Beyonce’s fans in Africa may not miss out on the Renaissance world tour entirely, as it’s claimed she’s in talks to bring the anticipated show to Ghana.
The music world is reeling in excitement after it was announced that the Break My Soul singer will finally perform her Renaissance album live this summer with dates confirmed for Europe and North America.
It comes more than a week after Beyonce, 41, performed an exclusive show in Dubai but left fans lingering as she didn’t perform any new tracks from the dance-infused album.
But what about Africa?
It’s long been a sticking point for Beyonce’s fans across the continent that she rarely tours there, with her tour legs typically consisting of the Americas, Europe, and Oceania.
There was renewed hope that the Brown Skin Girl singer would travel to the motherland when she released 2019’s The Lion King: The Gift soundtrack, which drew inspiration from Africa and featured a host of Afrobeats and dancehall artists.
Although to note, she did perform in South Africa in 2018 at the Global Citizen Festival where she was joined by her husband Jay Z on-stage.
Well, it could finally be Africa’s time as a source has told that Beyonce is exploring whether it would be possible for her to bring Renaissance to the continent, specifically Ghana.
The insider said these dates only form part of the experience and there are talks to see if a more family-friendly version of her show can be taken to Ghana, explaining that the shows in Europe and North America will feature ‘mildly explicit’ content in light of some of the lyrics on the Renaissance album.
They continued saying that Live Nation is eager for all of its acts to perform in new markets and would like Bey to spearhead it if they can find the right venue and partners on the ground. She is working closely with Ay Hollywood on choreography and has spent the last year producing the live arrangements for the show.
Ay Hollywood has worked on choreography with Beyonce in the past, as well as a slew of other A-list talents such as Rihanna, Jennifer Lopez, Megan Thee Stallion, and Ciara, so expect the tour to be nothing short of epic.
The source added that Live Nation is especially happy because it projects that she’ll earn north of $500million (£406million).’
If Beyonce does head over to Ghana later this year, she’ll likely be in good company as she collaborated with Ghanaian artist Shatta Wale on the popular track Already from The Lion King album.
Beyonce Renaissance tour: Tickets and when they go on sale
After a six-year break, Beyonce announced her return to the world’s stages in a massive tour to promote her seventh studio album, Renaissance.
The highly-anticipated extravaganza will mark Queen 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.
In the aftermath of the sell-out string of shows, the megastar thrilled audiences at Coachella and allowed Netflix’s cameras to film the event for her concert movie, Homecoming.
The 2023 tour is due to kick off on May 10, 2023, at Friends Arena in Stockholm and will then continue making stops throughout Europe in cities such as Cardiff, Edinburgh, Sunderland, Paris, London, Marseille, Amsterdam, Warsaw, to name but a few.
Ticketing begins on Monday, February 6, 2023. But rather than put tickets for all shows on sale together, Beyoncé is rolling on-sale dates to try and avoid ticketing system meltdowns that have plagued other big acts of late, notably Taylor Swift.
Beyonce will then take her chart-topping tunes across the water to North America, performing shows in Toronto, Chicago, East Rutherford, Atlanta, Las Vegas, Los Angeles, and Houston.
Other key cities that are expecting a visit from the Crazy In Love singer include Brussels, Barcelona, Cologne, Frankfurt, Hamburg, Boston, Charlotte, Dallas, Detroit, Kansas City, Louisville, Miami, Minneapolis, Nashville, New Orleans, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, San Francisco, St. Louis, Tampa, and Vancouver.
In fact, the mom-of-three is leading the way at this year’s Grammys, landing a whopping nine nominations, thanks to her incredible return.
She has been tipped for both record of the year and song of the year for Break My Soul, as well as the coveted album of the year for Renaissance.
Not only could the Crazy In Love singer sweep the board, but this also means that she is tied as the most-nominated act of all time at 88 – with husband Jay-Z.
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