Beyoncé has reached a point in her superstardom where the only records she’s up against are her own, and she continues to smash those with ease.
On Tuesday (August 8), Touring Data reported that Queen B’s Renaissance World Tour has now become the highest-grossing trek of all time by a Black musician. The concert series has generated $296million from 33 shows so far, with 23 still left on the schedule. Her 2016 Formation World Tour held the previous record.
Additionally, she has also broken the all-time records for the highest-grossing concerts by a female as well as a Black act for her July 29 and 30 performances at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford. Each night pulled in $16.541 million for a total of $33million.
Holding secure the title of the highest-grossing Black artist ever, Beyoncé has earned $1.3billion from the sale of 11.2 million tickets over her career.
Top Concerts in History:
Revenue; Artist; Venue; Event Date
$18.194M; #GeorgeStrait at AT&T Stadium; 06/07/2014
$16.653M; #GeorgeStrait at Empower Field; 06/24/2023
$16.541M; #Beyonce at MetLife Stadium; 07/29/2023
$16.541M; #Beyonce at MetLife Stadium; 07/30/2023
$16.313M;…— Touring Data (@touringdata) August 9, 2023
Over the weekend, fans endured a massive storm to see Beyoncé perform, and the 41-year-old icon returned the favor by making sure her hive got home safely after the show.
The R&B star was in Maryland on Sunday (August 6) to play a show at FedEx Field right before a storm unleashed its fury on the state. Videos show lightning storms and pummeling rain soaking concert-goers, who got a shelter-in-place order while waiting to enter the stadium.
Atendees were crammed inside the venue’s entrance for two hours before being allowed in, but luckily the weather subsided enough for the show to start.
However, due to the concert running late, the Metro train’s service hours needed to be extended in order for fans to get home, which meant someone needed to pay the bill to make that happen. Bey’s tour company took on the responsibility and footed the bill, which amounted to $100,000, according to TMZ.
This allowed the trains at the surrounding 98 stations to run for an extra 60 minutes, which most likely bled into the early morning hours of Monday (August 7).