I.AM

I literally flew down to Birmingham last night to go and watch Beyonce’s I Am concert at the N.I.A, and I have to say it was worth the journey. Zarif, R ‘N’ B songstress Shontelle and the DJ were given the opportunity to warm up the audience in preparation for Miss B. Who graced us with her presence at 8:50pm and was on stage for nearly two hours.

She opened up with “De Ja Vu” which mixed into “Cray in Love”. She then performed a few tracks off the “I Am” album then went on to “B’Day”. Sasha Fierce then decided to enter the building and we were entertained with her more up tempo tracks. “Radio” and “Diva” went down well and enabled Beyonce to showcase her tight and very well put together choreography. Of course she had to do a Destiny’s Child medley and did a few tracks of her debut album “Dangerously in Love”. She ended the night on “Single Ladies” the anthem of last year that spawned numerous You Tube videos.

Her singing and dancing was consistent throughout the whole night and a lot of thought had gone into this tour. This was evident from the mini videos/films that she created before hand and played throughout the show. Last night clarified that Beyonce clearly loves performing and that she has worked very hard to get to where she is today. Overall it was a very good concert and definitely good value for money.