Beyoncé has concluded the Renaissance World Tour after 56 sold-out stadium gigs in 39 cities across Europe and the United States. Naturally, the Renaissance World Tour has become one of the most legendary tours ever thanks to Beyoncé.
According to LiveNation, the tour has earned over $579 million around the world and attracted over 2.7 million fans. In addition to being the highest-earning tour ever by a female artist, it ranks as the seventh-highest grossing tour of all time.
Beyoncé was the first artist to perform at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium in North London since its opening in 2019, and her five-night stay there drew over 238,000 spectators and cemented the tour's status as a cultural phenomenon.
Each attendee was decked out in their finest silver/chrome outfits, with some recreating some of Beyoncé’s own tour looks (YOU are the visual, baby!), and documenting every stop on social media. It quickly became known by fans that each show was not only a place to enjoy good music, but a space where people could show up and show out and be themselves unabashedly.
The tour, from her ballroom performance during "Pure/Honey" to the audience coming together for the "Mute Challenge," honoured the rights to speak freely and create art in every way. The Renaissance World Tour will be remembered fondly by anyone who witnessed it, whether from Club Renaissance, the nosebleeds, or TikTok.
Having concluded in Kansas City on Sunday, the Renaissance World Tour broke records for ticket sales.
The tour grossed twice as much as her 2016 Formation World Tour, which was already a record-breaker.
The Renaissance World Tour has also earned a spot in the 10 top-grossing tours of all time, according to Billboard Boxscore, sitting at No. 7, amid a field entirely dominated by white, male acts.
Other artists on the list include Ed Sheeran, U2, Coldplay, Harry Styles, Guns N’ Roses and The Rolling Stones, all of whom played significantly more dates than Beyoncé’s tour.
It has also been rumoured that Beyoncé may take her tour to South America and Oceania, though nothing has been confirmed.
In the meantime, fans who weren’t able to attend the tour in person will be able to witness it on the big screen, when “Renaissance: A Film by Beyoncé” opens in theatres on Dec. 1.
In an exclusive article with Variety, Beyoncé closed a deal with AMC theaters and later other exhibition chains for the film’s release on December 1. Variety reports that insiders say the film incorporates highlights from the full run of the tour, as well as “a docu-style account” of the behind-the-scenes process of recording the album and conceiving the show. Also featured in the film will be the much-anticipated visuals that were teased during the album’s release. The presale for the documentary’s release has already begun.
Fans and experts alike have praised the tour. For The Guardian, critic Malcolm Jack gave the tour five stars, writing that it "is the greatest pop show on earth," adding that it represents "21st-century live entertainment another lavish leap forward." The tour "pushes the boundaries of 21st-century performance technology," according to a review by Emma Loffhagen in the Evening Standard, who praised the performer's usage of a UV-sensitive gown that changes colour, robotic arms, and a flying disco horse.
Beyoncé keeps proving that she is the undisputed Queen B of the music industry by boldly expanding the boundaries of what it means to be a musician and a performer. The world cannot wait to see what she has in store, if this is just the beginning.
