Beyoncé kicks off her Renaissance World Tour in Stockholm: setlist, photos, and more

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The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Beyoncé was joined on stage at her Paris gig by her daughter Blue Ivy, who danced along while her mother played ‘My Power’ – see footage below.The tour, behind last year’s lauded ‘Renaissance’ LP, began in Stockholm, Sweden this month, and is now heading through the UK and Europe, before visiting North America before the end of the year.During the Paris gig of the leg last night (May 26), Beyoncé welcomed her daughter on stage, who danced alongside her for the ‘My Power’ rendition.‘My Power’ appears on Beyoncé’s Lion King soundtrack ‘The Lion King: The Gift‘ from 2019, which NME called “an eclectic and dizzying collection”.Also present in the crowd for the gig were Beyoncé collaborator Megan Thee Stallion as well as her husband Jay-Z.See the performance of mother and daughter below.BEYONCÉ BROUGHT OUT BLUE IVY OMFG ICONIC

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The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Beyoncé has shared more details about her current ‘Renaissance’ world tour – see the full, exhaustive list below.The tour, behind last year’s lauded ‘Renaissance’ LP, began in Stockholm, Sweden last week (May 10), and will head to the UK and North America before the end of the year.Included in the new list, which has been published on Beyoncé’s official website, are names of the show’s dancers, producers, technicians, lighting directors, choreographers and more.Beyoncé herself is listed as the director, executive producer and creative director of the show.See the full list of credits here.At the opening show on the tour, the R&B icon presented fans with a stunning 36-song setlist, which covered her illustrious career and focused heavily on ‘Renaissance’.As well as including numerous fan favourites — namely ‘Love on Top’, ‘Crazy In Love’, ‘Formation’ and ‘Drunk In Love’ — the show in Stockholm also saw several live debuts for songs including ‘Cuff It’, ‘Break My Soul’ and ‘Summer Renaissance’.The singer also surprised fans by making the bathrooms onsite gender-neutral. This is despite the tour making stops in plenty of states which recently passed laws and policies that banned gender-affirming care for children under the age of 18.

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The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

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Today (May 10), Beyoncé began her highly anticipated “Renaissance” tour after releasing the album of the same name last July. The tour kicked off in Stockholm, Sweden at the Friends Arena, where she performed for three hours.

The wait is finally over. Beyoncé's much-anticipated RENAISSANCE World Tour is officially under way, with the superstar having kicking things off at the Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden.

Beyonce has officially kicked off her highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour and she did so looking like a billion bucks!

Beyoncé kicked off her long-awaited ‘Renaissance’ tour in Sweden last night (May 10) and surprised fans by making the bathrooms onsite gender-neutral.The show was held in Stockholm, and marked the first tour date on Beyoncé’s extensive ‘Renaissance’ tour — her first series of live performances since her “On the Run II Tour” with Jay-Z in 2018. It also marked her first solo tour since 2016.Fans attending last night’s show also noticed one thing different about the ‘Single Ladies’ set-up, she had made public bathrooms at the venue more inclusive.

Beyoncé has finally kicked off her highly anticipated ‘Renaissance’ world tour in Stockholm, Sweden on May 10.During the opening night of Beyoncé’s expansive world tour, the R&B icon thrilled fans with a stunning 36-song set list that covered her illustrious career while focusing heavily on her latest output, ‘Renaissance’.The setlist – which you can find in full below – includes career-defining and fan favourites such as ‘Love on Top’, ‘Crazy In Love’, ‘Formation’ and ‘Drunk In Love’, but also saw several live debuts like ‘Cuff It’, ‘Break My Soul’ and ‘Summer Renaissance’.Following the opening concert, Beyoncé took to Instagram to share a recap of the night via a stunning video, though the video does not include any audio of her performances.Beyoncé’s stage setup for the ‘Renaissance’ tour includes a large screen with a dome-like cutout for her band and a circular extended ramp. Other props that were used throughout the night include a disco ball, a floating disco-horse and robotic arms with UV lights that transformed Beyoncé’s dress from a plain to coloured outfit instantly.Beyoncé transforms her dress with UV light during the Renaissance World Tour.

Beyonce has officially kicked off her highly-anticipated Renaissance World Tour and she did so looking like a billion bucks!Queen B opened her sold-out show Wednesday at Friends Arena in Stockholm, Sweden with «Dangerously in Love» and rocked the hell out of a silver jumpsuit for the performance. The fashion show/concert continued with «Flaws and All,» «1+1,» «I'm Goin' Down» and «I Care» before she moved on to tracks from her album, which she dropped last July.According to, Beyonce opted for «futuristic fashion choices» with an «iridescent-effect minidress; a shimmery gold bodysuit festooned with black opera gloves covering strategic locations» and «a black-and-silver suit that resembled royal armor.» The outlet reported that, at one point, she was seen dressed in «sci-fi bee chic: a yellow-and-black leotard with cutouts and sharp angles, and knee-high black boots.»All in all, Beyonce performed 37 tracks for nearly three hours — with no opening act! — in front of 46,000 fans.

Flawless.”Beyoncé kicked off her Renaissance World Tour in Stockholm, Sweden, on Wednesday, and it seemed to be a show full of memorable moments and elaborate art choices.The tour is in support of her chart-topping 2022 album “Renaissance.”The Grammy-winning singer paid tribute to Britney Spears at one point during the concert, sampling the pop star’s 2003 hit “Toxic” during her own performance of the “Renaissance” song “THIQUE.”In a clip posted on Twitter, Queen Bey is seen onstage in a rhinestone-encrusted, sheer mesh custom Loewe bodysuit entwined with hands and arms; she moves her body alongside two dancers as they perform to a mashup of the stringed notes from “Toxic” blended into Beyoncé’s own song.In the past, the singer has worked with Spears, who has an explosive TV special coming up about her life post-conservatorship. In 2004, they sang Queen’s “We Will Rock You” together in a commercial for Pepsi alongside Pink, who also will launch a huge world tour this summer.Beyoncé and Spears were supposed to collaborate on a new music video this year, but things didn’t quite work out.But that wasn’t the only highlight of Beyoncé’s show Wednesday night – on Twitter, other fans noticed the ending of the concert, where she was suspended from the ceiling and flew across the stadium.