Beyoncé Kicks Off “Renaissance World Tour” in Stockholm: Video + Setlist

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Beyoncé has made her long-awaited return to the stage — on Wednesday evening, in Stockholm, Sweden, the legendary pop icon delivered the inaugural efficiency of the “Renaissance World Tour,” her first solo run of reveals since 2016.

Opening for herself, Queen Bey kicked off the marathon, three-hour present by performing a collection of ballads, together with “Dangerously in Love,” “Flaws and All,” “1+1,” and “I Care.” After a short intermission, Beyoncé launched into the Renaissance portion of her set, as she showcased her newest album with performances of “I’m That Lady,” “Cozy,” “Alien Famous person,” Cuff It,” “Power,” and “Break My Soul.”

Video interludes broke the set into themed sections dubbed “RENAISSANCE,” “MOTHERBOARD,” “OPULENCE,” ANOINTED,” and “MIND CONTROL.” After debuting songs from her newest file, Beyoncé used “OPULENCE” to dig into her again catalog with “Formation,” “Run the World (Women), “Black Parade,” and “Partition,” in addition to her remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.” Along with addressing these long-awaited Renaissance visuals (“A queen strikes at her personal tempo, bitch,” the narrator from “Formation” mentioned), she delivered a part of her efficiency on a metallic tank, which has been dubbed the Bey Wagon by the BeyHive. Throughout “Partition,” she even rode it into an enormous… robot vagina?

The subsequent act opened with a efficiency of the Renaissance lower “Church Lady,” during which Beyoncé created a shocking visible by utilizing UV lights to transform her choir robe right into a stained glass look. She adopted up by throwing all of it the way in which again to 2003’s “Loopy in Love” alongside different tracks like “Get Me Bodied” and “Love on Prime” — the latter of which she combined with The Jackson 5’s “I Need You Again.”

Returning again to her newest album, Bey ran by means of the Grammy-nominated “Virgo’s Groove,” “Plastic Off the Couch,” “Transfer,” “Heated,” and “Thique.” Throughout the latter observe, she interpolated Britney Spears’ “Poisonous.” For the ultimate act of the present, she ran by means of Renaissance standout “America Has a Downside” dressed up as a bee, as a result of, in fact. That a part of the set even included a information desk for Bey’s “KNTY Information.”

Earlier than closing out the present with “Summer season Renaissance,” she ceded the stage to her dancers, who confirmed the gang what ballroom — a significant affect of her dance album — is all about.

See the total setlist and fan-captured efficiency footage under.

Wednesday’s present in Stockholm kicked off the European leg of the “Renaissance World Tour,” which is able to run by means of the tip of June. After that, the North American leg will start with two reveals in Toronto, after which zig-zag throughout the USA. Discover ways to get last-minute tickets to her upcoming reveals right here.

The “Renaissance World Tour” is Beyoncé’s first solo tour since 2016’s “Formation World Tour.” In 2018, Bey launched into a joint tour together with her husband, JAY-Z, and delivered a memorable headlining efficiency at Coachella. Most lately, in January the 41-year-old multi-hyphenate performed a personal live performance for a crowd of influencers in Dubai, which reportedly earned her $24 million.

In contrast to the Dubai present, nevertheless, the “Renaissance World Tour” is designed for the general public, in an enviornment setting. Tickets for the remainder of the tour are nonetheless obtainable to buy right here.