Beyoncé’s highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour will begin SOON and the BeyHive is buzzing about the performances that could generate nearly $2.1 billion in sales for the “Alien Superstar” songstress.
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Forbes projects that the tour, which debuts in Stockholm, Sweden, will amass $500 million more than the $1.6 billion that Taylor Swift accumulated from Swift’s record breaking “Eras” tour.
SHE IS INSANE pic.twitter.com/rUcZgbBK7V
— Nicolas is happy (litte mermaid era) (@niggaolas) May 10, 2023
These estimates are not solely based on fans that purchased pricey tickets, but also on the 80% profit The Queen stands to retain after fronting 20% of tour expenses.
Overview of the #RENAISSANCEWorldTour stage. 🪩
— https://t.co/gQt79tz5wy #RWT2023 pic.twitter.com/KfLXJZRUKa
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) May 10, 2023
The Grammy winner’s current net worth sits around $500 million and if the optimistic ticket revenue estimate is correct, she will surpass her hubby Jay-Z’s lofty fortune.
During the three-hour concert, Bey will perform a medley of her greatest hits, along with tracks from her latest chart-topping album, Renaissance, Insider reports.
The #RENAISSANCEWorldTour stage. 🪩
— https://t.co/gQt79tz5wy #RWT2023 pic.twitter.com/LV8dnIlYX3
— BEYONCÉ LEGION (@BeyLegion) May 10, 2023
Beyoncé has remained mum about the show’s setlist but Swedish fans have been snooping around the Friends Arena as the entertainer and her team rehearse for opening night — managing to record videos.
Based on the content they captured of Bey allegedly rehearsing, fans purport her setlist could include:
“Crazy In Love”
“Naughty Girl”
“Dangerously in Love 2”
“If I Were a Boy”
“Love On Top”/”I Want You Back”
“Move”
“Virgo’s Groove”
“Plastic Off the Sofa”
“Heated”
“I’m That Girl”
The Beyhive seems to be pleased with the mixture of old and new tunes that they profess to be the soundtrack of their lives, while others are expressing doubts about the set list’s validity. A second rumored set list has “leaked” and it looks much more extensive.
Exactly because TMCSWT had a different SETLIST in the tour book https://t.co/XIDCTNdloF pic.twitter.com/NtLGFVfMqx
— CLUB RENEIGH STAN 🪩 | KING 〽️👷🏽♂️🅴 (@Mood4Eva98) May 10, 2023
BeyHive fan pages are also running down the list of dancers that will join their fave on stage including Bey’s beloved Les Twins, Larry and Laurent Bourgeois, and ballroom voguers, Honey Balenciaga and Carlos Basquiat.
Larry & Laurent Bourgeois
AKA Les Twin pic.twitter.com/ENlcow5SdG
— RENAISSANCE Updates🪩 (@B7Album) May 10, 2023
Honey Balenciaga of the legendary house of Balenciaga pic.twitter.com/3iWw2ZQZPM
— RENAISSANCE Updates🪩 (@B7Album) May 10, 2023
Fans are also sharing looks from inside Bey’s tour book.
This Renaissance world tour book…. insanty
— David (@dejviid03) May 10, 2023
The high fashion photos feature the songstress posing and donning pieces from her Balmain Renaissance Couture Collection.
Beyoncé stuns in new photos from her Renaissance World Tour book. pic.twitter.com/duUY1JaE28
— Pop Base (@PopBase) May 10, 2023
Beyoncé holding some sort of reptile wearing a cowboy hat for the RENAISSANCE book! pic.twitter.com/3GQyxQfinS
— BEYTHOVEN | non-affiliated fan account (@beyonceparkwood) May 10, 2023
Beyoncé wearing Balmain SUMMER RENAISSANCE Couture on the tour book #RWT2023 pic.twitter.com/4RPc8vZxG3
— BEY-Z🐝⬢⬡ · fan account (@beyzhive) May 10, 2023
The singer is scheduled to perform twice in Stockholm as she will be on stage for round two on Thursday. She’ll then embark on a 19-leg trip of Europe, with stops in Spain, France, Poland, the Netherlands, Germany, and the United Kingdom.
IM GAGGIN #RenaissanceWorldTour pic.twitter.com/NMuwYrjubZ
— Tyler Carey IS SEEING BEYONCÉ IN AUGUST!! (@mimiscataIog) May 10, 2023
The 41-year-old Houstonian will then hit the North American leg of her tour beginning on July 8 in Toronto, Canada, and end in the city of seasoning, New Orleans, Louisiana on Sept. 27.
Renaissance World Tour merch🖤 pic.twitter.com/llUd95Bxrq
— 𝐊 𝐞 𝐢 𝐫 𝐲 ♡🐝 (@KEIRYYONCE) May 10, 2023
The revenue projections, although quite hopeful, seem logical as her fans’ deep desire for an in-person concert experience after years of virtual pandemic performances will likely fuel their attendance. Beyoncé’s last tour, Formation, was met with a stellar reception and she followed up in 2018 with the On The Run tour, headlining with Jay-Z after releasing their joint project, “Everything Is Love.”
FAN ME OFF I’M HOT HOT HOT #RenaissanceWorldTour
via @ ricardofranciscojacob pic.twitter.com/ww2NPu5ERU
— BEYHIVE.com.br (@beyhivecombr) May 10, 2023
Forbes asserts the odds are in The Queen’s favor and “Renaissance” will likely be Mrs. Carter’s most lucrative tour — surpassing all of the revenue earned for all of her previous concerts combined.
this is BLACK EXCELLENCE #RenaissanceWorldTour pic.twitter.com/AnXVYaXN6b
— oni (@__Onixivy_) May 10, 2023
Queen tings.
In Bey and Jay’s song, “Ape S—” the living legend says, “put some respek on my check” and after this tour, I don’t think anyone can deny that “Big Bey” stands for bands.
