Beyoncé announces her first world tour in seven years as she takes Renaissance on the road
Beyoncé is finally going back on the road as she announces a world tour for her latest album.
Fans have been dying to see the legendary singer ever since she concluded her Formation tour, which was the last time she held a bout of solo shows.
In that time, she's released a couple of singles, performed her legendary Coachella set, dropped EVERYTHING IS LOVE, a collaboration album with Jay-Z, The Lion King: The Gift, Homecoming: The Live Album, as well as her 2022 record Renaissance.
We've finally been given the news we've all been waiting for as Queen Bey will kickstart her tour in Sweden in May.
She'll make her way through Europe and the UK before hopping across the Atlantic to perform a boatload of shows in North America.
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Her last show in the US will be in New Orleans on September 27.
In total, there will be 47 shows in this leg of the tour and she hasn't yet confirmed whether she will head to other parts of the world like South America, South-East Asia, Africa Australia or New Zealand.
Beyoncé recently performed in Dubai to celebrate the opening of a new hotel and hoo boy did she get a pretty penny from it.
The 41-year-old singer appeared at an exclusive event at The Atlantis Royal hotel, where she did her first live gig in four years to a curated crowd of influencers and journalists.
Queen Bey pumped out 18 songs in an 85-minute set and even though phones weren't allowed at the concert, there were enough videos that made their way to social media that set the internet on fire.
According to reports, she took home a whopping $24 million for the gig.
That translates to around $280,000 per minute.
It's not hard to see why she agreed to the show, but Beyoncé's fans weren't too pleased about her decision.
Her latest album Renaissance, which was nominated for Album of the Year, has been described as a 'love letter to Black queer pioneers of dance music from the past and present'.
However, she didn't perform any of its songs at the concert.
Many have highlighted the fact that the United Arab Emirates criminalises same-sex relationships for both men and women.
Fans were disappointed she sang some of her old tunes rather than busting out some of the big tracks from Renaissance.
Well, those who were annoyed can wait a few months before getting to see her live.
Her dates through Europe and the UK are as follows:
May 10: Stockholm, Sweden at the Friends Arena
May 14: Brussels, Belgium at the Baudoin Stadium
May 17: Cardiff, UK at the Principality Stadium
May 20: Edinburgh, UK at the Murrayfield
May 23: Sunderland, UK at the Stadium Of Light
May 26: Paris, France at the Stade De France
May 29: London, UK at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
May 30: London, UK at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
June 08: Barcelona at the Spain at the Olympic Stadium
June 11: Marseille, France at the Orange Vélodrome
June 15: Cologne, Germany at the De Rheinenergiestadion
June 17: Amsterdam, Netherlands at the JC Arena
June 21: Hamburg, Germany at the De Volksparkstadion
June 24: Frankfurt, Germany at the De Deutsche Bank Park
June 27: Warsaw, Poland at the PGE Nardowy
While here are the dates for the North America leg of the tour:
July 8: Toronto, CA at the Rogers Centre
July 12: Philadelphia, PA at the Lincoln Financial Field
July 15: Nashville, TN at the Nissan Stadium
July 17: Louisville, KY at the Cardinal Stadium
July 20: Minneapolis, MN at the Huntington Bank Stadium
July 22: Chicago, IL at the Soldier Field
July 26: Detroit, MI at the Ford Field
July 29: East Rutherford, NJ at the Metlife Stadium
August 1: Boston, MA at the Gillette Stadium
August 3: Pittsburgh, PA at the Heinz Field
August 5: Washington, DC at the Fedex Field
August 9 Charlotte, NC at the Bank Of America Stadium
August 11: Atlanta, GA at the Mercedes Benz Stadium
August 16: Tampa, FL at the Raymond James Stadium
August 18: Miami, FL at the Hard Rock Stadium
August 21: St. Louis, MI at the Dome at America’s Center
August 24: Phoenix, AZ at the State Farm Stadium
August 26: Las Vegas, NV at the Allegiant Stadium
August 30: San Francisco, CA at the Levi’s Stadium
September 2: Los Angeles, CA at the SoFi Stadium
September 11: Vancouver, CA at the BC Place
September 13: Seattle, WA at the Lumen Field
September 18: Kansas City, MO at the Arrowhead Stadium
September 21: Dallas, TX at the AT&T Stadium
September 23: Houston, TX at the NRG Stadium
September 27: New Orleans, LA at the Caesars Superdome
Stewart Perrie