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Beyoncé adds extra dates for long-awaited Renaissance World Tour: See show schedule

"Please do not be alarmed, remain calm. Do not attempt to leave the dance floor."

Beyoncé announced her long-awaited tour for her seventh studio album " Renaissance " on Wednesday to kick off Black History Month . Demand for tickets skyrocketed so fast, the artist added second show dates seven cities: Toronto; Chicago; Washington D.C.; Atlanta; Houston; Inglewood, Calif. and East Rutherford, New Jersey.

The album, which debuted in July, is an ode to Black queer culture. Disco anthems, soulful ballads and sexy lyrics are packaged together in "Renaissance."

"RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR 2023," she shared on Instagram .

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Full Renaissance World Tour dates

Beyoncé's world tour kicks off in May and ends in September and includes stops in Nashville, Louisville, Chicago, Detroit, New York, Boston, Miami, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Los Angeles and many more.

Note: Some dates have changed. For the most up-to-date information, visit  tour.beyonce.com .

• May 10: Stockholm, SE (Friends Arena)
• May 14: Brussels, BE (Baudoin Stadium)
• May 17:  Cardiff, UK (Principality Stadium)
• May 20: Edinburgh, UK (Murrayfield)
• May 23: Sunderland, UK (Stadium of Light)
• May 26:  Paris, FR (Stade de France)
• May 29: London, UK (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
• May 30:  London, UK (Tottenham Hotspur Stadium)
• June 6:  Lyon, FR (Groupama Stadium)
• June 8: Barcelona, SP (Olympic Stadium)
• June 11:  Marseille, FR (Orange Vélodrome)
• June 15:  Cologne, DE (Rheinenergiestadion)
• June 17:  Amsterdam, NL (JC Arena)
• June 18: Amsterdam, NL (JC Arena)
• June 21:  Hamburg, DE (Volksparkstadion)
• June 24: Frankfurt, DE (Deutsche Bank Park)
• June 27:  Warsaw, PL (Pge Nardowy)
• July 8:  Toronto, CA (Rogers Centre)
• July 9: Toronto, CA (Rogers Centre)
• July 15: Nashville, TN (Nissan Stadium)
• July 17: Louisville, KY (L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium)
• July 20: Minneapolis, MN (Huntington Bank Stadium)
• July 22: Chicago, IL (Soldier Field)
• July 23: Chicago, IL (Soldier Field)
• July 26: Detroit, MI (Ford Field)
• July 29: East Rutherford, NJ (Metlife Stadium)
• July 30: East Rutherford, NJ (Metlife Stadium)
• Aug. 1: Boston, MA (Gillette Stadium)
• Aug. 3: Pittsburgh, PA (Heinz Field)
• Aug. 5: Washington, DC (FedEx Field)
• Aug. 6: Washington, DC (FedEx Field)
• Aug. 9: Charlotte, NC (Bank of America Stadium)
• Aug. 11: Atlanta, GA (Mercedes Benz Stadium)
• Aug. 12: Atlanta, GA (Mercedes Benz Stadium)
• Aug. 16: Tampa, FL (Raymond James Stadium)
• Aug. 18: Miami, FL (Hard Rock Stadium)
• Aug. 21:  St. Louis, MI (Dome at Americas Center)
• Aug. 24: Phoenix, AZ (State Farm Stadium)
• Aug. 26: Las Vegas, NV (Allegiant Stadium)
• Aug. 30: San Francisco, CA (Levi's Stadium)
• Sept. 2:  Inglewood, CA (SoFi Stadium)
• Sept. 3:  Inglewood, CA (SoFi Stadium)
• Sept. 11: Vancouver, CA (BC Place)
• Sept. 13: Seattle, WA (Lumen Field)
• Sept. 18: Kansas City, MO (Arrowhead Stadium)
• Sept. 21: Dallas, TX (AT&T Stadium)
• Sept. 23: Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
• Sept. 24: Houston, TX (NRG Stadium)
• Sept. 27: New Orleans, LA (Caesars Superdome)

How to purchase tickets, presale information

Ticketing begins Feb. 6, starting with an exclusive presale to BeyHive members.

There are several presale ticket options for Beyoncé fans. Verified fan registration for North American dates are available on beyonce.livenation.com  and Ticketmaster . Citi cardmembers will have access to a presale via citientertainment.com . Verizon Up members can buy presale tickets at  verizon.com/featured/verizon-up .

Visit the various websites for more on presale tickets as times vary by city.

You can also find "Register" buttons next to each date on her tour website .

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Last month, Beyoncé made her return to the stage and performed at the opening of the Atlantis The Royal hotel in Dubai. Despite the luxury experience, the singer left fans wanting more, as she did not perform any songs from "Renaissance," The Hollywood Reporter reported.

The invitation-only event marked her first concert in more than four years. She last performed at the  Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 event in 2018.

Beyoncé dominates Grammy nominations

The singer's tour announcement comes days ahead of the Grammys where Beyoncé leads the 2023 lineup with nine nominations, including best dance/electronic album ("Renaissance"), best R&B performance ("Virgo’s Groove") and best traditional R&B performance ("Plastic Off the Sofa"). 

With 28 wins and 88 total career nominations, Beyoncé now ties her husband, rapper Jay-Z , for the most nominations in Grammy history. If Beyoncé picks up four or more awards this year, she will surpass the late Georg Solti for the most Grammy wins of all time. (The Hungarian-born conductor holds the record with 31.) 

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Beyoncé and Jay-Z have got "to be the most intense power couple in the history of music," Recording Academy president Harvey Mason Jr. Mason said after the nominations were revealed. "That’s music and Grammy royalty – that’s the royal family."

Their combined 176 nominations are "absolutely a testament to their talent, to their level of excellence, to their work ethic, to their level of greatness over a long period of time. I don’t even know what the next (leading) couple would be, but it’s not anywhere close.”

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Beyoncé Announces Her Renaissance World Tour 2023: All We Know

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Beyoncé kicked off Black History Month with the announcement the world has been waiting months for: Her Renaissance World Tour is happening, this year. Bey unveiled the news with a simple Instagram post: “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR 2023.” She did not immediately provide more information, but more is obviously coming.

So, what is known so far about her tour? What can the world expect? Here, we've gathered everything released so far.

When is the Renaissance World Tour happening?

• May 10: Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
• May 14: Brussels, Belgium @ King Baudouin Stadium
• May 17: Cardiff, Wales, U.K. @ Cardiff Principality Stadium
• May 20: Edinburgh, Scotland, U.K. @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
• May 23: Sunderland, U.K. @ Stadium of Light
• May 26: Paris, France @ Stade de France
• May 29: London, U.K. @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• May 30: London, U.K. @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• June 8: Barcelona, Spain @ Olympic Stadium
• June 11: Marseille, France @ Orange Vélodrome
• June 15: Cologne, Germany @ Rhein Energie Stadion
• June 17: Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
• June 21: Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
• June 24: Frankfurt, Germany @ Deutsche Bank Park
• June 27: Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Narodowy
• July 8: Toronto, Canada @ Rogers Centre
• July 12: Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
• July 15: Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
• July 17: Louisville, KY @ L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
• July 20: Minneapolis, MN @ Huntington Bank Stadium
• July 22: Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field Stadium
• July 26: Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
• July 29: East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
• August 1: Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium
• August 3: Pittsburgh, PA @ Acrisure Stadium
• August 5: Washington, DC @ FedEx Field
• August 9: Charlotte, NC @ Bank of America Stadium
• August 11: Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
• August 16: Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium
• August 18: Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
• August 21: St. Louis, MO @ Dome at America's Center
• August 24: Phoenix, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
• August 26: Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium
• August 30, San Francisco, CA @ Levi’s Stadium
• September 2: Inglewood, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• September 11: Vancouver, BC @ BC Place
• September 13: Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
• September 18: Kansas City, MO @ Arrowhead Stadium
• September 21: Dallas, TX @ AT&T Stadium
• September 23: Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
• September 27: New Orleans, LA @ Caesars Superdome

Where can you get tickets?

Tickets for the North American leg of the tour will be available through Ticketmaster's Verified Fan program. Tickets will go on sale Monday, Feb 6, with an exclusive presale to BeyHive members, according to a Live Nation press release.

Verified Fan registration is now open. Once you register, you'll be placed in a lottery system that determines which fans get invited to purchase tickets. Registration alone doesn't guarantee tickets. If you're selected, you'll get an access code the day before tickets go on sale. Everyone else will be placed on a waitlist. According to Live Nation, this process is intended to help Ticketmaster weed out the resellers and verify your account so that actual fans get priority to buy tickets.

Citi cardmembers will have a special Citi Presale after the Verified Fan process. Get more details here . Verizon will also offer an exclusive presale through their customer loyalty program Verizon Up .

Will Beyoncé be using Ticketmaster like Taylor Swift to sell tickets?

Yes, but given what happened with Taylor Swift's Eras tour (and the fact it led to Congressional hearings about Ticketmaster ’s practices), it seems very likely both Beyoncé and Ticketmaster would want to avoid repeating that mess. That most likely explains the usage of the Verified Fan system.

Where will Beyoncé be playing?

The Renaissance World Tour will hit 40 cities in North America and across Europe. Stops include Paris, London, Amsterdam, Toronto, Chicago, East Rutherford, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Houston, and many more.

What has Beyoncé said about the Renaissance World Tour?

She just announced it was happening with a post on February 1. Her website didn't immediately contain any more details. But during the Wearable Art Gala in October 2022, she appeared to confirm it would start this summer, as a backstage tour with her mother Tina Lawson was up for auction at the event.

Will Beyoncé be performing at the Grammys (on February 5) and sharing more tour details there?

Not clear yet, but she is the most nominated artist at the ceremony . On January 21, Variety reported that “ talks with show producers are ongoing for a possible onstage appearance ” by Beyoncé.

What can we expect from the tour on stage?

Beyoncé hasn't shared that yet either, but given the artistry she put into her recent Dubai show , it's fair to say we can expect no less than excellence, elaborate costumes, and an incredible experience.

This post will be updated the moment more detail is released.

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Beyoncé Announces Renaissance World Tour

By Evan Minsker and Allison Hussey

Beyoncé has announced that she’s touring in support of her latest album, Renaissance . The tour begins with a European leg in May, followed by dates in Canada and the United States that extend from from early July through late September. It’s her first tour since her 2018 co-headlining On the Run II Tour with Jay-Z behind their collaborative album, Everything Is Love , and her first headlining tour since 2016’s Formation World Tour behind Lemonade . The Renaissance World Tour is produced by Parkwood Entertainment and promoted by Live Nation. See all of the dates below.

Renaissance arrived July 29, rising swiftly to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and marking Beyoncé’s seventh album to summit the albums chart. It is the first act in what will be a three-part series, she has indicated.

Beyoncé hinted at her world tour in late October, during the fifth annual Wearable Art Gala, where the raffle included “ a UNIQUE experience ” to see her on the Renaissance tour. Purported images from the auction featured descriptions of the summer 2023 trek. Valued at $20,000, the package included first-class plane tickets, a three-night hotel stay, two concert tickets, and a guided backstage tour from Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles aka Miss Tina. Beyoncé was reportedly in attendance at the gala. In January, she performed at the opening of a new luxury resort in Dubai, but did not play any Renaissance material at the private concert . It was her first live performance since 2020.

Since sharing Renaissance , Beyoncé has made a few adjustments to the album; she replaced ableist lyrics in “ Heated ,” and removed an interpolation of Kelis ’ “Milkshake” on “Energy” after Kelis said she was not informed by Beyoncé and her team that her music was going to be used on the new album. Beyoncé also dropped Honey Dijon and Madonna remixes of “ Break My Soul .” 

In 2019, Beyoncé released Homecoming: The Live Album . The next year, she shared Black Is King , a visual album based on her 2019 soundtrack for The Lion King: The Gift . (Beyoncé voiced adult Nala in the CGI remake film.) On Juneteenth of that year, she surprise-released “ Black Parade ,” which would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance . At the same ceremony, she also won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (for her feature on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion ’s “ Savage ”), as well as Best Music Video (for The Gift ’s “ Brown Skin Girl ”). “ Be Alive ”—her contribution to the King Richard soundtrack—was nominated for an Oscar at last year’s ceremony.

Beyoncé is nominated for nine honors at the 2023 Grammy Awards : Record of the Year , Song of the Year , and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “Break My Soul”; Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance ; Best R&B Performance for “Virgo’s Groove”; Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Plastic Off the Sofa”; Best R&B Song for “Cuff It”; and Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Be Alive.”

Read “ 5 Takeaways From Beyoncé’s New Album, Renaissance ” over on the Pitch.

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05-10 Stockholm, Sweden - Friends Arena 05-14 Brussels, Belgium - King Baudoin Stadium 05-17 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff Principality Stadium 05-20 Edinburgh, Scotland - BT Murrayfield Stadium 05-23 Sunderland, England - Stadium of Light 05-26 Paris, France - Stade de France 05-29 London, England - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 05-30 London, England - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium 06-08 Barcelona, Spain - Olympic Stadium 06-11 Marseille, France - Orange Velodrome 06-15 Cologne, Germany - RheinEnergieStadion 06-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Johan Cruijff Arena 06-21 Hamburg, Germany - Volksparkstadion 06-24 Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Bank Park 06-27 Warsaw, Poland - PGE Nardowy 07-08 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre 07-09 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre 07-12 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field 07-15 Nashville, TN - Nissan Stadium 07-17 Louisville, KY - L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium 07-20 Minneapolis, MN - Huntington Bank Stadium 07-22 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field 07-23 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field 07-26 Detroit, MI - Ford Field 07-29 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium 07-30 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium 08-01 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium 08-03 Pittsburgh, PA - Acrisure Stadium 08-05 Washington, D.C. - FedEx Field 08-06 Washington, D.C. - FedEx Field 08-09 Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium 08-11 Atlanta, GA - Mercedes-Benz Stadium 08-16 Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium 08-18 Miami Gardens, FL - Hard Rock Stadium 08-21 St. Louis, MO - Dome at America’s Center 08-24 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium 08-26 Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium 08-30 Santa Clara, CA - Levi’s Stadium 09-02 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium 09-03 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium 09-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - BC Place 09-13 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field 09-18 Kansas City, MO - GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium 09-21 Dallas, TX - AT&T Stadium 09-23 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium 09-24 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium 09-27 New Orleans, LA - Caesars Superdome

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Move Out the Way, Beyoncé Is Taking Renaissance on Tour

Well, one of America’s problems is solved, now that Beyoncé officially announced her Renaissance tour. Bey, who’s stayed fairly silent since releasing the album six months ago, revealed the long-awaited news with a simple, sparkly Instagram post . Dates are now live on her website , and verified-fan preregistration for North American dates is open now. The ticketing will commence on February 6, with members of the Beyhive receiving the first exclusive presale, while Citi cardmembers and VerizonUp members will also receive presale at some dates. The party starts early in Europe, with Bey kicking off May 10 in Stockholm; she’ll move to North American on July 8, beginning with two shows in in Toronto. She’s currently set for 29 dates in the U.S., ending September 27 in New Orleans. The stadium tour will likely mark the live debut of Renaissance , since Bey has yet to perform a single song from the album since it came out last July — even at her recent private show for the opening of a Dubai hotel . Now good luck cuffing those tickets.

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What To Expect From Beyoncé’s 2023 Renaissance World Tour

The stadium tour kicks off in May in cities across Europe and the U.S.

Get ready for your soul (or at least your bank account) to be broken . Queen Bey is coming to a city near you soon. More than six months after releasing Renaissance , her first solo studio album in six years, Beyoncé finally announced the Renaissance World Tour , sharing the poster on Instagram and posting the tour dates on her website on Feb. 1. The stadium jaunt will kick off in May in Sweden, with dates currently confirmed across Europe and North America.

The Renaissance World Tour will mark Beyoncé’s first live shows in five years — aside from the extravagant private show she played in Dubai on Jan. 21 for the grand re-opening of the Atlantis resort, for which she was reportedly paid around $24 million . Naturally, demand has proven to be enormous, leading Bey to add more shows across the U.S. and Europe. She last co-headlined the On The Run II Tour with her husband Jay-Z in 2018. The singer was rumored to have planned a tour in 2020 to promote The Lion King: The Gift and its accompanying Black Is King film , but dates were inevitably scrapped due to lockdown. Her last solo outing was the Formation World Tour in 2016.

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In October, the “CUFF IT” singer indicated — in a very low-key way — that she would embark on a 2023 world tour to promote her seventh studio album . At the inaugural Wearable Art Gala, the 28-time Grammy winner auctioned off a “UNIQUE opportunity,” referencing her fan-favorite track “ALIEN SUPERSTAR,” to see one of her upcoming shows. The listing confirms that the Renaissance tour will kick off in the summer of 2023, calling it “one of the most sought-after musical performances of all time” and assuring international fans that Bey will take the tour worldwide.

That VIP package included two concert tickets, first-class airfare to select cities, a three-night hotel stay, and to top it off, a guided backstage tour from Beyoncé’s mother Tina Knowles-Lawson. According to Variety , the winning bidder paid between $45,000 and $50,000 for the honor of seeing Bey. Thankfully, this did not indicate the price range for normal Renaissance tour tickets.

Here’s everything you need to know about the Renaissance World Tour.

Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour Dates

The Renaissance World Tour will kick off on May 10 in Sweden and take Beyoncé to 14 cities across the UK and Europe before heading to the U.S. and Canada. The North American leg will start on July 8 in Toronto and conclude nearly three months later in New Orleans. Demand for tickets ended up being so big that Beyoncé added multiple dates across both continents. On Feb. 2, she announced second shows in several U.S. cities , and added multiple dates across the UK and Europe on Feb. 7, including a total of five shows in London alone.

See the full tour Renaissance World Tour schedule below.

• May 10 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
• May 11 – Stockholm, Sweden @ Friends Arena
• May 14 – Brussels, Belgium @ Baudoin Stadium
• May 17 – Cardiff, Wales @ Principality Stadium
• May 20 – Edinburgh, Scotland @ BT Murrayfield Stadium
• May 23 – Sunderland, England @ Stadium of Light
• May 26 – Paris, France @ Stade de France
• May 29 – London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• May 30 – London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• June 1 – London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• June 3 – London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• June 4 – London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
• June 8 – Barcelona, Spain @ Olympic Stadium
• June 11 – Marseille, France @ Orange Velodrome
• June 15 – Cologne, Germany @ RheinEnergieStadion
• June 17 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
• June 18 – Amsterdam, Netherlands @ Johan Cruijff Arena
• June 21 – Hamburg, Germany @ Volksparkstadion
• June 24 – Frankfurt, Germany @ Deutsche Bank Park
• June 27 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Nardowy
• June 28 – Warsaw, Poland @ PGE Nardowy
• July 8 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
• July 9 – Toronto, ON @ Rogers Centre
• July 12 – Philadelphia, PA @ Lincoln Financial Field
• July 15 – Nashville, TN @ Nissan Stadium
• July 17 – Louisville, KY @ Cardinal Stadium
• July 20 – Minneapolis, MN @ Huntington Bank Stadium
• July 22 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
• July 23 – Chicago, IL @ Soldier Field
• July 26 – Detroit, MI @ Ford Field
• July 29 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
• July 30 – East Rutherford, NJ @ MetLife Stadium
• Aug. 1 – Boston, MA @ Gillette Stadium
• Aug. 3 – Pittsburgh, PA @ Heinz Field
• Aug. 5 – Washington, DC @ Fedex Field
• Aug. 6– Washington, DC @ Fedex Field
• Aug. 9 – Charlotte, NC @ Bank Of America Stadium
• Aug. 11 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes Benz Stadium
• Aug. 12 – Atlanta, GA @ Mercedes Benz Stadium
• Aug. 16 – Tampa, FL @ Raymond James Stadium
• Aug. 18 – Miami, FL @ Hard Rock Stadium
• Aug. 21 – St. Louis, MO @ Dome at America’s Center
• Aug. 24 – Phoenix, AZ @ State Farm Stadium
• Aug. 26 – Las Vegas, NV @ Allegiant Stadium
• Aug. 30 – San Francisco, CA @ Levi’s Stadium
• Sept. 1 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Sept. 2 – Los Angeles, CA @ SoFi Stadium
• Sept. 11 – Vancouver, BC @ BC Place Stadium
• Sept. 13 – Seattle, WA @ Lumen Field
• Sept. 18 – Kansas City, KS @ Arrowhead Stadium
• Sept. 21 – Dallas, TX @ AT&T Stadium
• Sept. 23 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
• Sept. 24 – Houston, TX @ NRG Stadium
• Sept. 27 – New Orleans, LA @ Caesars Superdome

How To Buy Renaissance Tour Tickets

Like Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour , fans will need to register with Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan program to buy tickets to the Renaissance World Tour. BeyHive subscribers can register for their own Verified Fan presale, which comes first, while Citi cardmembers will also have a separate presale before the general Verified Fan onsale. The shows have been divided into Groups A, B, and C, which all have different registration periods and presale dates. Therefore, not all shows will go on sale at once, decreasing the chances of the traffic jams that happened for Swift’s Eras Tour .

That said, huge traffic and long virtual queues are still expected, as Ticketmaster announced the day after the tour announcement that the number of Verified Fan registrations exceeded the number of tickets available by nearly 800%. For cities in Group A, the BeyHive presale will begin on Feb. 6, with the Citi presale happening the next day and the general Verified Fan onsale being held on Feb. 11. The presales for Group B will be held the following week, and tickets for Group C shows will go on sale the week after. Originally, fans had until Feb. 2 to register for Group A shows, Feb. 9 for Group B, and Feb. 16 for Group C. But due to the demand, Ticketmaster ended up cutting off registration for all shows on Feb. 5.

This article was originally published on Oct. 24, 2022

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Beyoncé unveils ‘renaissance’ 2023 world tour dates.

From Stockholm to New Orleans, the 41-date tour will hit a stage near you.

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On the first day of Black History Month, Beyoncé has given fans what they’ve been waiting for — the official Renaissance world tour !

Today (Feb. 1), the Queen Bey dropped an Instagram post with a new pose of her sitting on top of a glitzy stallion, as she dons a matching cowgirl hat and jeweled negligé.

“RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR 2023,” the post reads with simplicity, although the phrase will be the start of Ticketmaster wars.

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Soon after, Bey updated her Instagram bio with a link to tour dates (which are still being added and altered). The New York date was edited to New Jersey’s Met Life Stadium.

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Delivering a truly “ once-in-a-lifetime performance ” for special invited guests, Bey took attendees through some of her most timeless hits — although many anticipated to hear Renaissance jams.

However, in just four months fans will be channeling their inner ballroom and disco queen as the “Break My Soul” star heads towards a city (or country) near you.

The seventh studio-album from the mom-of-three has broken records since it’s release back in July 2022. Deemed the “musical highlight of the year,” by Rolling Stone , the album pays homage to Black and queer culture and the dance club era.

Check out U.S. and Canada dates for the Renaissance World Tour below and European dates here .

July 8 — Toronto, CAN — Rogers Centre July 12 — Philadelphia, PA — Lincoln Financial Field July 15 — Nashville, TN — Nissan Stadium July 17 — Louisville, KY — L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium July 20 — Minneapolis, MN — Huntington Bank Stadium July 22 — Chicago, IL — Soldier Field Stadium July 26 — Detroit, MI — Ford Field July 29 — East Rutherford, NJ — MetLife Stadium Aug. 01 — Boston, MA — Gillette Stadium Aug. 03 — Pittsburgh, PA — Acrisure Stadiuma Aug. 05 — Washington, DC — Fedex Field Aug. 09 — Charlotte, NC — Bank of America Stadium Aug. 11 — Atlanta, GA — Mercedes-Benz Stadium Aug. 16 — Tampa, FL — Raymond James Stadium Aug. 18 — Miami, FL — Hard Rock Stadium Aug. 21 — St. Louis, MO — Dome At America’s Center Aug. 24 — Phoenix, AR — State Farm Stadium Aug. 26 — Las Vegas, NV — Allegiant Stadium Aug. 30 — San Francisco, CA — Lebi’s Stadium Sept. 02 — Inglewood, CA — Sofi Stadium Sept. 11 — Vancouver, CA — BC Place Sept. 13 — Seattle, WA — Lumen Field Sept. 18 — Kansas City, MO — Arrowhead Stadium Sept. 21 — Dallas, TX — AT&T Stadium Sept. 23 — Houston, TX — NRG Stadium Sept. 27 — New Orleans, LA — Caesars Superdome

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Beyoncé announces Renaissance World Tour

Six months after dropping her “Renaissance” album last summer, Beyoncé has announced a world tour with stops in Europe and North America.

The megastar announced the news Feb. 1 on her website and in a post on Instagram .

"RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR 2023," she captioned a photo on Instagram of her riding a silver horse — a picture that matches the art on her album cover .

The Renaissance World Tour is Beyoncé’s ninth tour as a solo artist. It kicks off in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 10, and remains in Europe for the following two months. Her first tour date in the U.S. is July 12 in Philadelphia.

Tickets go on sale Monday, Feb. 6., beginning with a presale for members of BeyHive ( register here ). Citi credit card holders can also take advantage of another presale here .

Fans eyeing North American tour dates can register for a Verified Fan code with Ticketmaster here .

All 53 of the tour stops are below and on Beyoncé's website .

What are Beyoncé's tour dates?

May 10, Stockholm, Sweden

May 14, Brussels, Belgium

May 17, Cardiff, United Kingdom

May 20, Edinburgh, United Kingdom

May 23, Sunderland, United Kingdom

May 26, Paris

May 29, London

May 30, London

June 2, London

June 6, Lyon, France

June 8, Barcelona, Spain

June 11, Marseille, France

June 15, Cologne, Germany

June 17, Amsterdam, Netherlands

June 18, Amsterdam, Netherlands

June 21, Hamburg, Germany

June 24, Frankfurt, Germany

June 27, Warsaw, Poland

July 8, Toronto

July 9, Toronto

July 12, Philadelphia

July 15, Nashville, Tennessee

July 17, Louisville, Kentucky

July 20, Minneapolis, Minnesota

July 22, Chicago

July 23, Chicago

July 26, Detroit, Michigan

July 29, New York City

July 30, New York City

Aug. 1., Boston

Aug. 3, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania

Aug. 5, Washington, D.C.

Aug. 6, Washington, D.C.

Aug. 9, Charlotte, North Carolina

Aug. 11, Atlanta

Aug. 12, Atlanta

Aug. 16, Tampa, Florida

Aug. 18, Miami

Aug. 21, St. Louis, Missouri

Aug. 24, Phoenix, Arizona

Aug. 26, Las Vegas

Aug. 30, San Francisco

Sept. 2, Los Angeles

Sept. 3, Los Angeles

Sept. 11, Vancouver

Sept. 13, Seattle

Sept. 18, Kansas City, Missouri

Sept. 21, Dallas, Texas

Sept. 23, Houston, Texas

Sept. 24, Houston, Texas

Sept. 27, New Orleans, Louisiana

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Beyoncé Adds 7 Dates To Renaissance World Tour 2023 – Complete Itinerary & Ticket Info

By Greg Evans , Tom Tapp

UPDATED with info on added shows : Beyoncé has added seven dates to the North American leg of her 2023 Renaissance World Tour, including new stops in L.A. and the New York area. The other new dates are in Toronto, Chicago, Washington, D.C., Atlanta and Houston. They’ve been added where indicated into the full list of dates below.

An official statement indicated that “Fan demand already exceeds the number of available tickets by more than 800% based on current registration numbers.” Thus, the added dates.

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Indeed, verified fan presale registration has already closed for these new dates, but is still available for others.

To help as many concertgoers get tickets as possible, the tour has announced its first extension, adding second shows in 7 cities — and Verified Fan Registration for Group A now closes tomorrow, Fri, Feb 3rd at 12pm ET. To register, head to: https://t.co/H3VnWRZVME pic.twitter.com/yEvGZ0onX4 — Ticketmaster (@Ticketmaster) February 3, 2023

PREVIOUSLY on February 1 : Beyoncé has announced a world tour to support her Renaissance album, with dates across Europe beginning in May and moving to the U.S. in July.

Although the singer made the announcement in an Instagram post today with little detail about the tour, a link to the tour’s website reveals a lengthy itinerary. Among the stops: Two London shows, one NYC area show and one L.A. area show.

See complete roster below. For ticket information, go here .

Beyoncé is nominated for nine 2023 Grammys, and if she wins four this Sunday she’ll break the record as most awarded artist in Grammys history. Her last solo tour was the Formation tour in 2016.

Here are the Renaissance World Tour dates:

May 10, 2023 – Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena

May 14, 2023 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium

May 17, 2023 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Principality Stadium

May 20, 2023 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murrayfield Stadium

May 23, 2023 – Sunderland, UK – Stadium of Light

May 26, 2023 – Paris, FR – Stade de France

May 29, 2023 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

May 30, 2023 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 11, 2023 – Marseille, FR – Orange Velodrome

June 15, 2023 – Cologne, DE – Rhein Energie Stadion

June 17, 2023 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff Arena

June 21, 2023 – Hamburg, DE – Volksparkstadion

June 24, 2023 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park

June 27, 2023 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy

NORTH AMERICA

July 8, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre

July 9, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre (ADDED SHOW)

July 12, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field

July 15, 2023 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium

July 17, 2023 – Louisville, KY – L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

July 20, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – Huntington Bank Stadium

July 22, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium

July 23, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium (ADDED SHOW)

July 26, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field

July 29, 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

July 30, 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium (ADDED SHOW)

Aug. 01, 2023 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium

Aug. 03, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – Acrisure Stadium

Aug. 05, 2023 – Washington, DC – FedEx Field

Aug. 06, 2023 – Washington, DC – FedEx Field (ADDED SHOW)

Aug. 09, 2023 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium

Aug. 11, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Aug. 12, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium (ADDED SHOW)

Aug. 16, 2023 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium

Aug. 18, 2023 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium

Aug. 21, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – Dome at America’s Center

Aug. 24, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium

Aug. 26, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

Aug. 30, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium

Sept. 02, 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

Sept. 03, 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium (ADDED SHOW)

Sept. 11, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place

Sept. 13, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field

Sept. 18, 2023 – Kansas City, MO – GEHA Field At Arrowhead Stadium

Sept. 21, 2023 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium

Sept. 23, 2023 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium

Sept. 23, 2023 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium (ADDED SHOW)

Sept. 27, 2023 – New Orleans, LA – Caesars Superdome

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The star’s first solo tour since 2016 will start May 10 in Stockholm.

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For the first time since 2016 — a world before Beychella , Covid-19 and “Renaissance” — Beyoncé will headline a solo tour, the singer announced in a social media post on Wednesday.

Beginning on May 10 in Stockholm, and continuing in Europe through June before coming to North America, the Renaissance World Tour, in support of her seventh solo album, will run for at least 40 dates, largely in stadiums, according to dates posted to Beyoncé’s website . The tour includes one night at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (July 29) and one at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Sept. 2) amid stops in Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Atlanta, Phoenix and Miami.

Limited tickets for certain tour dates will go on sale beginning Monday for members of Beyoncé’s BeyHive fan club, followed by the staggered release of additional tickets by market, using a complex registration system for various tiers of buyer.

The tour, produced by Beyoncé’s Parkwood Entertainment and promoted by Live Nation, will use Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan system , which aims to limit bots and professional scalpers, marking one of the first major tests for Ticketmaster since extraordinary demand for early tickets to Taylor Swift’s Eras Tour last year led to fan backlash and regulatory scrutiny . At a Senate Judiciary hearing last month spurred by the botched presale, artists, fans and politicians cast Live Nation Entertainment, the concert industry giant that owns Ticketmaster, as a monopoly that hinders competition and harms consumers.

Beyoncé’s shows will be the singer’s first live events available to the public since the On the Run II tour with her husband, Jay-Z, in 2018, tied to the surprise release of a joint album, “Everything Is Love,” by the duo billed as the Carters. Beyoncé last toured alone behind her previous solo album, “Lemonade,” in 2016. Two years later, she headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival.

That show — which went on to be released as “Homecoming” (2019), a live album and concert film — was called “rich with history, potently political and visually grand” in a review by the New York Times critic Jon Caramanica. “By turns uproarious, rowdy, and lush. A gobsmacking marvel of choreography and musical direction.”

In the years since, Beyoncé has surfaced intermittently, including with songs like “Black Parade,” which won a Grammy Award for best R&B performance, and “Be Alive,” which appeared in the movie “King Richard” and was nominated for an Oscar. Last year, in a taped performance, Beyoncé performed the song at the 94th annual Academy Awards.

But the singer made a return to the pop mainstream in earnest with the July 2022 release of “Renaissance,” a dance-floor-oriented album that she said was inspired by the L.G.B.T.Q. community and has spawned hits like “Break My Soul” and “Cuff It.” At the Grammy Awards on Sunday, Beyoncé is nominated nine times , with a chance to become the most-awarded artist in history.

Upon its release, the singer called “Renaissance” part of a “three act project” that she recorded during the pandemic. “My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment,” she wrote of the album, which was billed as Act I. “A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom.”

Major music touring has largely recovered, especially at its highest levels, since the Covid-19 pandemic. According to the industry trade publication Pollstar , touring grossed a record-setting $6.28 billion last year, up more than 13 percent from 2019, due in part to pent-up fan demand, inflation and major acts like Bad Bunny, Elton John and Harry Styles.

In addition to Beyoncé’s shows, this year will see blockbuster tours from artists including Taylor Swift, Ed Sheeran, Metallica, Morgan Wallen and Madonna.

Last month, Beyoncé proved more polarizing than usual when she headlined the grand opening of a luxury hotel in Dubai, performing for an invite-only collection of guests, including influencers and journalists.

While some fans decried the optics of taking a major payday in a place that criminalizes homosexuality — “Beyoncé’s Dubai performance isn’t just an affront to LGBTQ+ fans, but workers’ rights in the UAE,” The Guardian declared — others noted that the singer’s set list did not yet include songs from “Renaissance.”

An earlier version of this article misstated the year Beyoncé headlined Coachella. It was 2018, not 2016.

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Beyoncé finally announces 40-stop Renaissance world tour

The artist confirmed the news via instagram wednesday morning before sharing a full list of dates on her website.

It appears Joe Biden’s Wednesday announcement that Congress will begin limiting egregious concert ticket fees comes not a moment too soon: this morning, Beyoncé also finally announced a 47-date world tour supporting her Grammy-nominated album, Renaissance . Hear that tapping? It’s the sound of stuffed Ticketmaster queues everywhere being refreshed over and over and over.

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Beyoncé confirmed the news on Wednesday morning via her Instagram , where she shared a tour announcement alongside another glittery portrait from her Renaissance album cover photoshoot. Kicking off in Stockholm, Sweden on May 10, the tour’s European leg includes two dates in London—a North American leg kicks off with two dates in Toronto, Ontario on July 8 and 9, respectively.

Swirling excitement for the Renaissance live experience has been at a high for almost six months now, since the July 29, 2022 release of the album drew profound acclaim from critics and fans alike (it was The A.V. Club ’s No. 1 album of the year ). By the time she heads out on tour, it’s more than likely Beyoncé will also have a few more Grammy nods under her belt— Renaissance saw the artist nominated nine times, bringing her cumulative total nominations to an astounding 88.

For a full list of Renaissance tour dates, see below:

Renaissance World Tour 2023 Dates

May 10, 2023 – Stockholm, SE – Friends Arena

May 14, 2023 – Brussels, BE – King Baudouin Stadium

May 17, 2023 – Cardiff, UK – Cardiff Principality Stadium

May 20, 2023 – Edinburgh, UK – BT Murrayfield Stadium

May 23, 2023 – Sunderland, UK – Stadium of Light

May 26, 2023 – Paris, FR – Stade de France

May 29, 2023 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

May 30, 2023 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

  June 08, 2023 – Barcelona, ES – Olympic Stadium

June 11, 2023 – Marseille, FR – Orange Velodrome

June 15, 2023 – Cologne, DE – Rhein Energie Stadion

June 17, 2023 – Amsterdam, NL – Johan Cruijff Arena

June 21, 2023 – Hamburg, DE – Volksparkstadion

June 24, 2023 – Frankfurt, DE – Deutsche Bank Park

June 27, 2023 – Warsaw, PL – PGE Narodowy

  NORTH AMERICA

July 8, 2023 – Toronto, ON – Rogers Centre

July 12, 2023 – Philadelphia, PA – Lincoln Financial Field

July 15, 2023 – Nashville, TN – Nissan Stadium

July 17, 2023 – Louisville, KY – L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium

July 20, 2023 – Minneapolis, MN – Huntington Bank Stadium

July 22, 2023 – Chicago, IL – Soldier Field Stadium

July 26, 2023 – Detroit, MI – Ford Field

July 29, 2023 – East Rutherford, NJ – MetLife Stadium

Aug. 01, 2023 – Boston, MA – Gillette Stadium

Aug. 03, 2023 – Pittsburgh, PA – Acrisure Stadium

Aug. 05, 2023 – Washington, DC – FedEx Field

Aug. 09, 2023 – Charlotte, NC – Bank of America Stadium

Aug. 11, 2023 – Atlanta, GA – Mercedes-Benz Stadium

Aug. 16, 2023 – Tampa, FL – Raymond James Stadium

Aug. 18, 2023 – Miami, FL – Hard Rock Stadium

Aug. 21, 2023 – St. Louis, MO – Dome at America’s Center

Aug. 24, 2023 – Phoenix, AZ – State Farm Stadium

Aug. 26, 2023 – Las Vegas, NV – Allegiant Stadium

Aug. 30, 2023 – San Francisco, CA – Levi’s Stadium

Sept. 02, 2023 – Inglewood, CA – SoFi Stadium

Sept. 11, 2023 – Vancouver, BC – BC Place

Sept. 13, 2023 – Seattle, WA – Lumen Field

Sept. 18, 2023 – Kansas City, MO – GEHA Field At Arrowhead Stadium

Sept. 21, 2023 – Dallas, TX – AT&T Stadium

Sept. 23, 2023 – Houston, TX – NRG Stadium

Sept. 27, 2023 – New Orleans, LA – Caesars Superdome

For complete ticketing and additional information visit beyonce.livenation.com and tour.beyonce.com .

Beyoncé Renaissance Tour: The Full Setlist From Opening Night

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It’s time. Beyoncé ‘s Renaissance World Tour — her first jaunt in nearly five years — has officially kicked off at Stockholm’s Friends Arena where she’s set to perform for nearly three hours at the Swedish capital.

The stadium trek will continue across Europe through June, with the North American leg kicking off in Toronto on July 8. Club Renaissance will run for at least 40 dates, mainly in stadiums, and make stops at the MetLife Stadium in New Jersey (July 29) and at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Calif. (Sept. 2) amid dates in Chicago, Philadelphia, Toronto, Atlanta, Phoenix and Miami.

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ELA TEM O POVO! E ainda tá chegando mais… #RenaissanceWorldTour https://t.co/C2u6Wsb0KL — Beyoncé Access (@beyonceaccess) May 10, 2023

Beyoncé performed her first full concert in four years  in January at the new Atlantis Royal Resort in Dubai. It was an elaborate and highly theatrical performance — for which sources say she was paid some $24 million — with an all-female orchestra, a battery of dancers, a small lake, fireworks, a 50-foot hydraulic platform, three costume changes for the singer and a guest appearance from her and Jay-Z’s daughter Blue Ivy, but no songs at all from “Renaissance.”

Her last official tour was the “On the Run II” tour with Jay in 2018, which was tied to their joint album, “Everything Is Love,” by the duo billed as the Carters. That same year, she headlined the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival but her last solo trek was behind her previous solo album, “Lemonade,” in 2016.

See the full setlist for opening night of the Renaissance tour below (updating live).

Opening Act

“Dangerously In Love 2″

“Flaws and All”

“1+1”

“I’m Goin’ Down” (Mary J. Blige cover)

“I Care”

Renaissance

“I’m That Girl”

“Cozy”

“Alien Superstar”

“Lift Off” (Jay-Z and Kanye West cover)

Motherboard

“Energy”

“Break My Soul”

“Formation”

“Diva”

“Run the World (Girls)”

“My Power”

“Black Parade”

“Savage” (Remix)

“Partition”

“Church Girl”

“Get Me Bodied”

“Before I Let Go”

“Rather Die Young”

“Love On Top”

“Crazy In Love”

Anointed Pt. 2

“Love Hangover” (Diana Ross cover sung by choir)

“Plastic Off The Sofa”

“Virgo’s Groove”

“Naughty Girl”

“Move”

“Heated”

“Thique”

“All Up in Your Mind”

“Drunk in Love”

Mind Control

“America Has a Problem”

“Pure/Honey”

“Summer Renaissance”

* Throughout the setlist, Beyoncé incorporated songs from her older discography including “Sweet Dreams,” “Say My Name,” and more.

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Beyoncé Officially Announces'Renaissance' Tour Dates, 2 Stops in Texas

The tour announcement comes days ahead of the grammys where beyoncé leads the 2023 lineup with nine nominations, by ahraya burns • published february 1, 2023 • updated on february 1, 2023 at 10:05 am.

America has a problem! Here’s some news that won’t break your soul— Beyoncé is taking her long-awaited 2022 album Renaissance on tour in 2023 . And guess what? She will be making two stops in Texas.

The singer released her highly anticipated seventh solo studio album in July 2022, featuring tracks like her comeback singles Break My Soul, America Has A Problem and Alien Superstar.

Since the album dropped, rumors have been circulating that Beyoncé, who last toured her solo album in 2016 when she took Lemonade on the Formation World Tour, would be embarking on a stadium tour with Renaissance and it wasn’t "All up in Your Mind!"

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The tour announcement comes days ahead of the  Grammys where Beyoncé leads the 2023 lineup with nine nominations, including best dance/electronic album "Renaissance", best R&B performance "Virgo’s Groove" and best traditional R&B performance "Plastic Off the Sofa."

With 28 wins and 88 total career nominations, Beyoncé now ties her husband, rapper Jay-Z, for the most nominations in Grammy history. If Beyoncé picks up four or more awards this year, she will surpass the late Georg Solti for the most Grammy wins of all time.

On October 22, it was confirmed at the fifth annual Wearable Art Gala, where Beyoncé was in attendance, that the album will be taken on the road next year.

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During the Gala, one attendee bid between $45,000 and $50,000 on two concert tickets, plus travel accommodations and a backstage tour for the 2023 Renaissance tour. The auctioned package, which was valued at $20,000, included first-class plane tickets, a three-night hotel stay, two concert tickets, and a guided backstage tour from Beyoncé's mom, Tina.

Although Beyoncé's last solo tour was the Formation World Tour in 2016, she and her husband Jay-Z embarked on their second joint tour together, On the Run II, in 2018. During that tour, the couple who married in 2008, released their joint album "Everything Is Love."

Beyoncé, 41, will kick off the US part of her Renaissance tour on July 12 in Philadelphia.

Here are the singer's tour dates:

• 07-12 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
• 07-15 Nashville, NY - Nissan Stadium
• 07-17 Louisville, KY - Cardinal Stadium
• 07-20 Minneapolis, MN - Huntington Bank Stadium
• 07-22 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
• 07-26 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
• 07-29 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
• 07-30 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
• 08-01 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
• 08-03 Pittsburgh, PA - Heinz Stadium
• 08-05 Washington, DC - FedEx Field
• 08-09 Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
• 08-11 Atlanta, GA - Mercedes Benz Stadium
• 08-16 Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium
• 08-18 Miami, FL - Hard Rock Stadium
• 08-21 St Louis, MO - Dome at America’s Center
• 08-24 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
• 08-26 Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
• 08-30 San Francisco, CA - Levi’s Stadium
• 09-02 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
• 09-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - BC Place
• 09-13 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
• 09-18 Kansas City, MO - Arrowhead Stadium
• 09-21 Dallas, TX - AT&T Stadium
• 09-23 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
• 09-27 New Orleans, LA - Caesars Superdome

The full itinerary, which also includes international dates, is available on the “Cuff It” singer’s  official website  along with ticket information.

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Will Beyoncé announce the 'Cowboy Carter' tour? Fans think she may be hitting the road again soon

• Beyoncé released her new album "Cowboy Carter" on Friday.
• Some fans think she's gearing up to tour again, though many say they don't have the funds to attend.
• The Renaissance World Tour wrapped last October in Kansas City. It was hailed as a must-see event.

Less than a year after the Renaissance World Tour wrapped, it might already be time for the Beyhive to dust off their boots and head back out to see Beyoncé live again.

The Renaissance World Tour was hailed as a once-in-a-lifetime event , a bona fide status symbol , and a blockbuster concert movie that awed audiences while near-singlehandedly boosting AMC's revenue . The 56-show run wrapped on October 1, 2023, in Kansas City.

On its heels, Beyoncé has released her new album " Cowboy Carter ." The triumphant country-inspired project is billed as "Act II" in a three-part "Renaissance" series.

So it would stand to reason — financially and thematically — that Beyoncé would plan another tour leg for "Cowboy Carter."

Her team seemed to hint that something is coming by launching a new website, " Been Country ." The landing page shows a photo of young Beyoncé performing at the Texas Sweetheart Pageant, as well as a childhood photo of her mother, Tina Knowles-Lawson , and an image of a banjo.

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A fan account on Instagram shared a rumor that the tour announcement is scheduled for Friday, exactly one week after the album's arrival. Knowles-Lawson liked the post, adding more fuel to the rumor's flame.

Beyoncé's longtime collaborator The-Dream, who produced 10 of the new album's 27 tracks, also alluded to a forthcoming tour. He celebrated the release of "Cowboy Carter" on X, writing, "This tour bout to B' Incredible!"

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Fans grabbed screenshots of The-Dream's post, though it has since been deleted.

'The-Dream' via Twitter: “This tour bout to B’ incredible!” The singer-songwriter is Beyoncé’s longtime friend, and worked on 10 songs on her new album #CowboyCarter . pic.twitter.com/KNHQOuqFI9 — COWBOY CARTER TOUR (@CowboyCarterWT) March 31, 2024

However, the six-month turnaround since Beyoncé's last concert does cast suspicion on these theories. Thanks to "Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé," we know the Renaissance World Tour took four years to ideate and execute.

It's unclear if plans for a "Cowboy Carter" show were also in the works during that time, but if not, fans may have to wait a bit longer to watch Beyoncé perform. As she's already made clear, " A queen moves at her own pace ."

Even so, a delay may come as welcome news, even for dedicated members of the Beyhive.

Many fans have been posting about their lack of ticket funds on X, playfully begging Beyoncé to put off touring until next year.

- I don’t want https://t.co/QqyQduNfkr to be a tour because we https://t.co/icyUqbLR1L . pic.twitter.com/XZ5WHMUqyL — Rob Milton (@therobmilton) April 3, 2024

She can announce it for 2025 but in 2024 we are at capacity https://t.co/Gtg7f2jvSG — Antoinette “Asst (To The) Regional Manager” Childs (@TheFancyFriend) March 31, 2024

. @Beyonce keep the tour announcement for next year…I have trips planned for this summer pic.twitter.com/GPhRrW1GiF — Nicolas is happy (@niggaolas) April 3, 2024

what i’m eating if beyoncé announce this tour https://t.co/CfI1Vm3XuG — 𐚁 onii 𐚁 (@__Onixivy_) April 4, 2024

i'm begging beyoncé to tour in 2025 and not this summer pic.twitter.com/Nqw68434Bu — zae (@itszaeok) March 27, 2024

the whole fandom begging beyoncé not to announce a tour is HILARIOUS! we are BROKE DOWN pic.twitter.com/YXDFHuzELM — j. (@virgosgrooviest) March 27, 2024

Representatives for Beyoncé did not immediately respond to a request for comment from Business Insider.

This is a developing story. Check back for updates.

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Movie theaters need more movies. Will they ever get enough to truly thrive again?

That was the central question overhanging CinemaCon 2024, the annual convention bringing together Hollywood studios and multiplex operators in Las Vegas this week.

Exhibitors pleaded with the major studios to release more films of varying budgets on the big screen, while studios made the case that their upcoming slates are robust enough to keep them in business.

Once again, CinemaCon, where studios trot out executives and movie stars to pitch their upcoming blockbusters, arrived at a particularly challenging time for the film industry.

After weathering a devastating pandemic that shut down theaters for months, two of the most essential parts of the Hollywood machine, writers and actors, went on strike. The work stoppages — which lasted a combined six months — prompted the leading entertainment companies to push a number of titles to 2025 from 2024, disrupting the supply chain and sparking widespread anxiety in the exhibition community.

Box office revenue in the U.S. and Canada is expected to total about $8.5 billion, which is down from $9 billion in 2023 and a far cry from the pre-pandemic yearly tallies that nearly reached $12 billion.

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Flag bearers for the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, the Motion Picture Assn. and others weighed in on the state of the movie business at CinemaCon.

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“It’s not enough for us to simply sit back and want more movies,” said Michael O’Leary, president of the National Assn. of Theatre Owners, during Tuesday’s state-of-the-industry address at the Colosseum in Caesars Palace. “We must work with distribution to get more movies of all sizes to the marketplace.”

Though a fuller release schedule is expected for 2025, talk of budget cuts, greater industry consolidation and corporate mergers has forced exhibitors to prepare for the possibility of a near future with fewer studios making fewer movies.

In the extravagant banquet and trade show halls of Caesars Palace, theater operators groaned about 2024 being painted as yet another “lost year” for cinema — determined in spite of the grim discourse to remain optimistic.

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CinemaCon, the annual film industry conference in Las Vegas, is set to rally support for theaters amid a thin 2024 box office slate.

“All indications are the rest of the year is going to be a lot better,” said David Fetters, vice president of West Mall Theatres in Minnesota and South Dakota. “The product we’re seeing here is looking outstanding.”

The studios tried to give exhibitors something to hope for during their CinemaCon presentations — hyping their movie lineups, bringing out filmmakers and cast members, pulling silly stunts, and playing sizzle reels, sneak peeks, trailers and, in some cases, entire features for their industry audience.

‘Wicked’ brings down the house

While promoting their 2024-25 programming, the studios pulled out plenty of stops.

Distribution executives at Warner Bros. delivered their opening remarks dressed as Michael Keaton’s Beetlejuice; Dwayne Johnson joined a Polynesian dance troupe while introducing Disney’s “Moana 2”; and the head of distribution at Paramount entered the theater in full “Gladiator” armor on a gold chariot.

But Universal’s presentation of “Wicked” — director Jon M. Chu’s film adaptation of the hit Broadway musical — took the cake. Convention attendees arrived at their seats to find a surprise in their cup holders: roses that illuminated for a technicolor light show set to an instrumental medley of “Wicked” songs. After the overture, a pre-taped message to all “CinemaConians” from Jeff Goldblum’s imposing Wizard of Oz played onscreen, and Goldblum took the stage in real life.

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He was later joined by Michelle Yeoh (Madame Morrible), Jonathan Bailey (Fiyero) producer Marc Platt and Chu, who fought back tears while talking about casting the film’s leading witches. On cue, Glinda and Elphaba themselves — Ariana Grande and Cynthia Erivo — emerged from the wings to thunderous applause.

Like Chu, Grande was overcome with emotion and paused briefly to compose herself while delivering her remarks. .

Other pictures teased during the studio presentations included Universal’s “Despicable Me 4,” Warner Bros.’ “Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga” and “Joker: Folie à Deux,” Paramount’s “A Quiet Place: Day One” and “Transformers One,” and Disney’s “Inside Out 2” and “Deadpool & Wolverine.”

Paramount deal looms

Amid the displays of corporate harmony, it was hard to ignore the elephant in the convention center: a potential merger between Paramount Global and David Ellison’s production company, Skydance.

Shares of Paramount Global — home of Paramount Pictures, CBS and several other legacy brands and franchises — took a nosedive Wednesday after news that a group of of the company’s directors are stepping down amid merger discussions.

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This would be only the latest Hollywood merger in a string of deals, including Disney’s acquisition of Fox in 2019 and Warner Bros.’ union with Discovery in 2022.

When asked about the theatrical implications of another studio sale in an already rapidly consolidating industry, National Assn. of Theatre Owners President Michael O’Leary and Motion Picture Assn. Chairman Charles Rivkin largely waved it off.

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“There’s always other things that we can do as an industry association to strengthen our industry, and I’ll cross that bridge when I get to it,” Rivkin said during a CinemaCon news conference.

Rather than avoiding the topic during the studio’s CinemaCon presentation on Thursday, Paramount Pictures chief Brian Robbins handled the situation with humor.

“There’s been a lot of speculation around our parent company around [mergers and acquisitions],” Robbins said before joking that Paramount’s head of domestic distribution, Chris Aronson, “has now thrown his hat into the ring as a bidder.”

“He’s starting a Kickstarter campaign,” Robbins continued as the crowd chuckled.

Japanese cinema and faith-based content reign

As the domestic film business has been thrown into turmoil in recent years, Japanese cinema and faith-based content have been two of movie theaters’ saving graces.

Industry leaders kicked off CinemaCon on Tuesday by singing the praises of Sony-owned anime distributor Crunchyroll’s hits — including the latest “Demon Slayer” installment.

Mitchel Berger, senior vice president of global commerce at Crunchyroll, said Tuesday that the global anime business generated $14 billion a decade ago and is projected to generate $37 billion next year.

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“Anime is red hot right now,” Berger said. “Fans have known about it for years, but now everyone else is catching up and recognizing that it’s a cultural, economic force to be reckoned with.”

Last year, event-cinema company Fathom Events decided to expand its annual Studio Ghibli series, screening “Spirited Away,” “Princess Mononoke” and other Hayao Miyazaki classics for five nights each instead of just one or two. Fathom Events Chief Executive Ray Nutt said that the extended runs allowed those titles to gross 142% more than they had in the past.

“Anime was one that did very well for us,” Nutt said. “The team is really good at sourcing content and then figuring out where the audiences drive tickets.”

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Another type of product buoying the exhibition industry right now is faith-based programming, shepherded in large part by “Sound of Freedom” distributor Angel Studios.

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During its presentation on Wednesday, Angel Studios unveiled its lineup of “stories that amplify light,” including an animated feature telling the biblical tale of David and a live-action drama about a German pastor who conspires against the Nazis during World War. II.

“Some of the faith-based things, especially in our part of the country — the Midwest — have had a lot of good traction,” Fetters said.

Nutt added that Fathom Events has also had “huge success” connecting with faith-based audiences by screening content such as episodes of “The Chosen,” a drama series chronicling the life of Jesus Christ. The latest season of the show generated $32 million at the box office, according to Nutt.

Exhibitors make plea for more movies... and flexible windows

The greatest challenge facing theaters right now is a dearth of theatrical releases, exhibitors say. Theater owners urged studio executives at CinemaCon to put more films in theaters — and not just big-budget tent poles timed for summer movie season and holiday weekends.

“There’s been a bit of a shortage of good content because of the strikes and that sort of thing,” said Mark Shaw, owner of Shaw Theatres in Singapore. “And also, during the pandemic, we lost some of the audience. Trying to get that audience back into theaters is a bit of a challenge.”

“Whenever we have a [blockbuster] film — whether it be ‘Barbie’ or ‘Super Mario’ ... records are set,” added Bill Barstow, co-founder of ACX Cinemas in Nebraska. “But we just don’t have enough of them.”

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Lionsgate revealed that Margot Robbie’s production company, LuckyChap Entertainment, has boarded its Monopoly movie at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

During an industry think-tank panel on Wednesday, Disney distribution executive Cathleen Taff defended the company’s decision to delay certain movies — including the animated film “Elio” and a live-action remake of “Snow White” — to 2025, explaining that at least some of those titles were not finished in time for a 2024 release.

“From a studio perspective ... we need to walk in tandem together,” Taff said.

“We have to pick some good dates and we had to do those shifts. And of course we thought about the theaters, but the reality is we’re not going to release an unfinished film.”

‘Joker 2’ trailer: Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga lead twisted, musical fever dream

Warner Bros. debuted the first trailer for ‘Joker: Folie à Deux,’ starring Joaquin Phoenix and Lady Gaga, at CinemaCon in Las Vegas.

An additional issue affecting owners of independent theaters and smaller chains is studio-imposed three-week minimum runs for major movies. Multiple exhibitors told The Times that these businesses can’t afford to let one movie to take up a screen for three weeks because there simply isn’t enough population where they operate to fill seats for that long.

“If you run it for two weeks, the community has already seen it,” said Colleen Barstow, vice president of ACX Cinemas.

“There is no need to require three-week or longer commitments,” said Chris Johnson, chief executive of Classic Cinemas in Illinois. “If you have a hit, we will hold it.”

The next frontier: ‘alternative content’

One way that exhibitors are trying to fill the void of studio releases is by showing “alternative content” — from reissues of beloved films and screenings of TV shows to musical performances and sporting events.

The best example of this phenomenon is AMC Theatres’ distribution of Taylor Swift’s “The Eras Tour” and Beyonce’s “Renaissance.”

Fathom Events, which has been in the business of alternative content for decades, is going further by attaching live and pre-recorded Q&As to their screenings, as well as handing out collectible merchandise as an extra incentive for audiences.

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“You go to go to a regular movie, you buy the ticket, you watch the movie — I don’t mean to demean the movie experience by any stretch of imagination — but that’s pretty much it,” Nutt said. “With us, you are going to ... get something special.”

Larger companies such as AMC have been partnering with studios to level up their merchandise game as well. See: the infamous “Dune 2” popcorn bucket , which inspired Disney to promise at CinemaCon to deliver a must-have “Deadpool 3” popcorn bucket.

“There are some studios that inadvertently make crude and rude popcorn buckets,” joked Marvel Studios president Kevin Feige during Disney’s presentation. “And then there are popcorn buckets designed by Deadpool.”

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