On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z (TV program)
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HBO special promotional poster
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| Genre | Reality show |
| Directed by | Jonas Åkerlund |
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| Country of origin | United States |
| Original language(s) | English |
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| Running time | 155 minutes |
| Production company(s) | Black Dog Films |
| Distributor | BBC Worldwide |
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| Original network | HBO |
| Original release | September 20, 2014 |
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On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z is a 2014 concert special which documents the September 12 and 13, 2014, shows of American singers' Beyoncé and Jay-Z joint co-headlining venture On the Run Tour. Filmed at Stade de France in Paris, France, the special was directed by Swedish music video director Jonas Åkerlund and produced by HBO. It was broadcast on the channel on September 20, a week after the tour had finished. Prior to its airing, various trailers and short clips consisting of footage from the special were shared online. A video trilogy was filmed by photographer Dikayl Rimmasch and was scheduled to be released prior to the special's premiere; however, only its first part was posted online and removed from the Internet afterwards.
Several music critics highlighted the duo's collaborative performances and their onstage intimacy and interactions. Nicki Minaj made an appearance for the performance of the remix version of "Flawless", while "Young Forever" and "Halo" were the closing number. The aforementioned medley was released online on September 21, 2014. On the day of its airing, On the Run Tour: Beyoncé and Jay Z was watched by 888,000 viewers. The special was nominated in the category for Best Music Film at the 57th Annual Grammy Awards held in 2015.
The On the Run Tour was a co-headlining stadium concert tour by American recording artist Beyoncé and her husband, rapper Jay-Z. The venture was announced in late April 2014 following several weeks of speculations; initially 16 concerts were announced in North America through June, July and August. Three more dates were later added in that continent and on June 13, 2014, two dates of the tour in Paris, France were announced, set to be performed at the Stade de France on September 12 and 13, 2014. The dates were the exclusive, only European shows of the On the Run Tour. Rapper Nicki Minaj appeared during both of the concerts, joining Beyoncé on stage.
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