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Beyonce Formation World Tour: 37-song setlist revealed, featuring 'Purple Rain' and Lemonade tracks

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It's got to be a tough job being Beyoncé in preparation for her Formation World Tour, having to choose between which of her 8 billion hits to play for global audiences. The easiest answer: all of them!

The musician launched the tour at Miami's Marlins Park on 27 April, with the setlist revealing an epic 37-song beast of a show, incorporating swathes of material from each of Queen Bey's eras; including a mash-up of "Drunk in Love" and Kendrick Lamar's "Swimming Pools", as well as the Fifty Shades of Grey remix of "Crazy in Love" with elements of Destiny Child's "Bootylicious".

Opening just a few days after her surprise drop of new album Lemonade , the tour incorporates eight tracks from her dose of new material: "Hold Up", "Freedom", "Sorry", "Don't Hurt Yourself", "All Night", "Daddy Lessons", and "Formation".

Setlist for Formation World Tour

Formation Sorry Bow Down / Tom Ford Run the World (Girls) Mine Baby Boy / Standing on the Sun Hold Up Countdown Me, Myself and I Runnin’ All Night 6 Inch Don’t Hurt Yourself (with elements of “Freakum Dress”) Ring the Alarm Lost Yo Mind / I Been On / Independent Woman / Naughty Girl Diva Flawless (Remix) Feeling Myself (Nicki Minaj cover) Yoncé 7/11 Drunk in Love (with elements of “Swimming Pools”)  

Every cameo in Beyoncé's Lemonade

Partition Rocket Hip Hop Star Daddy Lessons Single Ladies Purple Rain (Prince cover) Crazy in Love (2014 Remix) (with elements of “Bootylicious”) Naughty Girl Party Blow Sweet Dreams Die With You Freedom Survivor (Destiny’s Child song) End of Time / Grown Woman (Mashup) Halo

Obviously, this setlist is entirely subject to change as the tour progresses; it'll be interesting to see whether her tribute to Prince, with "Purple Rain" featuring during the concert, was a one-off moment or will become an integrated part of the tour.

The show ended with a performance of "Halo", dedicated to her husband Jay Z ; of particular interest after themes running throughout Lemonade seemed to suggest he may have been involved in an affair.

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Beyonce Kicks Off ‘Formation World Tour': See the Opening and Set List

Beyonce kicked off her Formation World Tour on Wednesay April 27 — just days after the massive premiere of her new album, Lemonade (April 23) — in Miami's Marlins Park.

Performing to the sold-out Florida crowd, Queen Bey ran through a whopping 37-song setlist, including new tracks like "Sorry," "Daddy Lessons," "All Night" (which she reportedly cited as her favorite track off the new record) and, of course, "Formation," which she opened with.

Longtime fan-favorite hits including "Naughty Girl," "Crazy in Love," and Destiny's Child's "Bootylicious" were also performed — the latter two tracks mashed up — and famous friends like Rick Ross, Michelle Williams, and (duh) Jay Z were spotted in the front row.

Later in the evening, the artist honored the late Prince with an emotional tribute to "Purple Rain," the first of two tributes she would make. (She covered Eurythmics' "Sweet Dreams" six songs later.)

As the concert came to an end, Beyonce closed her set with "Halo," dedicating the ethereal song to her partner. "I wanna dedicate this to my beautiful husband," she reportedly told the crowd. "I love you so much!"

Watch the opening, see clips and the full Formation World Tour set list below.

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Beyonce kicked off her Formation world tour in Miami last night (April 27), and the setlist proved popular with fans.

Just days after the release of her sixth album Lemonade, the superstar performed eight songs from the collection, as well as smattering of classics from her previous efforts (we're looking at you, Ring The Alarm). 

Beyonce also paid tribute to Prince during the show, performing Purple Rain. The singer had previously performed the track on stage with late icon at the 2004 Grammys. She also dedicated the final song of the night, Halo, to her husband Jay Z. 

The Formation tour heads across North America for the next two months, and hits the UK on June 28, where she will play six stadium shows. Check out the full list of dates here . 

The Formation tour setlist appears below:

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1. Formation 2. Sorry 3. Bow Down (Tom Ford Remix) 4. Run The World (Girls)

Superpower Interlude

5. Mine 6. Baby Boy (Standing On The Sun Remix) 7. Hold Up (Murder She Wrote Mash Up) 8. Countdown 9. Me, Myself, & I 10. Running (Lose It All) 11. All Night

12. 6 Inch 13. Don’t Hurt Yourself 14. Ring The Alarm 15. Diva (Cut it Mash Up) 16. ***Flawless Remix / Feelin’ Myself 17. Yoncé

7/11 Interlude

18. 7/11 19. Drunk In Love 20. Rocket

Hip Hop Star / Freakum Dress Interlude

21. Daddy Lessons 22. Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) 23. Purple Rain (Prince cover)

24. Crazy In Love (50 Shades of Grey Remix) 25. Naughty Girl 26. Party 27. Blow 28. Sweet Dreams / Sweet Dreams (Are Made Of This)

Die With You Interlude

29. Freedom 30. Survivor 31. End of Time/Grown Woman 32. Halo

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The Formation World Tour is the seventh concert tour by Beyoncé . It is in support of her sixth studio album, Lemonade . The tour began on April 27, 2016, at Marlins Park in Miami, Florida, and concluded at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey on October 7, 2016.

• 1 Background
• 2 Production and development
• 4 Tour dates
• 6.1 Clothing
• 6.2 Accessories

Background [ ]

On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released " Formation " for free on the music streaming service TIDAL and its accompanying music video on her official YouTube. On February 7, 2016, Beyoncé performed "Formation" during her guest appearance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. Immediately after the performance, a commercial aired announcing The Formation World Tour, which would kick off in Miami on April 27, with the first pre-sales going on sale just two days after the announcement on February 9, 2016.

Production and development [ ]

The focal point of the tour's main-stage was a 60 feet tall rotating cuboid, nicknamed the 'Monolith' by designers. The stage also consists of a runway, which also acts as a treadmill leading onto a B-stage that fills with a pool of water. The treadmill on the catwalk was designed to be waterproof in order to withstand unpredictable weather found in outdoor stadiums. The B-stage stores 2,000 gallons of water inside of it and takes approximately 10 minutes to fill up, which occurs without the audience even realizing.

Setlist [ ]

The setlist varies from date to date, but in total it has been composed of 45 songs: 9 from Lemonade , 7 from Beyoncé , 7 from 4 , 4 from Dangerously In Love , 2 from B'Day , 2 from I Am... Sasha Fierce , 2 collaborations, 1 soundtrack song, 1 Destiny's Child song, and 6 other songs that are used as intros/interludes that Beyoncé does not perform.

• " No Angel " (video intro) (contains elements of "Formation)
• " Formation "
• " Sorry " (contains elements of "I'm Sorry")
• " Kitty Kat " (a capella version) *
• " Irreplaceable " (a capella version) *
• " Irremplazable " *
• " Bow Down " (contains elements of "Tom Ford")
• " Run The World (Girls) "
• " Superpower " (video interlude) (containing elements of "Made It")
• " Mine " (contains elements of "Standing on the Sun Remix")
• " Baby Boy " (contains elements of "Freaks")
• " Hold Up " (contains elements of "Bam Bam")
• " Countdown " (contains elements of "Pop My Trunk")
• " Me, Myself and I "
• " Runnin' (Lose It All) "
• " All Night "
• " 6 Inch " *
• " I Care " (video interlude) (contains elements of " Ghost ", "New Slaves", "The Hills" and "6 Inch" )
• " Don't Hurt Yourself "
• " Ring the Alarm " (contains elements of "Five to One", "Ring the Alarm (Tenor Saw song)", "Independent Woman Part I", "Lost Yo Mind", "Naughty Girl" and " I Been On ")
• " Diva " (contains elements of "U Mad", "Still Tippin'", "Panda" "Cut It", "Man", "I Got The Keys" and "Dey Know")
• " Flawless (Remix) "
• "Feeling Myself"
• " Drunk in Love " (contains elements of "Swimming Pools (Drank)")
• " Partition " *
• "Hip Hop Star" / " Freakum Dress" (video interlude)
• "Daddy Lessons"
• " Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It) " *
• " Love On Top "
• "The Beautiful Ones" *
• "Purple Rain" (video interlude with the original recording)
• " Crazy in Love " (contains elements of the 2014 Remix and excerpts from "Bootylicious")
• " Naughty Girl "
• " Party " (contains elements of "La Di Da Di")
• " Blow " (contains elements of "Give It to Me Baby" and "Nasty Girl") *
• " Sweet Dreams " (contains elements of "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)") *
• "Die With You" (video interlude) (contains elements of "Blue")
• " Freedom "
• " End of Time " (contains elements of "Grown Woman")

Songs marked with an asterisk (*) were not performed at every date.

Tour dates [ ]

a. The show on June 14, 2016 in Detroit, United States was originally scheduled to take place on May 29, 2016, but was postponed due to scheduling changes.

b. The show on October 2, 2016 in Nashville, United States was originally scheduled to take place on May 5, 2016, but was rescheduled for unknown reasons.

c. The show on October 7, 2016 in East Rutherford, United States was originally scheduled to take place on September 7, 2016, but was rescheduled due to doctor's order for vocal rest.

Merchandise [1] [ ]

Clothing [ ].

Accessories [ ]

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Beyoncé Renaissance Tour setlist: Every song Beyoncé plays on the Renaissance World Tour

2 October 2023, 09:50

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By Sam Prance

What songs does Beyoncé sing on the Renaissance Tour? Here's the official setlist in full and notes on any edits she makes throughout the tour. Bookmark this page to find out what Beyoncé sings at every stop.

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Bey is back and I'm sleeping real good at night! The Renaissance World Tour is finally here but what songs made the setlist?

Beyoncé is no stranger to being a mysterious girl. Ever since she stopped the world (world stop, carry on) with her self-titled visual album in 2013, she's stopped doing traditional press. However, Beyoncé's Renaissance era is her most mysterious era to date. Since the album dropped, Beyoncé hasn't released a music video.

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However, Beyoncé has gone on tour. On May 10, Beyoncé kicked off her highly anticipated Renaissance World Tour to over 50,000 fans in Stockholm, Sweden. The show is now in its US leg and we have the Renaissance World Tour setlist in full.

Below is a detailed list of every song Beyoncé sings including any changes she makes from night to night on the tour.

What songs are on Beyoncé's Renaissance Tour setlist?

The first show of Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour in Stockholm, Sweden kicked off at 20:30 and ended at 23:15. At two hours and 45 minutes, it's Beyoncé's longest tour concert to date. Beyoncé sang a total of 34 songs during the night.

Beyoncé has since removed three songs from the setlist: 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love'. However, she brought them back at the final concert in Atlanta, Georgia, all three concerts in Inglewood, California, both concerts in Houston, Texas and her concerts in New Orleans, Louisiana and Kansas City, Missouri.

Below is the full list of songs that she sings at the majority of Renaissance World Tour dates and notes of any changes.

Video Intro - Signboard

1) 'Dangerously In Love 2' 2) 'Flaws and All' 3) '1+1' / 'I'm Going Down' 4) 'I Care' 5) 'River Deep - Mountain High'

Video Intro - Renaissance

6) 'I'm That Girl' 7) 'Cozy' 8) 'Alien Superstar' with elements of 'Sweet Dreams' 9) 'Lift Off'

Dance Interlude - '7/11'

Video Interlude - Motherboard

10) 'Cuff It' / 'Cuff It (Wetter Remix)' with elements of 'A Night to Remember' 11) 'Energy' with elements of 'Countdown' 12) 'Break My Soul' / 'Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)' with elements of 'Shake Your Body Down' to the Ground'

Video Interlude - Opulence - 'No Angel' / 'Pure/Honey' / 'Ghost'

13) 'Formation' 14) 'Diva' with elements of 'Just Wanna Rock' 15) 'Run the World (Girls)' 16) 'My Power'

Dance Interlude - 'Black Parade' / 'Alright'

17) 'Black Parade' 18) 'Savage Remix' with elements of 'Yoncé' 19) 'Partition'

Video Interlude - Anointed - 'Yoncé' / 'Family Feud'

20) 'Church Girl' / 'Get Me Bodied' 21) 'Before I Let Go' with elements of 'Freakum Dress' 22) 'Rather Die Young' 23) 'Love On Top' / 'I Want You Back' 24) 'Crazy In Love'

Band Interlude - 'Freedom' / 'Work It Out' 'Green Light'

Band Interlude - 'Love Hangover'

25) 'Plastic Off the Sofa' 26) 'Virgo's Groove' / 'Naughty Girl' with elements of 'Speechless', 'Rocket', 'Cater 2 U', 'Signs', 'Say My Name' and 'Dance for You' 27) 'Move' with elements of 'Move Ya Body' 28) 'Heated'

Dance Interlude - 'Already'

Video Interlude - 'Ghost' / 'Bootylicious' / 'Jumpin' Jumpin' / 'Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)'

29) 'America Has a Problem' with elements of 'America Has a Problem (Kendrick Lamar Remix)' 30) 'Pure/Honey' with elements of 'Blow'

Dance Interlude - 'Pure' / 'Runway'

31) 'Summer Renaissance'

Notes and edits throughout the tour:

• 10/05/23 - Stockholm, Sweden - After 'Heated', there was a video interlude titled Memories Run Through My Wires of '***Kitty Kat' / 'Flawless' / 'Find Your Way Back' / 'Nuclear' / 'End of Time' and 'Heard About Us'. Beyoncé also performed 'Thique' with elements of 'Toxic', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love'. These have now been removed from the setlist.
• 20/05/23 - Edinburgh, UK - Beyoncé performed 'America Has a Problem' with elements of the 'America Has a Problem' remix featuring Kendrick Lamar for the first time.
• 23/05/23 - Sunderland, UK - Beyoncé moved the second half of 'Heated' from the main stage to the Club Renaissance section.
• 26/05/23 - Paris, France - Blue Ivy joined Beyoncé on stage for 'My Power' and 'Black Parade' and has since performed at the majority of the dates.
• 29/05/23 - London, UK - Beyoncé added a cover of 'River Deep Mountain High' as a tribute to Tina Turner permanently to the setlist.
• 21/06/23 - Hamburg, Germany - Beyoncé sang part of 'My Power' a cappella as a tribute to dance co-captain Amari Marshall's late brother Andre Jose Marshall II.
• 28/06/23 - Warsaw, Poland - Beyoncé did not sing 'Rather Die Young' or 'Love On Top'
• 29/07/23 - East Rutherford, New Jersey - Elements of Beyoncé and Travis Scott's song 'Delresto (Echoes)' were incorporated into the Renaissance video intro.
• 14/08/23 - Atlanta, Georgia - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for a second time.
• 24/08/23 - Glendale, Arizona - During 'Alien Superstar' the sound cut out and the performance stopped for 10 minutes. Beyoncé then returned to the stage in a new outfit and started 'Alien Superstar' again.
• 01/09/23 - Inglewood, California - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for a third time.
• 02/09/23 - Inglewood, California - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for a fourth time.
• 04/09/23 - Inglewood, California - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for a fifth time. Kendrick Lamar also joined Beyoncé on stage for 'America Has a Problem' and Diana Ross sang 'Happy Birthday' to Beyoncé.
• 23/09/23 - Inglewood, California - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for a sixth time. Megan Thee Stallion also joined Beyoncé on stage for 'Savage'.
• 24/09/23 - Inglewood, California - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for a seventh time. Megan Thee Stallion also joined Beyoncé on stage for 'Savage'.
• 27/09/23 - New Orleans, Louisiana - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for an eighth time.
• 01/10/23 - Kansas City, Missouri - Beyoncé did the Memories Run Through My Wires interlude and performed 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' for an eighth time.

Unless Beyoncé adds any future legs, the show is now complete.

Will Beyoncé change the Renaissance World Tour setlist at all?

Unless Beyoncé announces another leg to the tour, the show is now complete and, outside of 'Thique', 'All Up In Your Mind' and 'Drunk In Love' only being performed at select dates, there were no drastic changes to the setlist.

At the start of the tour, there was speculation that Beyoncé might edit the setlist based on the official tour programme. It had an image of what looked like a draft of the setlist for the show. Most of the songs listed in the photo appeared in the show. However, the left side of the photo contained a long list of songs, many of which weren't performed.

It now appears that Beyoncé simply edited the setlist down and gave fans a glimpse of songs that were considered for the show but didn't make the final cut.

🚨MAJOR SPOILER🚨 THE SETLIST pic.twitter.com/tDm8oc6lok — Ty. (@TKing_20) May 10, 2023

For fans wanting more of the Renaissance World Tour, Beyoncé has now announced that she is releasing a film based on the tour in cinemas December 1st. To book tickets and find out more visit: beyonce.com .

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Beyoncé Renaissance tour 2023 setlist: Full list of all songs in her nearly 3-hour show

The Bey-aissance has arrived.

After more than two months of traversing Europe with her six-part, nearly three-hour show, Beyoncé has landed in the U.S. with the Renaissance World Tour .

Five-plus years since she last graced a concert stage, Beyoncé played for more than 1 million fans on her opening run overseas and will perform 23 stadium shows in the U.S., which started July 12 in Philadelphia.

Her setlist of nearly three dozen songs leans heavily on her current "Renaissance" album , but there are plenty of throwbacks, with "Crazy in Love," "Love on Top" and "Formation" joining new tracks including "Plastic Off the Sofa," "Cozy" and "Break My Soul."

Here’s a look at what fans can expect when Beyoncé's Renaissance hits their city.

Beyoncé Renaissance Tour setlist

OPENING ACT

• "Dangerously in Love 2"

2. "Flaws and All"

4. "I’m Goin' Down" (Mary J. Blige cover)

5. "I Care"

RENAISSANCE

6. "I’m That Girl"

8. "Alien Superstar"

9. "Lift Off"

MOTHERBOARD

10. "Cuff It"

11. "Energy"

12. "Break My Soul"

13. "Formation"

15. "Run the World (Girls)"

16. "My Power"

17. "Black Parade"

18. "Savage (Remix)"

19. "Partition"

20. "Church Girl"

21. "Get Me Bodied"

22. "Before I Let Go"

23. "Rather Die Young"

24. "Love on Top"

25. "Crazy in Love"

ANOINTED – PART 2

26. "Plastic Off the Sofa"

27. "Virgo’s Groove"

28. "Naughty Girl"

30. "Heated"

31. "Thique"

32. "All Up In Your Mind"

33. "Drunk in Love"

MIND CONTROL

34. "America Has a Problem"

35. "Pure/Honey"

36. "Summer Renaissance"

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Beyonce is back! Discover the setlist for her 2023 Renaissance tour, her show dates, and more here.

• Beyonce is the most decorated Grammy winner of all time, with 32 trophies to her name
• She kicked off her 2023 Renaissance tour in support of her 2022 album of the same name in May 2023
• The Renaissance tour sweeps through Europe in May and June, and then plays in North America through September

Ladies (and gents), it’s time to get into “Formation”, because Beyonce officially kicked off her highly-anticipated Renaissance tour . The 41-year-old artist began her 50-plus-date tour, which supports her four-time Grammy Award-winning album 2022 album Renaissance , at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden on Wednesday, May 10, 2023. This is her first solo tour since her 49-stop 2016 Formation tour , which ended at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey and featured surprise appearances by Kendrick Lamar and her husband, Jay-Z . She then embarked on a joint tour with Jay-Z in 2018 to support their joint album, Everything Is Love . Beyonce spent some quality time with her family following the tour and then returned to the stage after a three-year hiatus via an extravagant concert in Dubai in Jan. 2023.

Beyonce’s Renaissance tour is projected to gross a whopping $2.1 billion on the low end, per Forbes . The outlet reported that the Renaissance tour could earn as much as $2.4 billion by its final show in Sept. 2023, which would out-earn the projected gross of   Taylor Swift ‘s wildly popular Eras Tour by $500 million. Now that’s impressive. Enough about the numbers; let’s dive into everything there is to know about Queen Bey’s Renaissance tour, from the set list to the tour dates and beyond.

Beyonce’s Renaissance Tour Set List

@beyoncethique Beyoncé and Reneigh have united 😭🪩 #beyonce #beyoncé #renaissanceworldtour #RWT #beyhive #fyp #fypシ #renaissancetour ♬ original sound – beyoncethique

The Renaissance tour is pretty epic. according to Rolling Stone . The outlet reported that the set list includes “era-bending mash-ups” and incredible props, including “two swinging robot arms outfitted with two big rectangles that perfectly framed and moved with Beyoncé as she sauntered through the Renaissance highlight.” The robot arms made their debut during the global superstar’s performance of “Cozy”. They came out again to scan a stained-glass graphic onto her white cape ahead of her “Church Girl” performance. She ended the tour by riding the metallic horse that appeared in her promo shots as she sang, “Summer Renaissance”., as seen above. Oh, and did we mention she performs for about three hours? Without giving away too many more spoilers, let’s see the setlist.

• Dangerously in Love 2
• Flaws and All
• I’m Goin’ Down (Mary J. Blige cover)
• I’m That Girl
• Alien Superstar
• Break My Soul
• Run the World (Girls)
• Black Parade
• Savage (Remix)
• Church Girl
• Get Me Bodied
• Before I Let Go (Maze cover)
• Rather Die Young
• Love on Top
• Crazy in Love
• Plastic Off the Sofa
• Virgo’s Groove
• Naughty Girl
• All Up in Your Mind
• Drunk in Love
• America Has a Problem
• Summer Renaissance

Renaissance US & World Tour Dates

@beyoncethique PLEASE DO NOT BE ALARMED #beyonce #renaissanceworldtour #RWT #beyoncé #beyhive #fyp #fypシ #renaissancetour ♬ original sound – beyoncethique

Beyonce started off Black History Month with her world tour announcement. She will be touring Europe through June before heading to North America, where she will play at the Rogers Centre in Toronto on July 8 and travel around the continent before finishing on Sept. 27 at the Caesars Superdome in New Orleans. See the full list of dates below.

Renaissance UK & EU Dates

Wednesday, May 10 — Stockholm, SE — Friends Arena

Sunday, May 14 — Brussels, BE — King Baudouin Stadium

Wednesday, May 17 — Cardiff, UK — Cardiff Principality Stadium

Saturday, May 20 — Edinburgh, UK — BT Murrayfield Stadium

Tuesday, May 23 — Sunderland, UK — Stadium of Light

Friday, May 26 — Paris, FR — Stade de France

Monday, May 29 — London, UK — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Tuesday, May 30 — London, UK — Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

Friday, June 8 — Barcelona, ES — Olympic Stadium

Sunday, June 11 — Marseille, FR — Orange Velodrome

Thursday, June 15 — Cologne, DE — Rhein Energie Stadion

Saturday, June 17 — Amsterdam, NL — Johan Cruijff Arena

Wednesday, June 21 — Hamburg, DE — Volksparkstadion

Saturday, June 24 — Frankfurt, DE — Deutsche Bank Park

Tuesday, June 27 — Warsaw, PL — PGE Narodowy

Renaissance North American Dates

Saturday, July 8 — Toronto, CA — Rogers Centre

Wednesday, July 12 — Philadelphia, PA — Lincoln Financial Field

Saturday, July 15 — Nashville, TN — Nissan Stadium

Monday, July 17 — Louisville, KY — Cardinal Stadium

Thursday, July 20 — Minneapolis, MN — Huntington Bank Stadium

Saturday, July 22 — Chicago, IL — Soldier Field

Wednesday, July 26 — Detroit, MI — Ford Field

Saturday, July 29 — East Rutherford, NJ — Metlife Stadium

Tuesday, August 1 — Boston, MA — Gillete Stadium

Thursday, August 3 — Pittsburgh, PA — Heinz Field

Saturday, August 5 — Washington, DC — Fedex Field

Wednesday, August 9 — Charlotte, NC — Bank Of America Stadium

Friday, August 11 — Atlanta, GA — Mercedes Benz Stadium

Wednesday, August 16 — Tampa, FL — Raymond James Stadium

Friday, August 18 — Miami, FL — Hard Rock Stadium

Monday, August 21 — St. Louis, MI — Dome at America’s Center

Thursday, August 24 — Phoenix, AZ — State Farm Stadium

Saturday, August 26 — Las Vegas, NV — Allegiant Stadium

Wednesday, August 30 — San Francisco, CA — Levi’s Stadium

Saturday, Sept. 2 — Inglewood, CA — Sofi Stadium

Monday, Sept. 11 — Vancouver, BC —BC Place

Wednesday, Sept. 13 — Seattle, WA — Lumen Field

Monday, Sept. 18 — Kansas City, KS — Arrowhead Stadium

Thursday, Sept. 21 — Dallas, TX — AT&T Stadium

Saturday, Sept. 23 — Houston, TX — NRG Stadium

Wednesday, Sept. 27 — New Orleans, LA — Caesars Superdome

What Has Beyonce Said About The Tour?

Beyonce has kept her lips sealed about all things Renaissance. When she announced her tour on Instagram , she simply wrote , “RENAISSANCEㅤ ㅤWORLD TOUR 2023” in the caption. And following her first show, she shared a compilation of clips from the unforgettable night (seen here ), and wrote, “Welcome to the RENAISSANCE”.

Beyonce Announces ‘Formation’ World Tour Following Super Bowl Show

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One day after surprise-releasing a new song and video ,  Beyoncé  followed her Super Bowl 50 halftime show performance with news of the Formation World Tour.

The tour is the singer’s first solo trek since her ambitious Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013. It kicks off April 27th in Miami, Florida at Marlins Park, with an additional 21 stadium dates that include New York City, Los Angeles, Chicago, Toronto, Philadelphia, Dallas. The European leg of the tour starts June 28th in Sunderland, U.K. at Stadium of Light and includes dates in London, Manchester, Zurich, Amsterdam, Paris, Milan, Stockholm, Frankfurt and more.

Bey debuted “Formation” live Sunday at Santa Clara, California’s Levi’s Stadium dressed in a tight black jumpsuit with gold military “ammunition” that seemed to reference Michael Jackson’s signature look from the Eighties. Bruno Mars, another previous Super Bowl halftime show headliner, also appeared during Coldplay’s set.

“Formation” is available to stream and download for free exclusively through Tidal .

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11 May 2023, 09:10

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Here's what the setlist is likely to be for Beyoncé's Renaissance World Tour.

Beyoncé is about to embark on a 48-show world tour starting in May and ending at the end of September 2023.

Following the release of Renaissance, her first solo project since 2016's Lemonade, all talk is about what the tour will look like, considering she has not dropped any visuals thus far.

This includes the track-list for the tour, and considering Bey's huge repertoire of hits, it will be a mission for her to perform a wide range of tunes.

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Beyoncé will commence her tour in Stockholm, Sweden and end in New Orleans, however there is strong suspicion that she will also take the Renaissance tour on the road to Australia, Asia and Latin America too.

The singer has a back catalogue of 7 solo albums and a whole multitude of side projects, so it will be tough to see what makes the cut.

So, what songs will Beyoncé be performing? Here's the Renaissance Tour setlist.

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Renaissance Tour Setlist:

1. Dangerously In Love

2. Flaws And All

4. I Care / I'm Goin' Down (Mary J. Blige cover)

5. I'M THAT GIRL

7. ALIEN SUPERSTAR / Sweet Dreams (Medley)

8. Lift Off (from Jay-Z and Kanye West's WATCH THE THRONE)

9. 7/11 (Interlude)

10. CUFF IT / CUFF IT - WETTER REMIX

11. ENERGY (ft. Beam)

12. BREAK MY SOUL / BREAK MY SOUL - THE QUEENS REMIX (ft. Madonna)

13. No Angel

14. Haunted

15. Formation

17. Run The World (Girls)

18. MY POWER (from The Lion King: The Gift)

19. BLACK PARADE

20. Savage Remix (Megan Thee Stallion ft. Beyonce)

21. Partition

23. CHURCH GIRL

24. Get Me Bodied / Freakum Dress

25. Before I Let Go

26. Rather Die Young

27. Love On Top

28. Crazy In Love (ft. Jay-Z)

29. PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA

30. VIRGO'S GROOVE

31. Naughty Girl

32. MOVE (ft. Grace Jones)

35. ALL UP IN YOUR MIND

36. Drunk In Love

37. AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM

38. PURE/HONEY

40. SUMMER RENAISSANCE

Of course Bey will perform the biggest hits and singles from Renaissance, including 'Break My Soul' and 'Cuff It'.

It is also likely she will perform 'Alien Superstar', 'Energy', 'Cozy', 'America has a Problem' and 'Virgo's Groove' to get the party started.

Bey performed in Dubai in January 2023 , but ensured she didn't perform any tracks from Renaissance in order to keep them for the tour.

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The singer performed tracks including 'XO', 'Halo', 'Freedom', 'Crazy in Love', 'Drunk in Love', 'Countdown' and 'Naughty Girl', so these are very likely to be on the Renaissance Tour setlist too.

Beyoncé has kept details on the tour (including the setlist) very quiet, so the confirmed songs will come as a surprise to everyone.

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“ Masterpiece, genius. Drip intravenous.”

Whether you’ve already cuffed tickets to Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour or are planning how to wiggle your way in last-minute, there’s one major thing left to figure out: Beyoncé’s setlist. The Renaissance World Tour will be Beyoncé’s first time performing anything from her Grammy-winning seventh studio album . The stadium outing also marks her first tour in five years and first solo trek in seven years. And given how she’s released projects like The Lion King: The Gift and its accompanying 2020 film Black Is King during the gap, assembling the setlist will be a doozy. Luckily for Bey, we’ve completed a dream setlist for her to draw inspiration from.

Renaissance was created as a continuous mix when played front-to-back, with jaw-droppingly smooth transitions from songs like “Cuff It” to “Energy” and “Plastic Off the Sofa” to “Virgo’s Groove” becoming album highlights. To align with the megamix spirit and keep those moments in tact, this dream setlist keeps the Renaissance tracklist in order as much as possible. But of course, Beyoncé can’t tour without performing some older hits and fan favorites, meaning some exceptions were made to best incorporate those past songs.

There’s also a section dedicated to The Gift , songs from which Bey performed at her Dubai private concert on Jan. 21, since she reportedly had to cancel a planned 2020 tour in support of Black Is King . Altogether, there are 32 songs on this setlist, which seems like a lot until you remember that Beyoncé regularly performed the same amount on the Formation Tour in 2016 (some songs were shortened, which will likely be the case here as well).

Here’s what the Renaissance World Tour setlist should look like.

1. “I’m That Girl”

Is there any other possible way for the Renaissance World Tour to start other than hearing “These motherf*ckers ain’t stopping me” blaring out of the stadium speakers as Beyoncé makes her grand entrance? The answer is no.

Once she’s established her presence onstage, it’s only natural for Beyoncé to make the crowd feel cozy enough to dance by performing, well, “Cozy.”

3. “Alien Superstar”

During this fan-favorite track , it’s a requirement for Beyoncé to march down the catwalk into the Club Renaissance section and start dancing on the bar, bringing the lyric “stilettos kicking vintage crystal off the bar” to life. Yes, there’s an actual bar in Club Renaissance, according to the seating chart.

4. “***Flawless”

Barbara Ann Teer’s speech heard at the end of “Alien Superstar” would make for an easy transition into the empowering mantras of Beyoncé’s 2013 hit, reminding the audience of how good they look before dancing the night away.

5. “Formation”

Do I even need to explain this choice ?

6. “Cuff It”

After a costume change, Beyoncé should bring back the roller-skating disco from her 2013 “Blow” video for the TikTok-viral Renaissance hit that lends itself perfectly to a ’70s throwback.

7. “Energy”

The seamless, almost unnoticeable transition from “Cuff It” to “Energy” needs to be kept in the show at all costs. But imagine how well the end of “Energy” would sound going into “Crazy In Love.”

8. “Crazy In Love”

Beyoncé is never going to not perform her 2003 debut solo single on tour, and rightfully so.

9. “Get Me Bodied”

Renaissance is all about getting listeners to dance, but back in 2006, nothing got the Beyhive on their feet quite like this infectious B’Day single. It’s time for a “Get Me Bodied” renaissance.

10. “Baby Boy”

Beyoncé’s 1-2-3 punch of “Get Me Bodied,” “Baby Boy,” and “Diva,” complete with remix infusions and expert transitions, has been done on prior tours and should be repeated here. But instead of “Baby Boy” frantically building up to “Diva,” it should lead into “Heated.”

11. “Heated”

More specifically, “Baby Boy” should lead into the rap from “Heated,” as the crowd screams it word for word.

“Move” and “Heated” go hand-in-hand on Renaissance . It’d be a sin to keep these Afrobeats jams apart.

13. “Run the World (Girls)”

“Run the World” was Bey’s first Afrobeats-inspired single, and it’s been a tour staple since its 2011 release.

14. “Naughty Girl”

Beyoncé hasn’t left “Naughty Girl” off her tour setlist... ever. Given how the 2003 hit samples Donna Summer, a huge inspiration on Renaissance , don’t expect her to leave it out now.

15. “Plastic Off the Sofa”

The “Love to Love You Baby” sample in “Naughty Girl” would lend nicely to this Grammy-winning cut from Renaissance .

16. “Virgo’s Groove”

The transition between “Plastic” and “Virgo’s Groove” is the reason why music exists. And while many songs on the setlist are bound to be shortened, every second of this six-minute disco odyssey is required on stage.

Beyoncé previously flirted with disco sounds on this 2013 self-titled deep cut, and there’s no better place to bring it back than right after “Virgo’s Groove,” her disco masterpiece.

18. “Otherside”

Kicking off the segment inspired by Black Is King , Beyoncé should begin the show’s most downtempo segment with the most reflective song on the album, hopefully accompanied by strings, harps, and pianos like she was in Dubai.

19. “Bigger”

Just like in Dubai, the stunning Kiswahili outro from “Otherside” should transition into “Bigger,” her impassioned ballad about dreaming bigger.

20. “Spirit”

Ending the show’s run of ballads with her Lion King soundtrack cut, “Spirit,” should make the Oscars regret not nominating it in 2020. We don’t need a performance of the song that actually got her nominated two years later.

21. “Freedom”

As proven in Dubai, the climax of “Spirit” perfectly blends into Bey’s motivating 2016 anthem from Lemonade. Bonus points if Kendrick Lamar comes out for his verse.

22. “Brown Skin Girl”

If Blue Ivy Carter doesn’t make a guest appearance for the song that made her the youngest Grammy winner in history , like she did at her mother’s Dubai concert, then what’s the point?

23. “Thique”

Going back into Renaissance mode, “Thique” should open the true club segment of the show, with dancers of all shapes and sizes doing their thing.

24. “All Up In Your Mind”

The transition between “Thique” and “All Up In Your Mind” is art, so it must stay intact. Ideally, the dancers would clear the stage, leaving Bey to belt this out solo surrounded by lasers or something even more futuristic.

25. “Sweet Dreams”

Beyoncé performed this electro-pop cut from I Am... Sasha Fierce a grand total of one time on the Formation Tour before removing it from the setlist.

26. “America Has A Problem”

The only problem America will have when Beyoncé performs this track live is the severe amount of dancing and booty-popping that will occur in the stadium.

27. “Pure/Honey”

Bring out all the drag stars, ballroom queens, and voguing experts for this number, and extend both “Pure” and “Honey” until the entire performance is 10 minutes long.

28. “Summer Renaissance”

The pre-encore number (yes, there’s a four-song encore) should obviously be the last song from Renaissance , as Beyoncé serves her best Donna Summer tribute before ascending atop a huge disco ball and blasting off into space (the top of the stage) during the galactic outro.

29. “Church Girl”

The encore is gospel-inspired, ending the Renaissance Tour on a comforting yet motivational note, and you can’t do that without performing “Church Girl,” backed by a full-blown choir.

30. “Drunk In Love”

Inspired by her now-infamous vocal run while performing “Drunk In Love” in Dubai, Bey should embrace the meme and gospel-fy the track with the choir, ending with those heavenly belts to lead straight into her signature ballad.

What’s a gospel segment without “Halo”?

32. “Break My Soul”

Beyoncé should end the Renaissance Tour by reminding the Beyhive to quit the jobs that let them afford tickets to the show. But aside from that message, just imagine Bey, her choir, and the crowd all belting out “You won’t break my soul” in unison, sending us to church before sending us home in better spirits than we left it. There would be no better finale.

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• OPENING ACT
• Song played from tape The Signboard ( video introduction ) Play Video
• Dangerously in Love ( Destiny’s Child  song) Play Video
• Flaws and All ( contains elements of " Adventures in the Land of Music" by Dynasty ) Play Video
• 1+1 Play Video
• I'm Going Down ( Rose Royce  cover) Play Video
• I Care Play Video
• RENAISSANCE
• Song played from tape RENAISSANCE ( video introduction — contains elements of "CUFF IT", "ENERGY" and "BREAK MY SOUL" ) Play Video
• I'M THAT GIRL ( contains elements of "APESHIT" — extended spoken intro ) Play Video
• COZY Play Video
• ALIEN SUPERSTAR ( contains elements of "Sweet Dreams" ) Play Video
• Lift Off ( JAY Z & Kanye West  cover) ( shortened ) Play Video
• Song played from tape 7/11 ( dancers interlude ) Play Video
• MOTHERBOARD
• Song played from tape MOTHERBOARD ( video interlude — contains interpolation of "Can You Feel It" by Mr. Fingers ) Play Video
• CUFF IT ( contains elements of "CUFF IT - WETTER REMIX" ) Play Video
• ENERGY ( contains elements of "CUFF IT - WETTER REMIX" and "End of Time" ) Play Video
• BREAK MY SOUL ( contains elements of "THE QUEENS REMIX" and "Shake Your Body" by The Jacksons ) Play Video
• Song played from tape OPULENCE ( video interlude — contains elements of "No Angel", "PURE/HONEY" and "Ghost" ) Play Video
• Formation ( shortened — intro with vocals from Kevin JZ Prodigy ) Play Video
• Diva ( shortened — contains elements of "Countdown" and "Just Wanna Rock" by Lil Uzi Vert ) Play Video
• Run the World (Girls) ( shortened ) Play Video
• MY POWER (with Blue Ivy Carter ) ( dancer; shortened ) Play Video
• BLACK PARADE (with Blue Ivy Carter ) ( dancer; contains elements of "Formation" and "Alright" by Kendrick Lamar ) Play Video
• Savage ( Megan Thee Stallion  cover) ( Remix ) Play Video
• Partition ( shortened ) Play Video
• Song played from tape ANOINTED ( video interlude — contains elements of "Yoncé" and "Family Feud" ) Play Video
• CHURCH GIRL ( contains elements of “Ego” ) Play Video
• Get Me Bodied ( shortened ) Play Video
• Before I Let Go ( Maze featuring Frankie Beverly  cover) ( contains elements of ”Freakum Dress” ) Play Video
• Rather Die Young Play Video
• Love on Top ( contains elements of "I Want You Back" by The Jackson 5 ) Play Video
• Crazy in Love Play Video
• Song played from tape Freedom ( band jam interlude performed live — contains elements of "Green Light" ) Play Video
• ANOINTED - PT. 2
• Song played from tape Love Hangover ( Diana Ross  song) ( sung live by the choir ) Play Video
• PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA Play Video
• VIRGO'S GROOVE Play Video
• Naughty Girl Play Video
• MOVE ( contains elements of "Move Ya Body" by Nina Sky ) Play Video
• HEATED Play Video
• Song played from tape HEATED / ALREADY ( dancers interlude ) Play Video
• MIND CONTROL
• Song played from tape MIND CONTROL ( video Interlude - contains elements of "Ghost", "Bootylicious" & "Single Ladies" ) Play Video
• AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM ( Kendrick Lamar Remix ) Play Video
• PURE/HONEY ( contains elements of "Blow" and vocals from Kevin JZ Prodigy; extended voguing outro ) Play Video
• SUMMER RENAISSANCE ( Extended Outro ) Play Video

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• AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM
• BREAK MY SOUL
• CHURCH GIRL
• I'M THAT GIRL
• PLASTIC OFF THE SOFA
• SUMMER RENAISSANCE
• VIRGO'S GROOVE
• Love on Top
• Rather Die Young
• Run the World (Girls)
• Before I Let Go by Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
• Dangerously in Love by Destiny’s Child
• I'm Going Down by Rose Royce
• Lift Off by JAY Z & Kanye West
• Savage by Megan Thee Stallion
• Flaws and All
• Get Me Bodied
• Crazy in Love
• Naughty Girl
• BLACK PARADE

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Fatima Robinson Talks Beyoncé’s Renaissance Tour, Crowns Her ‘The Michael Jackson of Our Time’

The renowned choreographer stopped by the Questlove Supreme podcast to describe Beyoncé's process behind the Renaissance World Tour.

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Beyoncé may be riding high off Cowboy Carter right now, but Renaissance is the gift that keeps on giving.

In a revelatory conversation with Ahmir Questlove Thompson on his Questlove Supreme podcast, renowned choreographer Fatima Robinson revealed how Beyoncé came up with stage design and concept for the Renaissance World Tour during the pandemic — and why the superstar shifted her approach to dance on her most recent trek.

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“That was Beyoncé sitting in a pandemic with a lot of time on her hands and coming up with the most incredible, creative stage that I had ever gotten to work on,” Robinson gushed of the Renaissance World Tour stage. The sold-out stadium tour featured two separate platforms connected by a moving ramp, a main stage complete with a sprawling flatscreen, a B stage that stretched into the crowd, and a slew of props including, a tank, pyrotechnics, a laser show, a giant clam shell, robot arms, a flying “disco horse” and various levitating platforms.

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“She has quite a few choreographers across her span of music,” said Robinson. “We gave me the title ‘director of choreography’ because I was the point person that all the choreographers worked under and with. It was such a big boulder to get up a hill, that show.”

While Robinson has worked with Beyoncé in the past — most notably on 2006’s Oscar-winning Dreamgirls and her “Be Alive” performance at the 2022 Oscars — she joined forces with several other choreographers for the Renaissance tour, including her two other team members, Chris Grant and four other choreographers who worked on numbers sporadically.

Her first solo concert tour since 2016’s Formation World Tour , the Renaissance World Tour presented a notably different Beyoncé. While the three-hour show was still a feast for the eyes and ears, the performance included less intense choreography than her past tours — partially due to a knee injury she suffered before those 56 sold-out shows.

Robinson’s revelations echo sentiments Beyoncé herself shared in Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé . Throughout the documentary, Queen Bey mused about looking to her idols to inform how she moves in her career. The Renaissance tour was a celebration of that, from a surprise appearance from Diana Ross to a multi-city tribute to the late Tina Turner .

“Look at how Prince was when he passed away, he had those hip replacements because of all those splits and stuff,” noted Robinson. “Look where Michael [Jackson] is. We want you around performing for years to come, so let’s not put that kind of pressure. Let’s ease into it, let’s stand there and be powerful and step into a different kind of power, and guess what? They gon’ come with you!”

That approach to performing also resulted in a very Beyoncé take on the concept of an opening act. For each show, Beyoncé began with a set of ballads , introduced by a beautiful piano-led rendition of 2003’s seminal “Dangerously In Love 2.”

“I turned to her and I was like, ‘This is really fly, starting with ballads,'” recounted Robinson. “She laughed and she said, “I’m opening up for myself!”

In addition to the Renaissance World Tour, Robinson also worked on 2023’s The Color Purple movie musical, which topped the domestic box office on opening day and earned one Oscar nomination (best supporting actress for Danielle Brooks).

Click here to watch the full clip of Fatima Robinson describing the creation of the Renaissance World Tour.

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