broadcast on different channels; for one night only on November 19, 2007, the film was shown in ninety-six theaters across the United States, while Black Entertainment Television (BET) aired an edited version of the concert on Thanksgiving Day, with AEG Network and 3sat also airing the concert.
Beyoncé performing during The Beyoncé Experience at Palau Sant Jordi in Barcelona, Spain on May 27, 2007
The Beyoncé Experience was the third concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé. It was staged in support of her second studio album, B'Day (2006). The Beyoncé Experience consisted of 96 shows in 2007 over five legs. Fan-club tickets and VIP packages were on sale in early April and tickets sold officially on April 20, 2007. The tour began that month and finished that November. Knowles collaborated with America's Second Harvest on a campaign for people who fought with famine, holding pre-concert food drives at every stop during the tour asking from fans to bring food.
Promotional poster for the Oracle Arena show
Knowles performing "Speechless" during the tour while seated on a sofa designed like a pair of lips. Lee Hildebrand of the San Francisco Chronicle noted that the singer was "particularly powerful on 'Speechless,' a masterpiece of lyrical minimalism".
Knowles performing "Listen", a song from the soundtrack album Dreamgirls: Music from the Motion Picture.
Knowles performing "Ring the Alarm" in May 2007. During a performance of the song in Orlando, Florida on July 24, she fell down a flight of stairs as her long red coat got caught under her heel.