Black Eyed Peas will play Tulsa’s BOK Center on 100-date world tour
The Black Eyed Peas (Associated Press photo)
Pop/hip-hop group the Black Eyed Peas will play March 20 at Tulsa’s BOK Center.
The sale date and prices for tickets will be announced a later date, according to an announcement from the venue.
The three-time Grammy Award-winning group today announced dates for their 100-date world tour. Described as the ultimate Black Eyed Peas party experience, it also marks the first time that the group – will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo and Fergie – is united for a North American headline tour since their 2006 “Monkey Business” world tour.
The North American leg of “The E.N.D. World Tour 2010,” produced by AEG Live, will kick off at Philips Arena in Atlanta on Feb. 4, 2010, make a stop at the BOK Center on March 20 and conclude on April 11 at GM Place in Vancouver, British Columbia. After a short break, the tour resumes in May with shows across Europe and the U.K. Special ticket pre-sales for tje Black Eyed Peas’ fan club members will be announced in the days ahead. National ticket on-sale dates begin Dec. 12.
In support of their multi-platinum No. 1 album, “The E.N.D,” featuring the chart record-breaking consecutive No. 1 singles, “Boom Boom Pow” and “I Gotta Feeling” – the Black Eyed Peas plan to replicate the party vibe of a hot dance club (complete with guest DJs including will.i.am ) in arenas across the country and around the world. “The E.N.D. World Tour” sets out to prove that “The Energy Never Dies “with a feast for the senses for hundreds of thousands of fans. The tour will also be green, with a unique charitable component to be announced in the weeks ahead.
2009 has been a monumental year for The Black Eyed Peas, starting with the March release of “Boom Boom Pow” – not only the group’s first No. 1 single on the Billboard Hot 100 but one of the top dozen or so longest-charting singles in Hot 100 history, with 12 weeks at the top. The Peas bumped themselves out of No. 1 with their second single, “I Gotta Feeling” (released in June), surpassing their own success with a 14-week stay at No. 1. The Peas became only the fourth group in Hot 100 history to replace itself at No. 1. Their 26 consecutive week run at No. 1 has now become a new all-time benchmark in Hot 100 history (for groups or solo artists).
“The E.N.D.” (released June 2, 2009) debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard 200 albums chart with the highest first-week sales of the Black Eyed Peas’ career.
“The E.N.D.,” the Black Eyed Peas’ fifth studio album, is also their first original record since “Monkey Business” (released May 2005), which was certified RIAA triple platinum in the U.S., with worldwide sales of more than 9 million copies. “Monkey Business” generated Grammy Awards over two consecutive years, for “Don’t Phunk with My Heart” and “My Humps.” The Peas’ first Grammy Award came six years ago, for “Let’s Get It Started,” from their breakthrough album of 2003, “Elephunk,” which introduced Fergie to the lineup, and turned the group into international superstars with cumulative 25-times platinum sales in nearly a dozen countries around the world.
In 2006, Fergie released her 6 million-selling solo debut “The Dutchess” and in 2007 Producer Of the Year Grammy nominee will.i.am released “Songs About Girls.” Of special note is will’s involvement in the 2008 presidential campaign of Barack Obama, whose song, “Yes We Can” was written by will.i.am, as well as the two post-election anthems, “It’s A New Day” and “America’s Song.”
To date, the Black Eyed Peas have sold more than 27 million combined units worldwide, and have logged more than 300 headline tour dates in 29 countries with more than 2.2 million tickets sold.
For more information on the Tulsa show, go to www.bokcenter.com.
See the Peas’ full list of North American tour dates after the break.
THE BLACK EYED PEAS “THE E.N.D. WORLD TOUR 2010
Feb. 4 Atlanta, GA Philips Arena
6 Miami, FL American Airlines Arena
9 Jacksonville, FL Jacksonville Veteran’s Memorial Arena
10 Tampa, FL St. Pete Times Forum
12 Nashville, TN Nashville Arena
13 Birmingham, AL BJCC Arena
16 Columbus, OH Schottenstein Center
17 Lexington, KY Rupp Arena
19 Raleigh, NC RBC Center
20 Charlotte, NC Time Warner Cable Arena
23 Washington, DC Verizon Center
24 New York, NY Madison Square Garden
26 Boston, MA TD Garden
March 1 Uniondale, NY Nassau Coliseum
3 Philadelphia, PA Wachovia Center
4 Pittsburgh, PA Mellon Arena
6 Toronto, Ont. Air Canada Centre
9 Detroit, MI The Palace
11 Milwaukee, WI Bradley Center
13 Chicago, IL United Center
19 Dallas, TX American Airlines Center
20 Tulsa, OK BOK Center
22 St. Paul, MN Xcel Energy Center
24 Kansas City, MO Sprint Center
25 Des Moines, IA Wells Fargo Arena
27 Denver, CO Pepsi Center
29 Los Angeles, CA STAPLES Center
31 Glendale, AZ Jobing.com Arena
April 2 San Jose, CA HP Pavilion
7 Sacramento, CA ARCO Arena
10 Tacoma, WA Tacoma Dome
11 Vancouver, B.C. GM Place
-BAM
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Fergie is still the hottest member and probably the most talented member of Black Eyed Peas.;,;