Beyoncé has announced that she’s touring in support of her latest album, Renaissance. The tour begins with a European leg in May, followed by dates in Canada and the United States that extend from from early July through late September. It’s her first tour since her 2018 co-headlining On the Run II Tour with Jay-Z behind their collaborative album, Everything Is Love, and her first headlining tour since 2016’s Formation World Tour behind Lemonade. The Renaissance World Tour is produced by Parkwood Entertainment and promoted by Live Nation. See all of the dates below.
Renaissance arrived July 29, rising swiftly to No. 1 on the Billboard 200 and marking Beyoncé’s seventh album to summit the albums chart. It is the first act in what will be a three-part series, she has indicated.
Beyoncé hinted at her world tour in late October, during the fifth annual Wearable Art Gala, where the raffle included “a UNIQUE experience” to see her on the Renaissance tour. Purported images from the auction featured descriptions of the summer 2023 trek. Valued at $20,000, the package included first-class plane tickets, a three-night hotel stay, two concert tickets, and a guided backstage tour from Beyoncé’s mother, Tina Knowles aka Miss Tina. Beyoncé was reportedly in attendance at the gala. In January, she performed at the opening of a new luxury resort in Dubai, but did not play any Renaissance material at the private concert. It was her first live performance since 2020.
Since sharing Renaissance, Beyoncé has made a few adjustments to the album; she replaced ableist lyrics in “Heated,” and removed an interpolation of Kelis’ “Milkshake” on “Energy” after Kelis said she was not informed by Beyoncé and her team that her music was going to be used on the new album. Beyoncé also dropped Honey Dijon and Madonna remixes of “Break My Soul.”
In 2019, Beyoncé released Homecoming: The Live Album. The next year, she shared Black Is King, a visual album based on her 2019 soundtrack for The Lion King: The Gift. (Beyoncé voiced adult Nala in the CGI remake film.) On Juneteenth of that year, she surprise-released “Black Parade,” which would go on to win the Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance. At the same ceremony, she also won Best Rap Performance and Best Rap Song (for her feature on the remix of Megan Thee Stallion’s “Savage”), as well as Best Music Video (for The Gift’s “Brown Skin Girl”). “Be Alive”—her contribution to the King Richard soundtrack—was nominated for an Oscar at last year’s ceremony.
Beyoncé is nominated for nine honors at the 2023 Grammy Awards: Record of the Year, Song of the Year, and Best Dance/Electronic Recording for “Break My Soul”; Album of the Year and Best Dance/Electronic Music Album for Renaissance; Best R&B Performance for “Virgo’s Groove”; Best Traditional R&B Performance for “Plastic Off the Sofa”; Best R&B Song for “Cuff It”; and Best Song Written for Visual Media for “Be Alive.”
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05-10 Stockholm, Sweden - Friends Arena
05-14 Brussels, Belgium - King Baudoin Stadium
05-17 Cardiff, Wales - Cardiff Principality Stadium
05-20 Edinburgh, Scotland - BT Murrayfield Stadium
05-23 Sunderland, England - Stadium of Light
05-26 Paris, France - Stade de France
05-29 London, England - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
05-30 London, England - Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
06-08 Barcelona, Spain - Olympic Stadium
06-11 Marseille, France - Orange Velodrome
06-15 Cologne, Germany - RheinEnergieStadion
06-17 Amsterdam, Netherlands - Johan Cruijff Arena
06-21 Hamburg, Germany - Volksparkstadion
06-24 Frankfurt, Germany - Deutsche Bank Park
06-27 Warsaw, Poland - PGE Nardowy
07-08 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
07-09 Toronto, Ontario - Rogers Centre
07-12 Philadelphia, PA - Lincoln Financial Field
07-15 Nashville, TN - Nissan Stadium
07-17 Louisville, KY - L&N Federal Credit Union Stadium
07-20 Minneapolis, MN - Huntington Bank Stadium
07-22 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
07-23 Chicago, IL - Soldier Field
07-26 Detroit, MI - Ford Field
07-29 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
07-30 East Rutherford, NJ - MetLife Stadium
08-01 Foxborough, MA - Gillette Stadium
08-03 Pittsburgh, PA - Acrisure Stadium
08-05 Washington, D.C. - FedEx Field
08-06 Washington, D.C. - FedEx Field
08-09 Charlotte, NC - Bank of America Stadium
08-11 Atlanta, GA - Mercedes-Benz Stadium
08-16 Tampa, FL - Raymond James Stadium
08-18 Miami Gardens, FL - Hard Rock Stadium
08-21 St. Louis, MO - Dome at America’s Center
08-24 Glendale, AZ - State Farm Stadium
08-26 Las Vegas, NV - Allegiant Stadium
08-30 Santa Clara, CA - Levi’s Stadium
09-02 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
09-03 Inglewood, CA - SoFi Stadium
09-11 Vancouver, British Columbia - BC Place
09-13 Seattle, WA - Lumen Field
09-18 Kansas City, MO - GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium
09-21 Dallas, TX - AT&T Stadium
09-23 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
09-24 Houston, TX - NRG Stadium
09-27 New Orleans, LA - Caesars Superdome
