The E.N.D. World Tour was the third

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by American hip hop group

Black Eyed Peas Black Eyed Peas (also known as The Black Eyed Peas) is an American musical group consisting of rappers will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo (rapper), Taboo. The group's line-up during the height of their popularity in the 2000s featured Fergie (singer ...

, in support of their fifth studio album ''

The E.N.D. ''The E.N.D.'' (an abbreviation of, and subtitled ''The Energy Never Dies'') is the fifth studio album by American group Black Eyed Peas, released on June 3, 2009. Critics described the album as containing more anthemic and inspirational songs ...

'' (2009). The tour began in

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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

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in May. The group performed 2 shows in

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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

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game" and the shows will "utilize a lot of the technology that's out there". The E.N.D. World Tour was backed by presenting sponsor

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, and

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as the official spirit of the tour.

Personnel

''THE BLACK EYED PEAS'' * will.i.am * apl.de.ap * Taboo * Fergie ''BAND (BUCKY JONSON)'' *

Printz Board Priese Prince Lamont "Printz" Board (born September 11, 1982) is an American record producer, songwriter, and singer best known for his work with Black Eyed Peas and being a member of the production group Bucky Johnson. In addition, Board has ...

– keyboards, trumpet, and bass *

George Pajon George Pajon Jr. (born April 10, 1969) is an American guitarist, songwriter and record producer. Early life George Pajon Jr. "attended private St. Matthias Elementary School, a Catholic K-8 school, in Huntington Park. Growing up in conservative ...

– lead guitars * Tim Izo – rhythm guitars, sax, flute, clarinet, MPC, keyboards * Keith Harris – drums, percussion, keyboards ''SPECIAL GUESTS'' * Slash - guitars on, "Fergie and Slash Solo" * Ludacris - vocals on, "Glamorous" ''DJ'' * DJ POETNAMELIFE – DJ *

DJ Ammo Damien LeRoy, sometimes known professionally as DJ Ammo (also simply as Ammo), is an American disc jockey and record producer, music producer from Los Angeles, California. He has co-produced "The Time (Dirty Bit)" along with three other songs from ...

– DJ ''DANCERS'' * Brandee Stephens * Nikki Delecia * Julianne Waters * Nina Kripas * Marilyn Ortiz * Jessica Castro

Opening acts

LMFAO LMFAO (an initialism for Laughing My Freaking Ass Off or Laughing My Fucking Ass Off) are an American electronic dance music duo consisting of Redfoo and Sky Blu. Redfoo is the youngest son of Motown Records founder Berry Gordy and Nancy Le ...

(Oceania and North America) *

Ludacris Christopher Brian Bridges (born September 11, 1977), known professionally as Ludacris (, homophonous with 'ludicrous' in American English), is an American rapper, actor, record producer and record executive. Born in Champaign, Illinois, Ludac ...

(North America) *

David Guetta Pierre David Guetta ( , ; born 7 November 1967) is a French DJ and music producer. He has over 10 million album and 65 million single sales globally, with more than 10 billion streams. In 2011, 2020 and 2021, Guetta was voted the number one D ...

(Barcelona, Washington, D.C., New York City, Guadalajara, Mexico City & São Paulo) *Prototype (selected North America Dates) *

Cheryl Cole Cheryl Ann Tweedy (born 30 June 1983) is an English singer and television personality. Born and raised in Newcastle upon Tyne, she rose to fame in late 2002 upon winning a place in Girls Aloud, a girl group created through ITV's '' Popstars: ...

(Europe) *

Jason Derülo Jason Joel Desrouleaux (born September 21, 1989), known professionally as Jason Derulo (; formerly stylized as Derülo), is an American singer and songwriter.

(Canada Dates) *

B.o.B Bobby Ray Simmons Jr. (born November 15, 1988), known professionally as B.o.B, is an American rapper and record producer. Raised in Decatur, Georgia, Simmons was signed to Jim Jonsin's Rebel Rock Entertainment imprint in 2006. Two years late ...

(selected North America Dates) * T-Pain (selected North America Dates) *

K'naan Keinan Abdi Warsame (born 1 February 1978) ( so, Keynaan Cabdi Warsame, ar, كَينَان عَبدِ وَرسَمَ ''Kaynān ʿAbdi Warsama''), better known by his stage name K'naan (), is a Somali-Canadian musician. He rose to prominence ...

(Quebec City) *

Down with Webster Down With Webster is a Canadian rap rock band from The Beaches area of Toronto who signed with Universal Motown in April 2009. Down with Webster was originally formed for a middle school talent show. The band released their first official EP, '' ...

(Sarnia) *

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(Athens) *

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(Salvador) *Toni Garrido (Rio de Janeiro) *Tomate (Belo Horizonte) *

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(Argentina) *Movimiento Original (Chile) *DJ Leandro (Peru)

Set list

Shows

Notes

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 William James Adams Jr. (born March 15, 1975), known professionally as will.i.am (pronounced "Will-I-am"), is an American rapper, singer, songwriter and record producer. He is the founding and lead member of the musical group Black Eyed Peas. ...

apologized (pointing out the irony of "The Energy Never Dies" and how it did) throughout the remainder of the show. *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. *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. *On March 30, 2010, the performance of ''Missing You'' in

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was recorded and is the official video for the single in France.Dipdive , Black Eyed Peas Media » Los Angeles, CA – Missing You
Blackeyedpeas.dipdive.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.

Recordings

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

The official website released a statement February 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

and will rock the big screen as their concert performance from Los Angeles is transmitted LIVE nationwide on Tuesday, March 30. Broadcast from

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to nearly 500 select movie theaters across America, The Black Eyed Peas:

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.''

Where Is the Love? (Reprise)

At every show there is a reprise to

Where Is the Love? "Where Is the Love?" is a song by American hip hop group the Black Eyed Peas. It was released on May 12, 2003, as the lead single from their third album, ''Elephunk''. The song was written by will.i.am, apl.de.ap, Taboo, Justin Timberlake, Print ...

, 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

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several times.

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 , Black Eyed Peas Home
Blackeyedpeas.dipdive.com. Retrieved on 2011-02-19.

Missing You (Music Video)

On March 30, 2010, the performance of ''Missing You'' in

was recorded and is the official video for the single in France and Brazil.

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

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and

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on May 10, 2011. 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

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, during which close-ups of records by José Roberto Bertrami,

Afrika Bambaataa & The Soulsonic Force Soulsonic Force (also referred to as Afrika Bambaataa & Soulsonic Force) is an American electro-funk and hip hop ensemble led by Afrika Bambaataa who helped establish hip-hop in the early 1980s with songs such as " Planet Rock." They were also ...

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and Di Melo are shown.

References

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