A Beyoncé world tour is imminent, here’s what the show might look like

Shortly before Beyoncé dropped her latest, chart-topping record Renaissance, she said the following: “My intention was to create a safe place, a place without judgment. A place to be free of perfectionism and overthinking. A place to scream, release, feel freedom. It was a beautiful journey of exploration. I hope you find joy in this music. I hope it inspires you to release the wiggle. Ha! And to feel as unique, strong, and sexy as you are.”

And after months of experiencing that mythical place solely through Spotify, it seems Beyoncé is finally ready to take the Renaissance show on the road: her tour kicks off tomorrow in Stockholm, and will see the star continent-hopping her way to conclude in New Orleans. Here’s everything we know about the show so far!

Is Beyonce touring Renaissance?

Yes. Beyoncé has toured pretty much every album she’s released thus far, and Renaissance will be no different. The tour has now been officially announced on her socials and website. We had a heads up last year this was coming at the 2022 Wearable Art Gala, a charity event organised by Bey’s mom, where one of the prizes was a luxury ticket package to attend the forthcoming Renaissance tour in summer 2023.

So when is Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour?

Beyoncé’s Renaissance tour is due to hit the road starting on May 10. Taking off in Stockholm, the tour will then make its way through Europe before heading to the US in July and culminating in a final show at Caesar’s Superdome in New Orleans, Louisiana in September.

This will also mean she will avoid clashing with the dates for Taylor Swift’s mammoth Eras Tour ongoing in the US currently.

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What cities will Beyonce tour Renaissance in?

Of course, like the On The Run II tour with Jay-Z, there is a pretty substantial circuit of US stadiums in various states that Bey plans to hit up, as well as stadiums in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Paris, Marseille, Lyon, Brussels, Stockholm, Barcelona, Cologne, Hamburg, Frankfurt, Amsterdam and Warsaw, as well as Toronto, Canada. Some of those cities she will be performing more than one date in too.

Currently, there is no word on whether the tour will extend outside of Europe and North America.

What will the Renaissance tour setlist be like?

This is interesting when you consider the record itself was produced to be pretty much seamless. The album is an hour long, which would make for a short but punchy setlist, and we’d be intrigued to see how she’d pull of a creative coup like that.

Everything is speculation at this stage. However, rehearsals are ongoing, and rumours are flying: the musician has been (allegedly) overheard rehearsing 00s bangers like “Naughty Girl” and “Get Me Bodied” as well as Renaissance staples including “Cuff It” and “Virgo’s Groove”. Are you ready to ascend?

How much are tickets?

We imagine the person who bought two tickets for $50,000 was pushing the upper limits of the price range. Tickets for OTR II ranged from $54 to $2000 for VIP packages, and these numbers seem to be similar for the Renaissance tour, though they vary by location.

So what’s all this about a movie?

What we’ve seen of the Renaissance visuals has been nothing short of cinematic — the teaser sees Bey in no less than 21 separate looks and settings. When we’ll be able to feast our eyes, however, is anyone’s guess. A press release from her production company, Parkwood Entertainment, said it would be scheduled “for a later date”. And that was last August.

A compelling development in our search for Bey to #dropthevisuals is a now-deleted Instagram story from Odd Future musician Syd featuring a thank-you bouquet of white flowers. In it, a note from Beyoncé is legible: “Thank you for contributing so much to the film.”