2009 was a busy year for Beyoncé Knowles as she embarked on her third worldwide tour, ‘I Am … Tour’, of 47 concerts across Europe, for which EST supplied the trucking, logistics and transport management.

EST’s logistics support began with the provision of 18 of EST’s Euro 5 standard trucks for the initial leg of the tour, which visited 15 countries altogether, culminating in two nights at London’s O2 Arena on 8th June 2009. 

The tour kicked off in Zagreb, Croatia on 26th April before travelling to Austria, Hungary, Czech Republic, Holland, France, Belgium, Germany, Denmark, Sweden, Switzerland, Portugal, Spain, Ireland and UK. The tour involved 50 border crossings per truck and covered a total of 188,928 miles.

In August, EST supplied five of their artic trucks for Beyoncé’s one-off show in Donetsk, Ukraine which marked the official opening of the Donbass Arena.  The stadium is the first in Eastern Europe to be designed and built to UEFA five-star standards and it is home to Shakhtar Donetsk, the UEFA Cup Champions.

To conclude the 2009 ‘I Am … Tour’, Beyoncé returned to the UK in November.  The final leg of the ‘I Am ... Tour’ saw Beyoncé play 11 shows in England and Ireland, for which EST supplied 17 artics. The tour included three nights at London’s O2 Arena where she was joined on stage by Jay Z and Kanye West and the shows were recorded for a future DVD release.

The ‘I Am … Tour’ followed the release of Beyoncé’s third studio album, ‘I Am … Sasha Fierce’.  The tour also visited North and South America, Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Middle East, becoming the 12th highest grossing tour worldwide. It also took the No. 1 slot on Hot Tours rankings and was nominated for Billboard/Eventful Fans' Choice competition for "Best Concert of the Year 2009".

EST was extremely privileged to have the opportunity to supply trucking to this highly acclaimed tour which required careful planning and precise logistical management to guarantee its success.

EST would like to thank Beyoncé and everyone who worked towards making the tour the phenomenon it was. We look forward to seeing Beyoncé again next time she is in Europe.