American singer
Beyoncé has embarked on seven
concert tours
A concert tour (or simply tour) is a series of concerts by an artist or group of artists in different cities, countries or locations. Often concert tours are named to differentiate different tours by the same artist and to associate a specific to ...
during her solo career, five of which have been worldwide, one which has been collaborative, and one just in Europe. Her solo tour debut (whilst on hiatus with
Destiny's Child) began in 2003, with the
Dangerously in Love Tour. Based predominantly in the United Kingdom, the tour received an unfavorable review from Dave Simpson of ''
The Guardian
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'' based on Beyoncé's costumes and a confusion of her core audience at the time.
In 2007, she embarked on her first major solo world tour –
The Beyoncé Experience
The Beyoncé Experience was the third concert tour by American singer Beyoncé Knowles. It was staged in support of her second studio album, '' B'Day'' (2006). The Beyoncé Experience consisted of 96 shows in 2007 over five legs. Fan-club ticket ...
, following Destiny's Child's disbandment in 2005. The tour visited five continents and Beyoncé was lauded by
music journalism for her simultaneous dancing and singing abilities.
Following the release of her 2008 third studio album ''
I Am... Sasha Fierce'', Beyoncé embarked on her next world concert venture, the
I Am... World Tour. She collaborated with
Thierry Mugler exclusively for the tour's costumes.
The I Am... World Tour also marked the first time Beyoncé had performed in
South America
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n countries.
Beyoncé saw her largest tour to date with 2013-2014's
The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Grossing
US $
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229,727,960, the 132 date venture was criticised for the name of the tour, as Beyoncé appeared to be letting herself be known as simply
Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter's wife, despite being proclaimed as a "modern-day feminist". The tour itself however was lauded by music critics, who again praised Beyoncé's performance abilities and the more advanced production seen compared to her previous tours.
In 2016 Beyoncé saw her most successful tour to date,
The Formation Tour grossing more than U$260.000.000 in just 49 shows.
Beside her solo live performances, Beyoncé has also embarked on two collaborative tours. In 2004, she embarked on
The Verizon Ladies First Tour in which she co-headlined with
Alicia Keys
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and
Missy Elliott. Beyoncé and Keys were widely regarded as the stars of the North American show, although generally, music critics praised the entire ensemble.
In 2014, Beyoncé took part in her second collaborative tour; the
On the Run Tour, in which she was co-headlining with her aforementioned husband, Jay-Z. The all-
stadium tour that took place predominantly in North America as well as two performances in Paris, France, came after both Beyoncé and Jay-Z had finished their own solo tours. The tour was commended for its extensive theme and cinematic storyline, as well as both performers onstage abilities.
It grossed US$109.7 million, ranking as the fifth highest-grossing tour of 2014.
Outside of extensive world tours, Beyoncé has also performed a variety of
concert residencies
A concert residency (also known as musical residency or simply residency) is a series of concerts, similar to a concert tour, but only performed at one location. ''Pollstar'' Awards defined residency as a run of 10 or more shows at a single ven ...
and smaller, promotional tours. 2009's
I Am... Yours was carried out amongst the time the I Am... World Tour was ongoing. Other residencies include
4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé
4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé was the second concert residency by American recording artist Beyoncé. Held during four non-consecutive nights in August 2011 at the Roseland Ballroom in New York City, the concerts were part of Beyoncé's campa ...
, carried out in August 2011 to promote Beyoncé's fourth studio album ''
4'', and 2012's
Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live, regarded as her postbirth comeback performance, after giving birth in January 2012.
In 2013, Beyoncé headlined the
Super Bowl XLVII halftime show
The Super Bowl XLVII halftime show occurred on February 3, 2013, at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans as part of Super Bowl XLVII. Beyoncé headlined with special guests Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams from Destiny's Child. It was c ...
, performing a medley of her solo and Destiny's Child recordings (with the latter reuniting on stage for a surprise performance). Generating 110.8 million viewers, the performance is currently the sixth most watched halftime show of all time in the United States, behind
Katy Perry,
Bruno Mars
Peter Gene Hernandez (born October 8, 1985), known professionally as Bruno Mars, is an American singer, songwriter, and record producer. He is known for his stage performances, retro showmanship, and for performing in a wide range of musical ...
,
Madonna,
Coldplay
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and
Lady Gaga
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.
She was featured as a special guest during Coldplay's performance at the
show in 2016 along with Bruno Mars.
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External links
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