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 exhibits 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 Girl,” “Cozy,” “Alien Superstar,” Cuff It,” “Energy,” 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 (Girls), “Black Parade,” and “Partition,” in addition to her remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage.” In addition to addressing these long-awaited Renaissance visuals (“A queen moves at her own pace, bitch,” the narrator from “Formation” stated), she delivered a superb a part of her efficiency on a metallic tank, which has been dubbed the Bey Wagon by the BeyHive. During “Partition,” she even rode it into an enormous… robot vagina?

The subsequent act opened with a efficiency of the Renaissance minimize “Church Girl,” in which Beyoncé created a surprising visible through the use of UV lights to transform her choir robe right into a stained glass look. She adopted up by throwing all of it the best way again to 2003’s “Crazy in Love” alongside different tracks like “Get Me Bodied” and “Love on Top” — the latter of which she blended with The Jackson Five’s “I Want You Back.”

Returning again to her newest album, Bey ran via the Grammy-nominated “Virgo’s Groove,” “Plastic Off the Sofa,” “Move,” “Heated,” and “Thique.” During the latter observe, she interpolated Britney Spears’ “Toxic.” For the ultimate act of the present, she ran via Renaissance standout “America Has a Problem” 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 News.”

Before closing out the present with “Summer 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 via the top of June. After that, the North American leg will start with two exhibits in Toronto, after which zig-zag throughout the United States. Learn tips on how to get last-minute tickets to her upcoming exhibits 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 along with her husband, JAY-Z, and delivered a memorable headlining efficiency at Coachella. Most not too long ago, 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.

Unlike the Dubai present, nonetheless, the “Renaissance World Tour” is designed for the general public, in an area setting. Tickets for the remainder of the tour are nonetheless out there to buy right here.