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The 41-year-old superstar will perform at Rogers Centre this summer. Here’s when she’s expected to make her stop in Toronto.
The Queen is coming.
On Wednesday, Beyoncé finally announced dates for her long-awaited RENAISSANCE World Tour, which includes (at least) one date Toronto this summer.
The 41-year-old superstar will perform at Rogers Centre on July 8, 2023, according to her official website, though other music publications report that she will perform a second show on either July 7 (Rolling Stone) or July 9 (Pitchfork).
The tour kicks off on May 10 in Stockholm, and also includes a September date at BC Place in Vancouver.
Tickets are not on sale yet, but fans can “register” to buy tickets now.
The massive tour is Beyoncé’s first since 2018, when she co-headlined the On the Run II Tour with Jay-Z following their collaborative album, “Everything Is Love.” Notably, that tour skipped Toronto. Her last solo tour took place in 2016.
Beyoncé released her seventh studio album, titled “RENAISSANCE,” in July. The album, a joyous and eclectic tribute to the Black LGBTQIA community, was a massive commercial success and received near universal critical acclaim.
The album also received nine nominations for the upcoming Grammy Awards — tying her husband Jay-Z for the record as the most-nominated artist of all time (88!).
Earlier this month, Beyoncé headlined an exclusive private concert in Dubai to celebrate the opening of a luxury hotel — a decision that divided her fans, given Dubai’s strict laws against same-sex relationships. The performance reportedly did not include any songs from “RENAISSANCE,” an album described as “a love letter to Black queer roots of dance music.”
Commenting on the performance’s omission, Peter Tatchell, a LGBTQ rights campaigner told UK publication The Week: “It looks like she did this to appease Dubai’s homophobic regime.”
Bev Jackson, co-founder of the LGB Alliance, told the publication that the Dubai show “casts a shadow over her support for lesbians and gay people.”
Meanwhile, many within the Beyhive noted that the tour announcement arrived just in time to mark the start of Black History Month.
Others are already anticipating the possibility of sky-high resale prices.
Good luck to everyone trying to score seats.
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