The E.N.D. World Tour

The E.N.D. World Tour
Promotional poster for the tour
Tour by The Black Eyed Peas
Associated album	The E.N.D.
Start date	September 15, 2009
End date	November 13, 2010
Legs	6
Shows	6 in Asia 8 in Oceania 62 in North America 27 in Europe 12 in South America 115 Total
The Black Eyed Peas tour chronology
Black Blue & You Tour (2007) The E.N.D. World Tour (2009–10) The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour (2011)

The E.N.D. World Tour was the third concert tour by American hip hop group The Black Eyed Peas, in support of their fifth studio album, The E.N.D. (2009). The tour began in Japan on September 15, 2009, with shows also performed in Australia and New Zealand in 2009. The group toured in North America starting in February 2010, with dates also planned for Europe starting in Dublin, Ireland in May. The group performed 2 shows in Las Vegas at the end of 2009 as a warm up to their extensive North American tour. The tour was also expected to reach South America and more parts of Asia during 2010. It is the group's biggest tour production-wise to date, with the group's female vocalist Fergie stating that they are "trying to up [their] game" and the shows will "utilize a lot of the technology that's out there".^[1] The E.N.D. World Tour is backed by presenting sponsor BlackBerry, and Bacardi as the official spirit of the tour.^[2]

Contents 1 Opening acts 2 Set list 3 Tour dates 4 Additional notes 5 Recordings 5.1 The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE: Presented By Blackberry 5.2 Where Is the Love? (Reprise) 5.2.1 will.i.am's BBMe Freestyle 5.3 Missing You (Music Video) 5.4 Don't Stop the Party (music video) 5.5 References

Opening acts

• LMFAO (Oceania and North America)
• Ludacris (North America)
• David Guetta (Barcelona, Washington D.C., New York City, Guadalajara, Mexico City & São Paulo)
• Prototype (selected North America Dates)
• Cheryl Cole^[3] (Europe)
• Jason Derülo (Canada Dates)
• B.o.B (selected North America Dates)
• T-Pain (selected North America Dates)
• K'naan (Quebec City)
• Down with Webster (Sarnia)
• Faithless (Athens)
• Timbalada (Salvador)^[4]
• Toni Garrido (Rio de Janeiro)
• Tomate (Belo Horizonte)^[5]
• Yolanda Be Cool (Argentina)
• Movimiento Original (Chile)
• DJ Leandro (Peru)

Set list

Intro

• "Let's Get It Started"
• "Rock That Body"
• "Meet Me Halfway"
• "Alive" (snippet)
• "Don't Phunk with My Heart"
• will.i.am Freestyle Rap segment (BBMe)
• "Imma Be"
• "My Humps"
• "Hey Mama" (Latin America)
• "Mas Que Nada" (Latin America)
• "Missing You"

apl.de.ap Solo

• "Bebot" (contains elements of "Destination Calabria")
• "Mare" (contains elements of "I Know You Want Me (Calle Ocho)")

Taboo Solo

• "Rocking to the Beat"
• "La Paga" (Latin America)
• Freestyle Rap Segment – "Release" (From "Bridging the Gap") (Latin America)

Fergie Solo

• "Fergalicious"
• "Glamorous"
• "Gettin' Over You" (snippet) (Latin America)
• "Big Girls Don't Cry"

will.i.am Solo

• DJ Set
  • "In the Ayer"
  • "OMG"
  • "Put Your Hands Up 4 Detroit"
  • "American Boy"
  • "Don't Stop 'til You Get Enough"
  • "Don't Stop the Music"
  • "Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'"
  • "White Lines (Don't Don't Do It)"
  • "Thriller"
  • "Jump Around"
  • "Otherside"
  • "Smells Like Teen Spirit"
  • "Don't Stop Believin'" _{(North America)}
  • "Right Round" _{(North America)}
  • "Heartbreaker" _(Europe)
  • "Sweet Child O'Mine" _{(Latin America)}
  • "Song 2" _{(Peru, Chile, Brazil)}
  • "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"_{(Latin America)}
  • "The Time (Dirty Bit)" _{(Latin America)}

I Am in the House (Video interlude)

• "Now Generation" _{(North America-1st leg)}
• "Don't Lie" _{(Europe and Latin America)}
• "Shut Up" _{(Europe and Latin America)}
• "Pump It"
• "Where Is the Love?"

Encore

• Medley
  • "Party All the Time"-"Showdown" (Snippet)
  • "Out of my head" _{(Asia and Australia)}
• "Boom Boom Pow"
• "I Gotta Feeling" _{(with a snippet of With or Without You sung by Fergie over the backing.)}

Tour dates

Date	City	Country	Venue
Asia[6]
September 15, 2009	Hamamatsu	Japan	Hamamatsu Arena
September 18, 2009	Nagoya		Nippon Gaishi Hall
September 19, 2009	Chiba City		Makuhari Messe
September 21, 2009	Osaka		Osaka-jō Hall
September 22, 2009	Kobe		World Memorial Hall
September 23, 2009	Saitama		Saitama Super Arena
Oceania
October 1, 2009	Brisbane	Australia	Brisbane Entertainment Centre
October 2, 2009	Sydney		Acer Arena
October 3, 2009
October 5, 2009	Adelaide		Adelaide Entertainment Centre
October 6, 2009	Melbourne		Rod Laver Arena
October 7, 2009
October 10, 2009	Perth		Burswood Dome
October 13, 2009	Auckland	New Zealand	Vector Arena
North America[7][8]
December 29, 2009	Las Vegas	United States	Mandalay Bay Events Center
December 30, 2009
February 4, 2010	Atlanta		Philips Arena
February 6, 2010	Miami		American Airlines Arena
February 9, 2010	Jacksonville		Jacksonville Veterans Memorial Arena
February 10, 2010	Tampa		St. Pete Times Forum
February 12, 2010	Nashville		Sommet Center
February 13, 2010	Birmingham		BJCC Arena
February 16, 2010	Columbus, Ohio		Schottenstein Center
February 17, 2010	Lexington		Rupp Arena
February 19, 2010	Raleigh		RBC Center
February 20, 2010	Charlotte		Time Warner Cable Arena
February 22, 2010	Hampton		Hampton Coliseum
February 23, 2010	Washington, D.C.		Verizon Center
February 24, 2010	New York City		Madison Square Garden
February 26, 2010	Boston		TD Garden
February 27, 2010	Uncasville		Mohegan Sun Arena
March 1, 2010	Uniondale		Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum
March 3, 2010	Philadelphia		Wachovia Center
March 4, 2010	Pittsburgh		Mellon Arena
March 9, 2010	Auburn Hills		The Palace of Auburn Hills
March 10, 2010	New York City		Free Show (3D)
March 11, 2010	Milwaukee		Bradley Center
March 13, 2010	Chicago		United Center
March 18, 2010[A]	Houston		Reliant Stadium
March 19, 2010	Dallas		American Airlines Center
March 20, 2010	Tulsa		BOK Center
March 22, 2010	St. Paul		Xcel Energy Center
March 24, 2010	Kansas City		Sprint Center
March 25, 2010	Des Moines		Wells Fargo Arena
March 27, 2010	Denver		Pepsi Center
March 29, 2010	Los Angeles		Staples Center
March 30, 2010
March 31, 2010	Glendale		Jobing.com Arena
April 2, 2010	San Jose		HP Pavilion at San Jose
April 3, 2010	San Diego		San Diego Sports Arena
April 7, 2010	Sacramento		ARCO Arena
April 10, 2010	Tacoma		Tacoma Dome
April 11, 2010	Vancouver	Canada	General Motors Place
Europe
May 1, 2010	Dublin	Ireland	The O2
May 2, 2010
May 5, 2010	London	England	The O2 Arena
May 6, 2010
May 8, 2010	Birmingham		LG Arena
May 11, 2010	Zurich	Switzerland	Hallenstadion
May 12, 2010	Milan	Italy	Mediolanum Forum
May 15, 2010	Berlin	Germany	O2 World
May 16, 2010	Prague	Czech Republic	O2 Arena
May 19, 2010	Antwerp	Belgium	Sportpaleis Antwerp
May 20, 2010	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
May 23, 2010	Manchester	England	MEN Arena
May 24, 2010
May 27, 2010	London		The O2 Arena
May 28, 2010
May 30, 2010	Lisbon	Portugal	Estádio Nacional
June 1, 2010	Birmingham	England	LG Arena
June 2, 2010[B]	Gdynia	Poland	Babie Doly Military Airport
June 4, 2010	Paris	France	Palais Omnisports de Paris-Bercy
June 5, 2010
July 2, 2010[C]	Arras		Citadelle d'Arras
July 3, 2010	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Cornellà-El Prat
July 5, 2010[D]	Venice	Italy	Parco San Giuliano
July 7, 2010[E]	Athens	Greece	Terra Vibe Park
July 9, 2010[F]	Perth and Kinross	Scotland	Balado
July 10, 2010[G]	Naas	Ireland	Punchestown Racecourse
July 12, 2010[H]	Werchter	Belgium	Werchter Festival Grounds
North America[9]
July 16, 2010[I]	Quebec City	Canada	Plains of Abraham
July 18, 2010[J]	Sarnia		Centennial Park
July 24, 2010	Halifax		Halifax Commons
July 27, 2010	Toronto		Air Canada Centre
July 28, 2010
July 31, 2010	Montreal		Bell Centre
August 1, 2010	Ottawa		Scotiabank Place
August 3, 2010	Boston	United States	TD Garden
August 4, 2010	Newark		Prudential Center
August 6, 2010	Hartford		XL Center
August 7, 2010	Atlantic City		Boardwalk Hall
August 10, 2010	Baltimore		1st Mariner Arena
August 11, 2010	Buffalo		HSBC Arena
August 13, 2010	Chicago		Allstate Arena
August 14, 2010	St. Louis		Scottrade Center
August 18, 2010	Winnipeg	Canada	MTS Centre
August 20, 2010	Saskatoon		Credit Union Centre
August 22, 2010	Calgary		Pengrowth Saddledome
August 23, 2010	Edmonton		Rexall Place
September 30, 2010	Monterrey	Mexico	Estadio Tecnológico
October 2, 2010	Mexico City		Estadio Azteca
October 6, 2010	Guadalajara		Estadio 3 de Marzo
South America
October 15, 2010[K]	Fortaleza	Brazil	Marina Park
October 17, 2010	Recife		Jockey Club de Pernambuco
October 19, 2010	Salvador		Parque de Exposições
October 22, 2010	Brasília		Estádio Mané Garrincha
October 24, 2010	Rio de Janeiro		Praça da Apoteose
October 27, 2010	Belo Horizonte		Mega Space
October 30, 2010	Porto Alegre		FIERGS Parking
November 1, 2010	Florianópolis		Estádio Orlando Scarpelli
November 4, 2010	São Paulo		Estádio do Morumbi
November 6, 2010	Buenos Aires	Argentina	Gimnasia y Esgrima de Buenos Aires
November 11, 2010	Santiago	Chile	Estadio Bicentenario de La Florida[10]
November 13, 2010	Lima	Perú	Estadio Monumental

Festivals and other miscellaneous performances

^ A This concert was a part of the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo

^ B This concert was a part of the Heineken Open'er Festival

^ C This concert was a part of the Main Square Festival

^ D This concert was a part of the Heineken Jammin Festival

^ E This concert was a part of the Rockwave Festival

^ F This concert was a part of the T in the Park

^ G This concert was a part of the Oxegen Festival

^ H This concert was a part of the Rock Werchter

^ I This concert was a part of the Festival d'été de Québec

^ J This concert was a part of the Sarnia Bayfest

^ K This concert was a part of the Ceará Music Festival

Additional notes

• February 12, 2010 in Nashville, during will.i.am's DJ set, his power was cut and he was lowered to the main stage. Stagehands gave him a new mic, however he made motions, indicating to the audience that the microphone was not working. After several chants and stomps from the audience, the show resumed with Now Generation about 3 minutes later. will.i.am apologized (pointing out the irony of "The Energy Never Dies" and how it did) throughout the remainder of the show.^[11]

• March 9, 2010 in Auburn Hills, after will.i.am's DJ set, Kid Rock performed "All Summer Long" with Fergie, Taboo, and apl.de.ap.^[12]

• March 13, 2010 in Chicago, after will.i.am's DJ set, Fergie and Slash rose to the stage to perform "Sweet Child O Mine" and "Beautiful Dangerous" together. They performed these two songs as well at their Los Angeles concerts on March 29 and 30.^[13]

• March 18, 2010 at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo, they did not use their regular stage, but used the stage provided by the Rodeo. Also, they ended the concert with "I Gotta Feeling" and rode off in a Ford pickup truck.

• March 19, at the American Airlines Center, Dallas, Texas, LMFAO did not perform due to scheduling conflicts, instead DJ POET jammed a few songs for the first 30 minutes of the show.

• March 24, 2010 in Kansas City, while performing "Let's Get It Started" Fergie tripped on stage but continued singing.

• March 27, 2010 in Denver, Colorado, Ludacris did not come out to sing his verse in Glamorous. Fergie tried to sing what she could and later apologized for forgetting the words and mentioned that no one had told her that Ludacris was not going to come out. That same night after "Pump It" the audience sang Happy Birthday to Fergie. Additionally, Fergie did not come out in her usual opening silver outfit. Instead she came out in a black outfit and did her usual costume change before "Imma Be".

• On March 30, 2010, the performance of Missing You in Los Angeles, CA was recorded and is the official video for the single in France.^[14] Also, Justin Bieber was in attendance and then jumped on stage to perform "Baby" with Ludacris.

• April 3, 2010 in San Diego, during the performance of "Pump It", Fergie's microphone was not on so none of her parts were heard by the audience.

• May 1, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland, after a performance of "Pump It", Will.i.am told the crowd that The Black Eyed Peas were 'inspired' by the audience reaction and performed "Shut Up" and "Don't Lie" before continuing their set.

• May 2, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland, during the final performance of "I Gotta Feelin", Fergie took a fan's homemade poster on stage, waving it to the crowd, showing that she was particularly pleased by the poster. apl.de.ap and will.i.am then indicated to the fans who had made the poster that they also liked it.

• May 2, 2010 in Dublin, Ireland, Cheryl Cole's performance was very under par and not up to the same standards as The Black Eyed Peas which caused a unwarm reception from the crowd.

• May 5, 2010 in London, during the performance of "Meet me Halfway", Fergie's microphone was not positioned near her mouth for the first few seconds of the song, so her voice was not heard by the audience until she moved it.

• On May 6, 8, 20, 23, 24 2010 in London, and June 1 in Birmingham, will.i.am joined Cheryl on stage for the performance of "3 Words". The May 6 concert was filmed, perhaps for a Tour DVD.

• May 24, 2010 in Manchester, Fergie got on one of the security guards shoulders and went down the side of the stage greeting the crowd.

• May 27, 2010 in London, Tom Cruise and Chris Rock were present at the concert. A live version of someday the soundtrack for Tom Cruise's new movie was played. Tom Cruise also joined The Peas on the stage for the final song – I Gotta Feeling.

• July 2, 2010 in Arras, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "My Humps", "Missing You", "Glamorous" and the solo parts of Taboo and apl.de.ap were cut from the set-list. will.i.am Solo DJ Set was played after "Where Is the Love?". "Around the World" by Daft Punk was played instead "Heartbreaker" .During the David Guetta set The Peas joined him on the stage and collaborated on many improvisation

• July 3, 2010 in Barcelona, the stage and the tracklist changed. "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "My Humps", "Missing You", "Glamorous" and the solo parts of Taboo and apl.de.ap were not performed. will.i.am took a red neckerchief from a girl of the crowd.

• July 7, 2010 in Athens, one of the dancers' birthday was celebrated in the end of the show. Also will.i.am in his freestyle rap segment mentioned a girl named Maria from the crowd who was holding a big "Maria is Here" sign.

• July 10, 2010 at T in the Park, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "My Humps", "Missing You", "Glamorous" and the solo parts of Taboo and apl.de.ap were not performed. "Shut Up" and "Don't Lie" were performed after will.i.am's freestyle. "Where Is the Love" was then performed after "Imma Be". will.i.am's DJ set was also changed and included a tribute to Cheryl Cole who was ill in hospital with malaria. He then performed Cheryl's song "3 Words" (on which he features). The medley was not performed and the encore consisted of "Pump It", "Boom Boom Pow" and "I Gotta Feeling".

• July 16, 2010 in Quebec City, "Don't Phunk with My Heart", "My Humps", "Missing You", "Glamorous" and the solo parts of Taboo and apl.de.ap were not performed, and during "Where Is the Love" will.i.am Went to the screen behind the stage singing "I'm in the back" to the tune of "I'm in the house". Later The band celebrated Taboo's birthday during "I Got a Feeling".

• July 18, 2010 in Sarnia Ontario, at Bayfest just before the 'encore', will.i.am commented on the surprising differences between Detroit MI USA (only an hour away) and Sarnia Ontario Canada adding he hopes Sarnia could be used as a model to rebuild Detroit.

• July 24, 2010 in Halifax Nova Scotia, The Black Eyed Peas invited Rivers Cuomo of Weezer to come onstage during the finale to sing "I Gotta Feeling" with them after Fergie, apl.de.ap and Taboo had been spotted watching Weezer open for them earlier in the night. "We heard you do Gaga, why not do The Black Eyed Peas!", Fergie said to Rivers, referring to earlier in the night when Weezer did a cover of Lady Gaga's "Poker Face" while sporting a blonde wig.

• July 27, 2010 in Toronto, During "Fergalicious", "Glamorous", and "Big Girls Don't Cry", Fergie wore the outfit she wore for the World Cup Concert instead of the usual silver spiked dress.

• August 1, 2010 in Ottawa, B.o.B cancelled his apparition.

• Aufust 11, 2010 in Buffalo, before singing "I Gotta Feeling" in their encore, the Peas introduced Dante Santiago (artist, Creative A&R for Will.i.am Music, personal friend, unofficial "5th member of the BEP", featured in their song "Dum Diddly") and he came on stage for their last number.

• August 22, 2010 in Calgary, Taboo got on one of the security guards shoulders and went down the side of the stage greeting the crowd which was a Mexican school. He got a Mexican flag and went up on stage and rolled it around his neck. In her solo, Fergie wore a cheer-leader outfit instead of her regular silver spiked dress.

• September 30, 2010 in Monterrey, Mexico they played the European setlist but they included the song Hey Mama performed as a mashup with their cover of Sérgio Mendes Mas Que Nada despite not being part of the official setlist. This happened right before their solo spots.

• October 2, 2010 in Mexico City, Mexico due to the audio difficulties at the beginning of David Guetta's set, Fergie sang "Gettin' Over You" after "I Gotta Feeling".

• October 17, 2010 in Recife, Brazil The show was recorded. The purpose of it is unknown.

• October 19, 2010 in Salvador, Bahia, Brazil will.i.am sang a snippet from "I Got It from My Mama" in your Rap Freestyle & Fergie sang a snippet from "Whip My Hair" before "I Gotta Feeling".

• October 22, 2010 in Brasília, Brazil will.i.am played the new single "The Time (Dirty Bit)" during your DJ Set, becoming the first city official to hear the performance of new music behind the group. Fergie was also attacked by a fan trying to hug her during the song I gotta feeling. She blew a kiss after the fan got taken away by security guards and coninued singing casually.

• October 24, 2010 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil Jorge Ben Jor performed the Brazilian song "Chove Chuva" (Raining Rain in English) with the Black Eyed Peas. After the song, the rain began to fall.

• October 30, 2010 in Porto Alegre, Brazil Will.I.Am did not perform his DJ Set because of technical problems, but he improvised some raps, and sang a bit of "I Got It From My Mama" and some verses of "The Time (Dirty Bit)". Fergie sang some verses of "Gettin' Over You" too when she finished her Solo Set.

• November 1, 2010 in Florianópolis, Brazil The audience asked Will.I.Am to play The Time (Dirty Bit) during his Solo Set and he played the song. One day after the performance, Fergie and Josh Duhamel went to Praia do Forte, in Florianópolis with the dancers and some securities.

• November 4, 2010 in São Paulo, Brazil during David Guetta's opening show, Fergie joined him to perform "Gettin' Over You" as the opening song. Later, Guetta was joined by Akon during "Sexy Bitch".

• November 6, 2010 in Buenos Aires, Argentina The show was recorded. The purpose of it is unknown.

• November 11, 2010 in Santiago, Chile, during "Pump It", someone in the crowd launched a underpants to the stage.

• November 13, 2010 in Lima, Peru. Colombian-singer Juanes joined Taboo to perform "La Paga" on his solo set. In the Will i am BBme rap did not perform the messages as he did in other countries, and his dj set was short starting with thriller. "Don't lie" and "Shut up" were not performed

Recordings

The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE: Presented By Blackberry

The official website released a statement Feb.12 reading: NCM Fathom and AEG Live Team Up Again to Present an Exclusive One-Night Concert Performance with Behind-the-Scenes Footage Broadcast LIVE to Nearly 500 Select Movie Theaters... The Black Eyed Peas are getting the party started across the country on The E.N.D. World Tour, presented by BlackBerry and will rock the big screen as their concert performance from Los Angeles is transmitted LIVE nationwide on Tuesday, March 30. Broadcast from STAPLES Center to nearly 500 select movie theaters across America, The Black Eyed Peas: The E.N.D. World Tour LIVE Presented by BlackBerry event will feature a 30-minute exclusive program for movie theater audiences, including behind-the-scenes footage and band interviews.^[15]

Where Is the Love? (Reprise)

At every show there is a reprise to Where Is the Love?, in which the lights are cut and the audience gets to sing along to the song. This portion (sometimes the entire song and reprise) has been recorded and posted on Dipdive several times.^[16]

will.i.am's BBMe Freestyle

will.i.am's Freestyle from most dates are posted in the same fashion of the Where Is the Love? recordings on Dipdive.^[17]

Missing You (Music Video)

On March 30, 2010, the performance of Missing You in Los Angeles, CA was recorded and is the official video for the single in France and Brazil.^[14]

Don't Stop the Party (music video)

The music video, which is directed by Ben Mor, features on stage and backstage footage of the group during their 'The E.N.D. World Tour' in Brazil, last year and was released to iTunes and YouTube/VEVO on May 10, 2011.^[18][19]

Beside live footage of the tour, music video also features panoramic shoots of Brazilian landscapes and city life. Closing section of the video documents a visit to a Brazilian record shop, during which close-ups of records by José Roberto Bertrami, Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force, Carlos Malcolm and Di Melo are shown.

References

The Black Eyed Peas will.i.am · apl.de.ap · Taboo · Fergie Kim Hill Studio albums Behind the Front · Bridging the Gap · Elephunk · Monkey Business · The E.N.D. · The Beginning Compilation albums Renegotiations: The Remixes · The E.N.D. Summer 2010 Canadian Invasion Tour: Remix Collection Singles "Joints & Jam" · "Karma" · "Weekends" · "Request + Line" · "Where Is the Love?" · "Shut Up" · "Hey Mama" · "Let's Get It Started" · "Don't Phunk with My Heart" · "Don't Lie" · "My Humps" · "Pump It" · "Boom Boom Pow" · "I Gotta Feeling" · "Meet Me Halfway" · "Imma Be" · "Rock That Body" · "The Time (Dirty Bit)" · "Just Can't Get Enough" · "Don't Stop the Party" · "XOXOXO" Promotional singles "Bebot" · "Alive" · "Missing You" · "Do It Like This" · "Light Up the Night" Featured singles "Mas que Nada" Video albums Behind the Bridge to Elephunk · Live from Sydney to Vegas Tours Monkey Business Tour · Honda Civic Tour · Black Blue & You Tour · The E.N.D. World Tour · The Beginning Massive Stadium Tour Related articles Discography · Atban Klann  · The Black Eyed Peas Experience Book · Category

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