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Beyonce stops in Orlando for 'experience' tour Tuesday night

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Beyonce doesn't do concerts. Instead, the R&B superstar is providing "The Beyonce Experience" when she appears at arenas across the nation this summer. That includes a stop Tuesday at Amway Arena in Orlando.We assume the "Experience" will include her Diva-ness performing a few songs from her latest hit album, "B'Day."Yes, it's true B (as her friends, her beau Jay-Z and all hip people know her) has fallen out of the annual Forbes list of top 100 celebrities in recent years. But the 25-year-old singer is still racking up some impressive numbers. Here's a look at some of them.Number of guys in Beyonce's touring . . . er, "Experience" band. Not only did B decide to go no-boys-allowed for her current backing band, but also she held nationwide auditions to find the 10 female musicians.Why this move? That's easy -- what male musician could play literally behind the Divine Ms. B and not get distracted?Position of Beyonce in Vibe magazine's recent list of "25 Sexiest Stars." See, we told you there's a reason guy musicians can't focus if they are lucky enough to be near her. Vibe's reason for selecting B as its No. 1 sex symbol: "The 2006 video for 'Suga Mama,' in which Beyonce indulges in a little stripper-pole action and straddles a mechanical bull."

Number of complaints left on my voice mail by Matthew Knowles, Beyonce's father and her manager (both as a solo act and when she was a member of Destiny's Child). Mr. Knowles thought I had been unfair in giving Destiny's Child only a so-so review following a 1998 concert. Though he disagreed with my review, Mr. Knowles did so in a classy, not nasty, way.Number of fans who experienced the "Experience" a little too up-close and personal. During B's July 8 "Beyonce Experience" show in St. Louis, some pyrotechnics went awry and two fans received minor injuries. Ms. B visited them in a hospital after her concert. "I am grateful that they will both be all right," Beyonce said on her Web site. "My life and career have been blessed with the support of the best fans in the world.umber of Grammy Awards won, including seven as a solo artist and three as a member of Destiny's Child.Number of lit sparklers I would shove up my nose if B promised to come see me in the hospital.Number of different looks Beyonce sported when she portrayed singer Deena Jones in the 2006 musical movie "Dreamgirls," a tale about the rise of an R&B girl group that suspiciously resembled Diana Ross and the Supremes.Number of playa-hatin' looks Diva B flashed at "Dreamgirls" co-star Jennifer Hudson after Ms. Hudson won an Oscar for Best Supporting Actress for her portrayal of Effie. (*Number estimated by this reporter.)Value in dollars of the 25th birthday present Jay-Z gave his sweetie -- a 1959 Rolls Royce convertible.Number of dollars Beyonce earned (estimated by Forbes magazine) in 2004, the last time Beyonce made Forbes' top celebrities list.Number of times B has turned down the request of this entertainment writer to discuss the concept of "bootylicious" over dinner.

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