| Beyoncé live performances | |
|---|---|
 Beyoncé performing during The Formation World Tour at the Wembley Stadium in July 2016 | |
| Concert tours | 9 (1 upcoming) |
| Concert residencies | 3 |
| Promotional concerts | 6 |
| Music festivals | 19 |
| Award shows | 46 |
| Sporting events | 8 |
| Broadcast shows | 89 |
| Live events | 34 |
| Guest appearances | 18 |
With nine concert tours during her solo career, [note 1] American singer-songwriter Beyoncé has performed in every populated continent. She holds the record for the most tours by a female artist grossing over $200 million each, and is the first artist to gross over $100 million in three separate calendar months. [1] She is the most successful black touring act to date, and has the highest-grossing tour by a black artist. [2] She made history as the first woman to headline an all-stadium tour, and was honored with the Pollstar Touring Artist of the Decade Award in 2021. [3] As of 2023, Beyoncé has grossed $1.59 billion from her shows and has sold around 12.12 million tickets worldwide. She is one of the highest-grossing live music artists ever, and is widely considered one of the greatest performers of all time. [4]
Contents
- Concert tours
- Headlining
- Co-headlining
- Concert residencies
- Promotional concerts
- Music festivals
- Award shows
- Sporting events
- Broadcast shows
- Live events
- Guest appearances
- Footnotes
- References
- External links
Beyoncé's 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 based on Beyoncé's costumes and a confusion of her core audience at the time. [5] In 2007, she embarked on her first major solo world tour – The Beyoncé Experience, 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. [6] 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. [7] The I Am... World Tour also marked the first time Beyoncé had performed in South American countries. [8] Beyoncé saw her largest tour to date with 2013-2014's The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour. Grossing US $229,727,960, the 132 date venture was lauded by music critics, who again praised Beyoncé's performance abilities and the more advanced production seen compared to her previous tours. [9] [10] Pollstar ranked it the highest-grossing female and solo tour of 2013. [11]
In 2016, Beyoncé saw her most successful tour to date with the Formation World Tour grossing over U$260 million in 49 dates. The all-stadium tour was the first by a female artist and was named Tour of the Year at the American Music Awards, Top R&B Tour at the Billboard Music Awards and Tour of the Decade (2010s) by Consequence of Sound . [12] [13] In 2023, she surpassed those earnings with the Renaissance World Tour, making $579.8 million from 2.77 million tickets sold in 56 shows, the highest-grossing tour in history by a black artist and one of the highest grossing tours of all time. [14] The shows received critical acclaim and was named R&B Tour of the Year at the Billboard & Pollstar Awards. [15] [16]
Beyond her solo live performances, Beyoncé has embarked on three collaborative tours. In 2004, she embarked on The Verizon Ladies First Tour in which she co-headlined with Alicia Keys 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. [17] 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. [18] It grossed US$109.7 million, ranking as the fifth highest-grossing tour of 2014. [19] In 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z embarked on their second collaborative tour; the On The Run II Tour. The 48-show tour visited Europe and North America and grossed US$253.5 million, making it the third-highest-grossing tour of 2018. [20] The surprise release of the pair’s debut collaborative album, “Everything is Love”, was announced on stage at the end of their second show in London, UK, on June 16, 2018. [21] Songs from the album began to be incorporated into the tour’s set list at the show in Paris’ Stade de France on July 15, 2018. [22] The tour was named the Best Hip-Hop/R&B Tour at the 2019 Pollstar Awards, [23] and also won Top Rap Tour and Top R&B Tour at the Billboard Music Awards.
Outside of extensive world tours, Beyoncé has also performed a variety of concert residencies and smaller, promotional tours. 2009's I Am... Yours was carried out amongst the time the I Am... World Tour was ongoing. [24] Other residencies include 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé, 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. [25]
Beyoncé has additionally performed at festivals, awards shows, benefit concerts, and sporting events, as well as on TV and radio. In 2011, Beyoncé made history as the first solo black female artist to headline the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival. Her performance received praise, [26] [27] and contributed to breaking down barriers for non-rock female artists to feature at the festival in subsequent years. [28] [29] In 2013, Beyoncé headlined the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show, performing a medley of her solo and Destiny's Child recordings (with the latter reuniting on stage for a surprise performance). [30] Generating 110.8 million viewers, the performance ranks among the most-watched halftime shows in the United States. [31] [32] [33] She was featured as a special guest during Coldplay's performance at the show in 2016 along with Bruno Mars. [34] In 2017, Beyoncé's performance at the Grammy Awards earned widespread acclaim and became the most searched Grammy performance on Google in the U.S. [35] [36] [37] In 2018, Beyoncé made history as the first black woman ever to headline the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival. Her show honored the homecoming experience at historically black colleges and universities, featuring a marching band and majorette dancers in a vibrant display of cultural pride. Described as "historic," her set received widespread critical acclaim and became the most viewed Coachella performance on the festival’s YouTube live stream. Dubbed "Beychella", it remains the most searched performance in Google's history. [38]
