ONE YEAR AGO TODAY, THE RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR WAS BORN

The Renaissance World Tour was the ninth concert tour by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. Her highest-grossing tour to date, it was staged in support of her seventh studio album, Renaissance (2022). The tour comprised 56 shows, beginning on May 10, 2023, in Stockholm, Sweden, and concluding on October 1, 2023, in Kansas City, Missouri. It was Beyoncé's first tour since the On the Run II Tour in 2018, and was her fourth all-stadium tour.

The concerts lasted between two and a half and three hours and were split into six or seven acts, with Beyoncé performing the tracks from Renaissance in order, interspersed with songs from across her discography. The stage consisted of a giant screen with a large "portal" in its center, and featured sculptures, robotic arms and ultraviolet technology.

According to official figures provided by Billboard Boxscore, the tour broke ticket sales records worldwide, becoming the seventh-highest-grossing concert tour of all time, the highest-grossing tour ever by a female artist, and the highest-grossing tour by a black artist. It also achieved the two highest monthly tour grosses in history and ranked at number one on the Top Tours Year End 2023 list. The shows received critical acclaim, with particular praise for the production value and Beyoncé's vocal performances. The tour boosted both local and national economies and was a sociocultural phenomenon. Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé, which chronicles the creation and execution of the tour, was released in cinemas on December 1, 2023.

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Beyoncé at the 2024 iHeartRadio Music Awards

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Welcome to the RENAISSANCE

Beyoncé | RENAISSANCE WORLD TOUR in Stockholm, Sweden | May 10, 2023 | 🎥 IG

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I can lick it, I can ride it while you slippin’ and slidin’

ALL THE LADIES, IF YOU FEEL ME, HELP ME SING IT OUT…

Anticipated 2022 album releases: Renaissance by Beyoncé

“With all the isolation and injustice over the past year, I think we are all ready to escape, travel, love, and laugh again. I feel a renaissance emerging, and I want to be part of nurturing that escape in any way possible.”

I pull up in these clothes, look so good ‘Cause I’m in that ho You know all these songs sound good 'Cause I’m on that ho

I’M THAT GIRL (TEASER)  

It’s not the diamonds It’s not the pearls I’m that girl It’s just that I’m that 𝑔𝒾𝓇𝓁

I’M THAT GIRL (TEASER)

You don’t want my body, body? Acting like I’m nobody. You gon’ make me call somebody. Let’s go little kitty cat.