Beyonce Offering Fans $20 Tickets For Her North American Concerts

Final 1,000 Specially-Priced Seats Per Show Being Made Available On Friday,
May 29

NEW YORK, May 27 /PRNewswire/ -- In order to make her concerts affordable to
all of her fans, pop culture superstar Beyonce set aside 2,000 seats for each
of her North American shows for the special-value price of $20. The final
1,000 specially-priced $20 tickets for each of Beyonce's North American
concerts will be made available to the public on Friday, May 29.

The last 1,000 (per show) specially-priced tickets for Beyonce's North
American concert tour are being made available through Ticketmaster
(www.ticketmaster.com/beyonce).

All of the concerts on Beyonce's North American itinerary will have 1,000
specially-priced tickets made available with the exception of the artist's
four-night residency at the Encore at Wynn Las Vegas.

Currently playing to sold-out arenas throughout Europe, Beyonce's "I AM..."
World Tour is shaping up as one of 2009's hottest concert attractions. The
artist kicked off the European leg of her world tour in late April with an
electrifying sold-out performance in Zagreb, Croatia where more than 17,500
ecstatic fans -- the largest single audience for an international artist in
Croatian concert history -- danced, sang-along and partied with the iconic
superstar during a history-making two-hour show. Her first of four sold-out
shows at London's 20,000-seat O2 Arena, Europe's largest in-door concert
venue, inspired the Telegraph.co.uk to headline its review: "Beyonce Knowles
raised the bar for what can be done in an arena show at the O2."

Beyonce is bringing her 2009 "I AM..." World Tour to North America this summer
with a series of full-length concerts beginning at New York'sMadison Square
Garden in June and ending with a four-night residency at Encore at Wynn Las
Vegas July 30-August 2. Overwhelming demand for premium packages and general
tickets for the shows have made the "I AM..." tour one of the fastest selling
concert events of the year. A second Madison Square Garden concert date has
been added in New York City on June 22 (please see full itinerary following).

Beyonce is co-sponsoring food drives along her tour itinerary as part of the
Show Your Helping Hand(TM) initiative, a national hunger relief campaign
created by General Mills' Hamburger Helper(R) in partnership with Beyonce and
her Survivor Foundation. The campaign goal is to help Feeding America deliver
more than 3.5 million meals to local food banks. Consumers can get involved in
the effort by submitting codes on specially marked boxes of Hamburger
Helper(R), by donating non-perishable food items at Beyonce's concerts in
select cities across the U.S., or by donating money at
www.showyourhelpinghand.com. Please visit www.showyourhelpinghand.com for
more information.

The most heavily-anticipated concert event of 2009, Beyonce's "I AM..." world
tour marks the artist's first full-length concert series since 2007's sold-out
"The Beyonce Experience" shows. Beyonce's current tour premieres live
performances of songs from I AM...SASHA FIERCE, her latest international #1
chart-topping album.

Thierry Mugler, world-renowned designer, is serving as creative advisor and
costume designer on Beyonce's "I AM..." world tour. He has designed 71 new
costumes for the event, highlighted by his bold signature look.

The "I AM..." world tour production showcases the music and film superstar
like you've never seen her. Beyonce's extraordinary all-female band joins her
again to perform musical hits, classics, and surprises in a newly-created
high-tech state-of-the-art concert environment. Winners of Beyonce's "Single
Ladies" Video Dance contest will see themselves on-screen during one of the
centerpiece sections of the "I AM..." extravaganza.

The Beyonce "I AM..." North American Concert Tour is co-sponsored by L'Oreal
Paris and General Mills and produced by Live Nation and Music World
Entertainment.

BEYONCE'S "I AM..." 2009 NORTH AMERICAN CONCERT DATES

DATE CITY VENUE
Jun 21 New York City Madison Square Garden
Jun 22 New York City Madison Square Garden
Jun 23 Baltimore, MD First Mariner Arena
Jun 24 Washington DC Verizon Center
Jun 26 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
Jun 27 Greensboro, NC Greensboro Coliseum Complex
Jun 29 Ft. Lauderdale, FL Bank Atlantic Center
Jul 1 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
Jul 4 Houston, TX Toyota Center
Jul 5 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
Jul 7 Phoenix, AZ US Airways Center
Jul 9 Sacramento, CA Arco Arena
Jul 10 Oakland, CA Oracle Arena
Jul 11 Anaheim, CA Honda Center
Jul 13 Los Angeles, CA Staples Center
Jul 17 Chicago, IL United Center
Jul 18 Detroit, MI Palace of Auburn Hills
Jul 20 Toronto, ONT Molson Amphitheatre
Jul 23 Uncasville, CT Mohegan Sun
Jul 30 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theatre, Wynn Las Vegas
Jul 31 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theatre, Wynn Las Vegas
Aug 1 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theatre, Wynn Las Vegas
Aug 2 Las Vegas, NV Encore Theatre, Wynn Las Vegas

About Music World Entertainment
Music World Entertainment (MWE), headed by Mathew Knowles President and
C.E.O., is one of the world's leading entertainment and music conglomerates
dedicated to bringing quality entertainment around the globe. The MWE
worldwide ventures include successful record labels, top recording artist and
producer management, artist development services, a master catalog series,
films and investment and property holdings with offices in Houston, Los
Angeles, New York and London.

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