Beyoncé has announced a 43-city world tour supporting her critically acclaimed Renaissance album, which will include five UK dates.
The concerts will begin in Sweden on May 10 before moving to Cardiff’s Principality Stadium a week later.
Additional UK dates will be held in Edinburgh on May 20, Sunderland on May 23, and London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on May 29 and 30.
Ticket sales for her first solo tour since 2016 are expected to be extremely high.
Pre-sales for the singer’s UK shows will begin on Thursday at 10:00 a.m. GMT, followed by a general sale on Tuesday.
Beyonce Fans Brace For Ticket Master Sales
Before ticket pre-sales begin on Monday in North America, fans are asked to register for Ticketmaster’s Verified Fan process, which the company claims will filter out touts.
Those who have registered will be put through a “lottery-style process” if demand exceeds the number of available tickets.
Politicians in the United States, who are already investigating Ticketmaster for the botched sale of Taylor Swift’s Eras tour, will be watching how the systems handle Beyoncé’s concerts.
Beyoncé performed her first headlining concert in four years last week at the opening of a luxury hotel in Dubai, but she did not perform any new material.
She was reportedly paid $24 million (£19.4 million) for the one-time performance, but she was criticized for doing it in a country where homosexuality and gender reassignment are illegal.
Beyonce Wrote The Album During The Pandemic
Critics said that this went against the message of her most recent album, which celebrates black and queer dance culture.
During the pandemic, Beyoncé wanted the album to be “a place to dream and find escape.” She filled her songs with samples and references to club music, from Nile Rodgers’ Studio 54 disco grooves and Grace Jones’ imperious soul to less well-known movements like bounce and dancehall.
Exclaim magazine called it “the sound of a once-in-a-generation superstar at the top of her game,” and the Guardian called it “a breath-taking, maximalist tour de force.”
Beyoncé has avoided making music videos for the album, so the Renaissance tour will be the first opportunity for fans to see her visual interpretations of songs like Break My Soul, Alien Superstar, and Cuff It.
Nominated For Nine Awards
The former Destiny’s Child member could reveal more details at the Grammys this weekend, where she is nominated for nine awards, including album of the year.
In October, the singer hinted at a world tour when she raffled off tickets to a show at the fifth annual Wearable Art Gala.
Images from the auction revealed that the “unique” prize, valued at $20,000 (£16,200), included:
- First-class plane tickets.
- A three-night hotel stay.
- Two concert tickets.
- A guided backstage tour led by Beyoncé’s mother.
SOURCE – (BBC)
