The Formation World Tour
Tour by Beyoncé | |
![]() Promotional poster for the tour | |
Associated album | Lemonade |
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Start date | April 27, 2016 |
End date | August 3, 2016 |
Legs | 2 |
No. of shows |
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Beyoncé concert chronology |
The Formation World Tour[1] is the seventh concert tour by American singer Beyoncé in support of her sixth studio album, Lemonade. The all-stadium tour was announced following her guest appearance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. The tour started April 27 in Miami, Florida and concludes in Barcelona, Spain.[2] The tour's title is in reference to Beyoncé's 2016 song "Formation."
Background
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On February 6, 2016, Beyoncé released "Formation" for free on the music streaming service TIDAL and its accompanying music video on her official YouTube.[3] The following day on February 7, 2016, Beyoncé performed "Formation" during her guest appearance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show.[4] Immediately after the performance, a commercial aired announcing The Formation World Tour, which kicks off in Miami on April 27, with the first pre-sales going on sale just two days after the announcement on February 9, 2016.[5]
Leading up to the tour announcement, Beyoncé was praised and criticized over her new song and Black Panther-influenced costume for the Super Bowl halftime performance. As a result of this, the hashtags "#BoycottBeyonce" and "#IStandWithBeyonce" begun trending on social media platforms such as Twitter. A group of protesters also planned to stage an "anti-Beyoncé" rally outside of the NFL's headquarters in New York City on the day general sale of tickets went for sale.[6] However, the planned rally was met with zero protesters and instead dozens of Beyoncé supporters who held a counter-protest.[7]
The tour's associated album Lemonade was released four days prior to the start of the tour.
Development
In a press release by Live Nation Entertainment following the tours announcement, it was revealed that The Formation World Tour would be supporting local United Way of America programs, as well as the Flint water crisis. In the same press release, Beyoncé's partnership with THX was announced, with the purpose of providing the highest level of audio quality at concerts for the duration of the tour.[8] Following on from the aforementioned controversy over "Formation", The Miami Fraternal Order of Police were reported to be pushing for a national boycott of police officers working the security for the concert, ahead of the tour's opening night in Miami.[9] Other police departments reportedly pushing to avoid the concert included Tampa, Nashville and Tennessee, however a Tampa police spokesperson stated that these 'boycotts' had been blown "way out of proportion".[10]
Rehearsals for the tour took place at Tampa's Raymond James Stadium, which was rented by Live Nation for $745,000. TSA board member Thomas Scott spoke on the large-scale production of the tour after seeing the stage during rehearsals, stating "that's one of the largest stages they ever put up, I don't think I've seen a stage that size". During the same rehearsal period, members of Beyoncé's team met with more than 20 Tampa leaders, including the Tampa Police Chief, for a private luncheon in Ybor City, in which they discussed ways to make Tampa a better city, resulting in Beyoncé making multiple financial pledges to certain initiatives.[11]
Commercial performance
Following the announcement of the tour, Beyoncé's website temporarily crashed, as a result of the post-Super Bowl advertisement.[12] After the first round of North American ticket pre-sales, a second show at New York City's Citi Field was added to the itinerary, due to the high demand.[13] During the first round of the European general sale, Beyoncé's performance at Amsterdam ArenA sold out within 20 minutes, prompting a waiting list to be opened and promoters attempting to organise a second show.[14] Some Swedish fans were left unhappy due to the speed tickets sold out for the Friends Arena date of the tour, with complaints being made about the queueing system implemented by Ticketmaster. Ticketmaster apologised and stated "unfortunately, there were more who wanted tickets than what was available."[15] The UK shows were met with huge commercial success, with all tickets being sold in under 30 minutes, including 90,000 tickets at London's Wembley Stadium. Many fans shared their displeasure online with not being able to secure tickets, and, as is usual with in-demand concert tours, many tickets found their way onto the secondary market place with a large markup on the original price.[16] As a result of this, a second London show was added to the schedule, set for July 3, 2016.[17] After the first round of dates for the North American general sale opened to the public, an additional show was added at Chicago's Soldier Field, due to the "overwhelming demand".[18] Jesse Lawrence of Forbes reported that on the secondary market, tickets for The Formation World Tour were averaging at $432 before the tickets hit the general public.[19]
On February 17, 2016, Live Nation gave a press release announcing that nearly 1 million tickets had already been sold for the tour in 48 hours, including sell-outs in Miami, Arlington, Pasadena, Toronto, Chicago, Foxborough, Philadelphia, New York City, Baltimore, Sunderland, London, Manchester, Dublin, Amsterdam and Stockholm.[20] Chairman of Live Nation Global Touring Arthur Fogel confirmed in an article with Billboard that The Formation World Tour had already exceeded $100 million in gross revenue, as well as stating that Nashville's Nissan Stadium date of the tour, which had gone on sale the day of the article, had already sold 33,000 tickets and grossed $4 million.[21]
Setlist
This set list is representative of the first performance in Miami, Florida. It does not represent all concerts for the duration of the tour.
Intro
- "Formation"
- "Sorry"
- "Bow Down" / "Run the World (Girls)" (Contains Elements of "Tom Ford")
Interlude (Contains samples of "Superpower")
- "Mine" / "Baby Boy"
- "Hold Up"
- "Countdown"
- "Me, Myself & I"
- "Runnin' (Lose It All)"
- "All Night"
Interlude (Contains samples of "I Care", "Ghost", "6 Inch", "Don't Hurt Yourself")
- "Don't Hurt Yourself"
- "Ring the Alarm" (Contains samples of "Five to One", "Lost Yo Mind", "I Been On", "Independent Women", "Naughty Girl")
- "Diva" (Contains samples of " U Mad", "Cut It")
- "***Flawless (Remix)" / "Feeling Myself" / "Yoncé"
"7/11" (Interlude)
- "7/11"
- "Drunk in Love" (Contains samples of "Swimming Pools (Drank)")
- "Rocket"
Interlude (Contains samples of "Hip Hop Star", "Freakum Dress")
- "Daddy Lessons"
- "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)"
"Purple Rain" (Prince tribute) (Interlude)
- "Crazy in Love" (2014 Remix) / "Crazy in Love" (Contains samples of "Bootylicious")
- "Naughty Girl"
- "Party" (Contains samples of "Party and Bullshit")
- "Blow" (Contains samples of "Nasty Girl")
- "Sweet Dreams" / "Sweet Dreams (Are Made of This)"
"Die With You" (Interlude)
- "Freedom"
- "Survivor" / "End of Time" / "Grown Woman"
- "Halo"
"Schoolin' Life" (Outro)
Shows
Date | City | Country | Venue | Opening act | Attendance | Revenue |
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North America[1][23] | ||||||
April 27, 2016 | Miami | United States | Marlins Park | DJ Khaled | — | — |
April 29, 2016 | Tampa | Raymond James Stadium | — | — | ||
May 1, 2016 | Atlanta | Georgia Dome | — | — | ||
May 3, 2016 | Raleigh | Carter–Finley Stadium | — | — | ||
May 5, 2016 | Nashville | Nissan Stadium | — | — | ||
May 7, 2016 | Houston | NRG Stadium | — | — | ||
May 9, 2016 | Arlington | AT&T Stadium | — | — | ||
May 12, 2016 | San Diego | Qualcomm Stadium | — | — | ||
May 14, 2016 | Pasadena | Rose Bowl | — | — | ||
May 16, 2016 | Santa Clara | Levi's Stadium | — | — | ||
May 18, 2016 | Seattle | CenturyLink Field | — | — | ||
May 20, 2016 | Edmonton | Canada | Commonwealth Stadium | — | — | — |
May 23, 2016 | Minneapolis | United States | TCF Bank Stadium | — | — | — |
May 25, 2016 | Toronto | Canada | Rogers Centre | — | — | — |
May 27, 2016 | Chicago | United States | Soldier Field | — | — | — |
May 28, 2016 | ||||||
May 31, 2016 | Pittsburgh | Heinz Field | — | — | — | |
June 3, 2016 | Foxborough | Gillette Stadium | DJ Khaled | — | — | |
June 5, 2016 | Philadelphia | Lincoln Financial Field | — | — | ||
June 7, 2016 | New York City | Citi Field | — | — | ||
June 8, 2016 | ||||||
June 10, 2016 | Baltimore | M&T Bank Stadium | — | — | ||
June 12, 2016 | Hershey | Hersheypark Stadium | — | — | ||
June 14, 2016[a] | Detroit | Ford Field | — | — | ||
Europe[1][25][23] | ||||||
June 28, 2016 | Sunderland | England | Stadium of Light | — | — | — |
June 30, 2016 | Cardiff | Wales | Principality Stadium | — | — | — |
July 2, 2016 | London | England | Wembley Stadium | — | — | — |
July 3, 2016 | ||||||
July 5, 2016 | Manchester | Emirates Old Trafford | — | — | — | |
July 7, 2016 | Glasgow | Scotland | Hampden Park | — | — | — |
July 9, 2016 | Dublin | Ireland | Croke Park | — | — | — |
July 12, 2016 | Düsseldorf | Germany | Esprit Arena | — | — | — |
July 14, 2016 | Zürich | Switzerland | Letzigrund | — | — | — |
July 16, 2016 | Amsterdam | Netherlands | Amsterdam Arena | — | — | — |
July 18, 2016 | Milan | Italy | San Siro | — | — | — |
July 21, 2016 | Paris | France | Stade de France | — | — | — |
July 24, 2016 | Copenhagen | Denmark | Parken Stadium | — | — | — |
July 26, 2016 | Stockholm | Sweden | Friends Arena | — | — | — |
July 29, 2016 | Frankfurt | Germany | Commerzbank-Arena | — | — | — |
July 31, 2016 | Brussels | Belgium | King Baudouin Stadium | — | — | — |
August 3, 2016 | Barcelona | Spain | Estadi Olímpic | — | — | — |
Total | — | — |
Personnel
Main
- Creator – Beyonce
- Creative Director –Todd Tourso [26]
- Choreographers – Chris Grant, Dana Foglia, Jaquel Knight [27]
- Dancers –
- Ashley Everett
- Kimberly Gipson
- Ebony Williams
- D'nay Baptiste
- Amandy Fernandez
- Jasmine Harper
- Gipsondeijah "Deijah" Robyn
- Saidah Nairobi
- Hannah Douglas
- Hajiba Fahmy
- Quinetta Wilmington
- Tajana Bunton-Williams
- Fulani Bahati
- Tasha Bryant
- Ferly Prado
- Stylists – Eric Archibald, Marni Senofonte, [28]
References
Notes
Citations
- ^ a b c "The Formation World Tour". beyonce.com. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Beyonce Announces "Formation World Tour"". Def Pen. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ Bartleet, Larry (February 6, 2016). "Listen to Beyoncé's new surprise single 'Formation'". NME. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Beyoncé unleashes Black Panthers homage at Super Bowl 50". The Guardian. February 8, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Scott, Ellen (February 8, 2016). "Beyoncé announced a new world tour after her Super Bowl halftime performance". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ "Anger: Anti-Beyonce Rally Planned For Next Week At NFL Headquarters". CBS New York. February 9, 2016. Retrieved February 15, 2016.
- ^ France, Lisa Respers (February 16, 2016). "Only fans in 'Formation' at planned anti-Beyonce rally". CNN Entertainment. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "BEYONCÉ ANNOUNCES THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR". Live Nation Entertainment. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 8, 2016.
- ^ Carma, Hassan (February 21, 2016). "Police union calls for law enforcement labor to boycott Beyonce's world tour". CNN. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ Associated Press (February 19, 2016). "More Police Unions Call for Beyoncé Boycott". Billboard. Retrieved April 4, 2016.
- ^ Cridlin, Jay (April 22, 2016). "Beyoncé preps for her Formation Tour with rehearsals in Tampa". Tampa Bay Times. Retrieved April 23, 2016.
- ^ Nelson Jr., Keith (February 7, 2016). "Beyoncé's world tour announcement crashed her website during Super Bowl". Digital Trends. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ Calcaterra, Craig (February 10, 2016). "Some Mets fans are not happy that Beyonce is playing at Citi Field". NBC Sports. Retrieved February 11, 2016.
- ^ "Tickets for Beyoncé in the Arena rapidly away". Het Parool (in Dutch). February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Ticket Chaos to Beyonce - fans are now furious". Expressen (in Swedish). February 15, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Beyoncé Formation UK tickets sell out in less than 30 minutes". The Telegraph. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Trendell, Andrew (February 16, 2016). "BEYONCE'S FORMATION UK TOUR JUST GOT A LITTLE BIGGER - TICKETS". Gigwise. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "Beyonce Adds 2nd Chicago Show". NBC Chicago. February 16, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Lawrence, Jesse (February 16, 2016). "As Beyoncé Tickets Go On Sale, Secondary Market Prices Averaging Over $400". Forbes. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ "THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR BEYONCÉ 2016 SELLS OUT MULTIPLE STADIUM DATES; NEARLY 1 MILLION TICKETS SOLD; ALREADY ANNOUNCES NEW SHOWS" (Press release). PR Newswire. February 17, 2016. Retrieved February 16, 2016.
- ^ Waddell, Ray (February 22, 2016). "Beyonce, Blowing Up Box Offices Before Formation Stadium Tour, Looks to Be the Queen of Touring". Billboard. New York City, New York. Retrieved February 22, 2016.
- ^ LaCroix, Emy (April 27, 2016). "Lil Wayne, Future & More Huge Stars Open For Beyonce On 1st Night Of Formation Tour". Hollywood Life. Retrieved April 27, 2016.
- ^ a b "DJ Khaled Joins Beyonce's Formation Tour". Billboard. April 19, 2016. Retrieved April 19, 2016.
- ^ McCollum, Brian (February 12, 2016). "Beyoncé show at Ford Field bumped to June 14". Detroit Free Press. Retrieved February 13, 2016.
- ^ "BEYONCÉ ANNOUNCES 'THE FORMATION WORLD TOUR'". Rap-Up. February 7, 2016. Retrieved February 7, 2016.
- ^ http://www.creativejeniusreport.com/the-choreography-styling-that-goes-into-producing-beyonces-formation-world-tour/
- ^ http://www.creativejeniusreport.com/the-choreography-styling-that-goes-into-producing-beyonces-formation-world-tour/
- ^ http://www.creativejeniusreport.com/the-choreography-styling-that-goes-into-producing-beyonces-formation-world-tour/