Beyoncé’s first Renaissance show was sensational and these videos prove it

Beyoncé kicked off her Renaissance world tour in Stockholm on Wednesday and it didn’t take long for videos of her jaw-dropping performance to start doing the social media rounds.

Footage of the 41-year-old superstar belting out hits including BREAK MY SOUL, CUFF IT and Crazy In Love has been shared online and it’s safe to say Queen B is on top of her game right now.

Showcasing her skin-tingling vocal range during a performance of CUFF IT, fans could be heard cheering their hearts out in one clip posted by a lucky ticket holder.

Another envy-inducing video showed Beyoncé shimmying away during BREAK MY SOUL, but nothing quite compared to the screams that echoed around Stockholm’s Friends Arena as Beyoncé burst into Crazy In Love. Truly iconic.

The mum-of-three belted out an incredible setlist, blasting her way through banger after banger midweek.

As for her stage setup, NME notes that it was an absolutely show-stopping affair, with Beyoncé incorporating everything from a floating horse (yes, really) to disco balls and robotic arms.

Figures this week put the singer’s potential earnings at an eye-watering £1.6billion, which is even more than Taylor Swift is expected to earn with her Eras tour.

Forbes estimated that mum-of-three Beyoncé could be looking at a profit of over $2bn (£1.6bn), noting that estimates are based on ‘optimistic’ assumptions.

Said assumptions boil down to the number of fans buying tickets, but given the incredible demand for tickets to the star’s world tour, that shouldn’t be a problem.

The outlet also said Beyoncé would pocket a ‘considerable share’ of merchandise sales and that by the time the tour wraps in September, the hitmaker could have grossed £1.9bn just from tickets.That figure is even higher than the magazine’s estimate for Taylor’s Eras tour, which it pins at around £1.5bn.

As for the head-spinning numbers, Forbes thinks it could be down to a post-pandemic boom, with fans desperate to see their favourite artists in person.

Beyonce announced her return to the world’s stages in February and will promote her seventh studio album, Renaissance. 

The highly-anticipated extravaganza will also mark Bey’s first run of UK live performances since her On the Run tour – which made 48 stops across North America and Europe in 2018. 

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