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Fans Are ‘Devastated’ Beyoncé’s ‘Renaissance’ Tour Isn’t Coming to Pittsburgh Anymore

• By Larisha Paul

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Consider the souls of Beyoncé ‘s Pittsburgh fans irrevocably broken. On Wednesday morning, Acrisure Stadium, which was set to host the Renaissance world tour on Aug. 3, shared a statement via social media announcing that the concert has been canceled “due to production logistics and scheduling issues.”

Due to production challenges with Beyoncé's stage setup and scheduling conflicts with some of the venues hosting The #RENAISSANCEWorldTour , the following changes have been made: Pittsburgh: 8/3 date cancelled Seattle: 9/13 date moved to 9/14 Kansas City: 9/18 date moved to 10/1 pic.twitter.com/XGDk7XUSAM — BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) July 5, 2023

Mayor Ed Gainey released a statement following the news. “Pittsburgh — we are deeply disappointed in the news that Beyoncé has canceled her performance on August 3. We were fully prepared to welcome her to Pittsburgh and honor her with an official day recognizing her visit and accomplishments,” he wrote. “We are in conversations with the promoter for the event in order to gain an understanding about what led to the cancellation, and if there is anything we can do as a city to find a new date or location for her show.”

Pittsburgh — we are deeply disappointed in the news that Beyoncé has canceled her performance on August 3. We were fully prepared to welcome her to Pittsburgh and honor her with an official day recognizing her visit and accomplishments. pic.twitter.com/MIgiJJh5u1 — Mayor Ed Gainey (@MayorEdGainey) July 5, 2023

“I am so sad and disappointed 😟 imagine being a fan since the time you could remember, as young as 6 and having your first Beyoncé concert be cancelled 😭,” one fan wrote on Twitter . “Pittsburgh my heart is broken honestly 😔😔 and a month before the show is sick.”

Another fan explained that the Pittsburgh stop was “quite literally the one thing I was looking forward to for the rest of summer,” with another adding : “Pushing through a day of work while knowing your Beyoncé tickets just got canceled is so painful.”

I have been looking forward to seeing Beyoncé since we secured tickets in February… to say I’m devastated would be a fucking understatement — Qi ✨ (@QDaddyTalley) July 5, 2023

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I’m fuckin pissed about Beyoncé dawg like all my plans and outfit and prepping down the damn drain! I have to go see her on this tour 😩😭 — Tweet 🍫 aka Black Barbie 🎀 aka MsPettySue (@lovetyus7) July 5, 2023

What’s worse is that the announcement hit most ticket holders’ Twitter timeline before they were even notified by Ticketmaster. “Can’t believe i had to find out my Beyoncé show got canceled from Pop Tingz, this day is such a nightmare,” one fan wrote this morning, referring to the popular culture update account that falls tiers below the likes of Pop Crave and Pop Base. “Literally fell to the floor when I saw, I hate everything.”

Umm @Ticketmaster if @Beyonce cancelled a date, why haven’t we gotten an email about getting our money back or the event being rescheduled ?? Why did I have to find out on Twitter ????? — BING✨ (@writerBLMcGrew) July 5, 2023

Refunds for the Acrisure Stadium show in Pittsburgh will be issued at point of purchase.

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Beyoncé stopping in Pittsburgh on world tour

Beyoncé is coming to Pittsburgh.

Queen Bey will appear at Acrisure Stadium on Thursday, Aug. 3, during a stop on her Renaissance world tour.

The Grammy Award-winner and former Destiny’s Child member kicks off the tour in Stockholm, Sweden, in May. For her first solo tour in more than six years, the singer will perform 40 shows across North America and Europe, according to Live Nation.

In a post on Instagram , the singer shared a photo of herself on the back of a silver horse and said simply, “RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR 2023.”

Beyoncé released “Renaissance,” her seventh album, in July.

Information about tickets can be found at https://beyonce.livenation.com .

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Beyoncé Returns To The Global Stage For Renaissance World Tour

WELCOME TO THE RENAISSANCE

40 shows across north america and europe, verified fan registration open for north american dates now at   beyonce.livenation.com, citi cardmembers, verizon up and beyhive members will have additional access to presales.

Following the wildly successful release of BEYONCÉ’s seventh studio album,  RENAISSANCE , the global superstar has announced RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR  today, her first solo tour in over six years. The North American leg of the tour is leveraging Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan technology to ensure more tickets get into the hands of concertgoers. Fans can register now   HERE . Ticketing will begin Monday, February 6, 2023, starting with an exclusive presale to BeyHive members.

The 2023 tour, produced by Parkwood Entertainment, and promoted by Live Nation, kicks off on May 10, 2023, at Friends Arena in Stockholm, SE, making stops throughout Europe in Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Paris, London, Marseille, Amsterdam, Warsaw and more. The tour then continues across North America with shows in Toronto, Chicago, East Rutherford, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, Houston and more.

RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR  will also visit Brussels, Barcelona, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, and more in Europe in May & June. Additional North American cities include Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City, Louisville, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tampa, Vancouver and more.

As with previous tours, Beyoncé will make her mark offstage, too, with BeyGOOD, the initiative she founded in 2013 to support people and programs around the world.  BeyGOOD will continue its legacy of philanthropy, building out this focus on economic equity by supporting organizations that serve marginalized and underserved communities with access to scholarships, opportunities for internships that lead to job placement, and resources to support entrepreneurship.

In various cities throughout the tour, BeyGOOD will support entrepreneurs through Black Parade Route luncheons, celebrating small business owners, with grant opportunities being awarded and a foray of services with global partners to promote business sustainability. One thousand small businesses will be supported with a commitment totaling one million dollars.

BeyGOOD will also support students through scholarship funds that will be given to colleges and universities in ten different cities along the tour. Each school will be given one hundred thousand dollars and will select the student recipients. BeyGOOD’s total scholarship commitment during RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR will be one million dollars.

Working with Beyoncé and the BeyGOOD Foundation, Citi and Verizon will purchase 100 tickets combined in each market across the U.S. touring leg for distribution to local community initiatives.

A noted partner with Beyoncé, Tiffany & Co. is the official jeweler of  RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR.  Tiffany & Co. has a longstanding commitment to conducting itself responsibly, sustaining the natural environment, prioritizing diversity and inclusion, and positively impacting the communities in which it operates.

TICKETING DETAILS :

On sale dates:

• North American Dates:  Verified Fan Registration is open now and closes at different times based on city. Visit  beyonce.livenation.com  for the exact details as ticketing on sale timelines vary by city. 
• Europe an  Dates:  Check your local event listings for complete ticket information regarding European dates of the tour.

Pre sale dates:

• Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan:  Citi is the official credit card of  RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR . After the Verified Fan process, Citi cardmembers may have the opportunity to access the special Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan for tour dates in the United States. For those who are not existing Citi cardmembers, consumers can apply for the Citi Custom Cash Card online. If approved, new cardmembers may request instant access to their card for the Citi Presale powered by Verified Fan.* For complete presale details visit  www.citientertainment.com  and for details on Custom Cash instant access visit  www.citientertainment.com/faq . 
• Verizon Up Presale:  Verizon Up customers can access this presale by visiting   Verizon Up . Verizon will offer an exclusive presale for  RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR  in the U.S through the customer loyalty program Verizon Up. Customers will have access to purchase presale tickets for select shows.

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 Murray Field 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 Crujff 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, SC – 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 – 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 .

*Citi Instant Access Process:  *If approved for the card after applying online, new Citi Custom Cash cardmembers must write down their temporary account information to have ready when they go to try to make a purchase during the presale. They will not have access to their information again until the physical card arrives in the mail, which may take 7-10 days. 

About Parkwood Entertainment

Parkwood Entertainment is a film and production company, record label and management firm founded by entertainer and entrepreneur, Beyoncé Knowles-Carter in 2010.  With offices in Los Angeles and New York City, the company houses departments in music, film, video, live performances and concert production, management, business development, marketing, technology, creative, philanthropy, and publicity.  Under its original name, Parkwood Pictures, the company released the film Cadillac Records (2008), in which Beyoncé starred and co-produced. The company has also released the films Obsessed (2009), with Beyoncé as star and executive producer, the winner of the Peabody Award for Entertainment, Lemonade (2017), the Emmy®-nominated Homecoming: A Film By Beyoncé (2019), which documents Beyoncé’s history-making performance at the Coachella Valley Music & Arts Festival in 2018, and the Emmy®-winning Black Is King (2020). Parkwood Entertainment produced The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013-2014), The Formation World Tour (2016), and the aforementioned “Homecoming” performances at Coachella (2018) and co-produced the ON THE RUN Tour (2014) and ON THE RUN II (2018).

About Live Nation Entertainment

Live Nation Entertainment (NYSE: LYV) is the world’s leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders: Ticketmaster, Live Nation Concerts, and Live Nation Sponsorship. For additional information, visit   www.livenationentertainment.com .

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Beyonce bringing 'RENAISSANCE' World Tour to Pittsburgh this summer

By Patrick Damp

February 1, 2023 / 9:10 AM EST / CBS Pittsburgh

PITTSBURGH (KDKA) - Pittsburgh BeyHive get ready because Beyonce is coming to Pittsburgh this summer. 

On Wednesday, dates for her RENAISSANCE World Tour were released and Pittsburgh is part of her tour. 

She will be in Pittsburgh at Acrisure Stadium on August 3. 

However, her website listed a name near and dear in the hearts of Pittsburghers. 

Heinz Field. 

Ticket sales have not yet been announced for her Pittsburgh stop on August 3. 

• Acrisure Stadium

Patrick is a Pittsburgh native who grew up watching KDKA-TV and studied journalism at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Before working in news, he worked in professional hockey communications and public relations.

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Fans with tickets to  Beyoncé 's Pittsburgh stop on her Renaissance World Tour might be feeling a little heated right now.

On Wednesday, Acrisure Stadium's official Twitter account announced that the Aug. 3 stop in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, has been pulled from the singer's schedule due to "production logistics and scheduling issues."

"Unfortunately the Aug. 3rd Pittsburgh stop of the RENAISSANCEWORLD TOUR will not be taking place. Refunds will automatically be issued at point of purchase," the tweet reads. "If you have any questions or issues regarding your ticket order, please contact your point of purchase."

The Pittsburgh show has already been removed from Beyoncé's tour website, which now shows the singer performing in Boston, Massachusetts, on Aug. 1, before heading directly to Washington D.C. for two shows on Aug. 5 and Aug. 6.

The "America Has a Problem" singer has not yet commented on the cancelation.

The Pittsburgh stop would have been the 11th show of the U.S. leg of the Renaissance tour, which kicks off July 12 at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Financial Field. The American run features shows in cities including East Rutherford, New Jersey, Detroit, Atlanta and Las Vegas before wrapping in early October at an  also-rescheduled date  in Kansas City, Missouri.

Beyoncé kicked off the Renaissance World Tour overseas in May, starting in Sweden. Since then, the tour has featured extravagant surprises like Beyoncé and  JAY-Z 's daughter, Blue Ivy, making several  onstage appearances , a bevy of celebrities popping up in the audience  jamming to the singer's record-breaking tunes, sweet shout-outs from Queen Bey herself, gender reveals and many more.

And, with 57 scheduled performances,  Forbes  predicts Beyoncé could earn nearly $2.1 billion (that's a whopping $37 million per show) and outearn Taylor Swift's The Eras Tour by around $500 million.

Meanwhile,  Beyoncé and Amazon Music  recently dropped an exclusive  Renaissance World Tour merch collection  fans can shop now. The collaboration is coming to life over the course of four, distinct Drops, released throughout the North American leg of the tour. 

Drop 1.0 of the collection features  Renaissance  tees, sweatshirts, posters and more that are all available to shop now. The inaugural drop in the four-part collaboration between Beyoncé and Amazon includes five items that celebrate the iconography of the tour.

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Why Beyoncé canceled her Pittsburgh Renaissance show and postponed 2 others

Sorry, Beyoncé fans: The Queen Bee, who is currently on her Renaissance World Tour , is no longer set to perform at Acrisure Stadium in Pittsburgh on Aug. 3.

Many fans were devastated when the official Twitter account of the stadium announced July 5 that the show was canceled.

"Due to production logistics and scheduling issues, unfortunately the August 3rd Pittsburgh stop of the RENAISSANCEWORLD TOUR will not be taking place. Refunds will automatically be issued at point of purchase," a statement by Acrisure Stadium read . "If you have any questions or issues regarding your ticket order, please contact your point of purchase."

Lumen Field in Seattle and GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City also announced they had to push back their dates for Beyoncé's upcoming shows. So now, Bey will be hitting Seattle on Sept. 14, instead of Sept. 13, and she'll be performing in Kansas City on Oct. 1, instead of Sept. 18.

As to why they had to postpone their dates, both venues said they were dealing with the same issues that Acrisure Stadium was facing.

On Twitter, fans sounded off about the change in the tour's schedule.

"I got Beyoncé tickets to surprise my sister who literally watches her performances every weekend and now they’ve cancelled the Pittsburgh show," one person said with a sad face emoji.

Another wrote , "I have been looking forward to seeing Beyoncé since we secured tickets in February… to say I’m devastated would be a f---ing understatement."

A third added , "I am so sad and disappointed. Imagine being a fan since the time you could remember , as young as 6 and having your first Beyoncé concert be cancelled. Pittsburgh my heart is broken honestly and a month before the show is sickk."

A fourth wrote , "@Beyonce you got the Pittsburgh behive in an uproar, why you cancel?"

On her Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé has had a number of memorable moments that have made an impact, like when her daughter Blue Ivy Carter performed on stage alongside her.

“She’s absolutely awesome,” Kelly Rowland said of Blue Ivy on TODAY May 31 of the moment.

“I’m so proud of her,” she added.

Last month, Lizzo shared on Instagram how much it meant to her when Beyoncé gave the "Juice" singer a shoutout during her show.

"In that moment I was thinking about baby me, listening to Happy Face by destiny’s child and crying myself to sleep because of bullies…," Lizzo penned in her caption . "I thought about Beyoncé jumping into the room where Tina Turner was waiting to meet her for the first time.

"I think of what we all mean to people and how cyclical it is," she continued. "We are all so infinitesimally and maximally connected and significant. It’s an honor. Thank You @beyonce."

The Queen Bee also made a fan's day when she announced the gender of their baby on stage.

"Girls," she said after holding up an envelope that was handed to her.

"Congratulations beautiful. God bless you," Beyoncé added.

CORRECTION (July 5, 2023 at 7:06 p.m. ET): An earlier version of this story incorrectly spelled Pittsburgh as "Pittsburg" in one instance. It has been updated to the correct spelling.

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Beyoncé ‘s planned August 3 show at Pittsburgh’s Acrisure Stadium has been canceled. The venue announced the news on Wednesday (July 5) in a tweet, which said that due to unspecified “production logistics and scheduling issues” the Renaissance World Tour date has been scratched from the schedule.

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The Renaissance tour kicked off on May 10 in Stockholm, Sweden and found the singer performing in stadiums and arenas across Europe through the final show on June 27 at the PGE Narowdoy in Warsaw, Poland; according to figures reported to Billboard Boxscore, Bey grossed $154.4 million and sold 1 million tickets across 21 European shows.

The North American tour is scheduled to kick off on July 8 at the Rogers Centre in Toronto and keep Beyoncé on the road through a Sept. 27 gig at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. The North American Renaissance dates will find Bey criss-crossing the U.S. and Canada at the same time as another powerhouse performer, Taylor Swift, fills stadiums on her Eras Tour, with Queen Bey playing a number of the same venues as her fellow Forbes’ America’s Richest Self-Made Women list honoree.

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Beyoncé's Pittsburgh Renaissance Tour Stop Canceled — Here's Why

The singer's upcoming show in Pittsburgh was reportedly canceled due to "production logistics and scheduling issues"

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Beyoncé fans in the Steel City may have to travel elsewhere to see her Renaissance World Tour after the show in Pittsburgh was canceled. 

The "Break My Soul" singer , 41, was scheduled to perform at Acrisure Stadium on Aug. 3. However, on Wednesday, the venue announced the show was canceled "due to production logistics and scheduling issues." Refunds will be issued to fans at the point of purchase, the venue said in a statement. 

Pittsburgh Mayor Ed Gainey said the city was "fully prepared" to welcome Beyoncé to the city, even planning to honor her with an "official day" to recognize her accomplishments.

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"We are in conversations with the promoter for the event in order to gain an understanding about what led to the cancellation, and if there is anything we can do as a city to find a new date or location for her show," Gainey wrote in a statement Tuesday.

Beyoncé has not commented on the Pittsburgh show being canceled, but it has already been removed from her tour website . There are no dates listed between her scheduled Aug. 1 show at Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, Massachusetts and the Aug. 5 and Aug. 6 shows at FedExField in Landover, Maryland. 

The Renaissance World Tour began in Stockholm on May 10. After finishing the European leg of the tour, Beyoncé is scheduled to debut the show in North America in Toronto on Saturday. The tour is scheduled to wrap up in Kansas City, Missouri, on Oct. 1.

The Kansas City performance also faced "logistics and scheduling issues," but it was rescheduled. The show was first scheduled for Sept. 18, but GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium announced Wednesday it was moved to Oct. 1 instead.

"All previously purchased tickets will be honored for the new date. If you have any questions or issues regarding your ticket order, please contact Ticketmaster," the venue's message read .

The Seattle stop of the tour was also postponed by one day and will now take place on Sept. 14, according to a tweet by Lumen Field.

During Beyoncé's tour stop in Paris , the singer's eldest daughter with husband JAY-Z , Blue Ivy Carter , joined her mom during performances of "My Power" and "Black Parade." Dressed in a silver jumpsuit that matched Beyoncé's, Blue Ivy joined her mom's backup dancers for a flawless performance.

"Give it up for Blue," Beyoncé told the crowd, which broke into a roaring applause.

Although Beyoncé's dance captain Ashley Everett is sitting out the Renaissance Tour, she told PEOPLE she is closely watching Blue Ivy's performances. "Oh my gosh, I'm like a proud auntie over here," Everett said. "I was [basically] there when she was born."

"I'm just watching her, even from the first show to now, she's just flourishing already," Everett added. "I'm like 'Oh, go Blue boo!' She is ahead of all of us." 

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Beyoncé cancels, postpones three U.S. dates on ‘Renaissance World Tour’

Tour stops in Seattle and Kansas City are postponed, while a stop in Pittsburgh is canceled, all due to “production logistics and scheduling issues.”

The North American leg of Beyoncé’s “Renaissance World Tour” is set to begin later this month, but there are a few hiccups. Three future shows in Pennsylvania, Oregon, and Missouri have already been canceled or postponed, as announced by the venues.

Beyoncé’s Aug. 3 tour stop in Pittsburgh is canceled. Representatives of the Acrisure Stadium announced via  Twitter  on Wednesday that the show won’t go on because of “production logistics and scheduling issues.” Acrisure Stadium stated that fans would get refunds at the point of purchase.

Two shows on the “Renaissance World Tour” are now postponed. The show initially slated for Sept. 13 at Seattle’s  Lumen Field  has moved one day to Sept. 14. Meanwhile, the Sept. 18 gig at  GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium  in Kansas City will now take place on Oct. 1, positioning it as the final concert date of the tour.

Just as Acrisure Stadium did, both the Lumen Field and GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium cited via Twitter “production logistics and scheduling issues” as the reasoning behind the postponed concert dates. Each venue stated that ticket holders for the original dates would be honored for the new dates.

Beyoncé wrapped the  European leg  of the “Renaissance World Tour” in Warsaw last month. The first leg had zero cancelations or postponements. The “Break My Soul” superstar played for 1.05 million concertgoers so far, hitting 21 international cities in countries that included England, Germany, the Netherlands, and Sweden.

The European leg generated $154.4 million for Beyoncé, the most she’s ever grossed for the European leg of her previous tours. With the North American tour scheduled for Saturday in Toronto, she’s currently on pace to gross more than $264 million.

With the cancelation of the Pittsburgh show, the North American leg of the “Renaissance World Tour” is now slated to hit 25 cities including Nashville, Chicago, Las Vegas, Boston, Atlanta, Miami, Philadelphia, and Detroit.

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"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."

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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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Beyonce befriends young fan after video goes viral

O ver this past week, a video may have popped up on your social media timeline of a cute young boy in the Philippines asking his mom about Beyoncé’s whereabouts.

“Where’s Beyoncé?” Tyler asked his mom Bea Fabregas, in a video posted to Instagram , as the two were eating pizza.

He asked once more before his mom revealed that the Queen Bey was at her own home.

“Can I visit Beyoncé?” he innocently asks to which Fabregas had to explain that while they know who the “Cowboy Carter” singer is, they don’t know her personally.

“She is not mama’s friend,” the Magic 89.9 DJ explained to her son.

However, Tyler didn’t believe that and declared that was false and that they are friends. He also expressed his desire to meet her.

The video immediately went viral garnering a large number of likes and shares.

With the power of the Beyhive and the internet- Tyler and Beyoncé are now friends.

His mom revealed in a post on Wednesday that the “Crazy in Love” singer sent him a bouquet of blue flowers, a stuffed animal along with a card that read in part “To my friend Tyler” and also told him “I see your halo, Tyler.”

She thanked Beyoncé and her publicist Yvette Noel Schure, who helped make this happen.

“I mean with the amount of mentions and videos Beyoncé gets every day, it still blows our mind to know time was set aside to send this sweet gift over,” Fabregas explained.

“Thank you to everyone who shared it, commented, liked it. Tyler may be too young to remember all this, but I’ll always remind him to dream big and shoot for the stars!! BEYONCE SENT MY BABY FLOWERS!!!!”

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Andy Warhol’s art first appeared on UNIQLO products in 2004 under license with  The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and has been continuously featured on T-shirts and other products ever since. KAWS first collaborated with UT (UNIQLO T-shirt) for the Spring/Summer season of 2016 and has had collaboration collections with the brand of graphic T-shirts ever since. Past UT collections featuring these iconic artists can be viewed on the UNIQLO UT Archive website: https://www.uniqlo.com/jp/en/contents/feature/ut-archive/about/ .

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Located in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, the place of Andy Warhol’s birth, The Andy Warhol Museum holds the largest collection of Warhol’s artworks and archival materials and is one of the most comprehensive single-artist museums in the world. The Warhol is one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh.

KAWS engages audiences beyond the museums and galleries in which he regularly exhibits. Over the last two decades, KAWS has built a successful career with work that consistently shows his formal agility as an artist, as well as his underlying wit, irreverence, and affection for our times. He has collaborated extensively with UNIQLO, including by providing designs for the PEACE FOR ALL charity project in 2022, which was a huge worldwide success.

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Apparel that comes from the Japanese values of simplicity, quality and longevity. Designed to be of the time and for the time, LifeWear is made with such modern elegance that it becomes the building blocks of each individual’s style. A perfect shirt that is always being made more perfect. The simplest design hiding the most thoughtful and modern details. The best in fit and fabric made to be affordable and accessible to all. LifeWear is clothing that is constantly being innovated, bringing more warmth, more lightness, better design, and better comfort to people’s lives.

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UNIQLO is a brand of Fast Retailing Co., Ltd., a leading Japanese retail holding company with global headquarters in Tokyo, Japan. UNIQLO is the largest of eight brands in the Fast Retailing Group, the others being GU, Theory, PLST, Comptoir des Cotonniers, Princesse tam.tam, J Brand and Helmut Lang. With global sales of approximately 2.77 trillion yen for the 2023 fiscal year ending August 31, 2023 (US $18.92 billion, calculated in yen using the end of August 2023 rate of $1 = 146.2 yen), Fast Retailing is one of the world’s largest apparel retail companies, and UNIQLO is Japan’s leading specialty retailer.

UNIQLO continues to open large-scale stores in some of the world's most important cities and locations, as part of its ongoing efforts to solidify its status as a global brand. Today the company has a total of more than 2,400 UNIQLO stores across the world, including Japan, Asia, Europe and North America. The total number of stores across Fast Retailing's brands is now close to 3,600.

With a corporate statement committed to changing clothes, changing conventional wisdom and change the world, Fast Retailing is dedicated to creating great clothing with new and unique value to enrich the lives of people everywhere. For more information about UNIQLO and Fast Retailing, please visit  www.uniqlo.com and www.fastretailing.com .

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Kanye revealed the “Vultures 2” release date news during a recent appearance on Justin LaBoy’s “The Download” podcast. “Vultures” was announced as a three-part album series with the third volume said to arrive on April 5 though the third volume of the album was not discussed during Kanye and LaBoy’s conversation.

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Kanye and Ty Dolla released “Vultures 1” on Feb. 10 via YZY, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, launching its lead single, “Carnival” to No. 1 on the Billboard Hot 100. The song competed with fresh singles from Beyoncé, and remains at No. 20 on the chart.

There have been more than a few broken promises when it comes to “Vultures” (including the pair’s disappointing Rolling Loud set ). Kanye and Ty Dolla supported the album with various “listening sessions” that were supposed to hit arenas (in Tampa, Fort Lauderdale, Pittsburgh, Nashville, Charlotte and Washington, D.C), but those shows were scrapped within a day or two of first being announced.

Kanye has also spoken about possibly releasing the second part of the record solely as a paid download, or through a new and exclusive streaming site, rather than a conventional rollout to DSPs, but only time will tell what “Vultures 2” will actually bring.

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