The Formation World Tour
| Tour by Beyoncé | |
Promotional poster for the tour
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| Associated album | Lemonade |
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| Start date | April 27, 2016 |
| End date | October 7, 2016 |
| Legs | 3 |
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| Attendance | 2,242,099 |
| Box office | $256 million |
| Beyoncé concert chronology | |
The Formation World Tour was the seventh concert tour by American singer Beyoncé in support of her sixth studio album, Lemonade. The all-stadium tour was announced following her guest appearance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. The tour started on April 27, 2016 in Miami, Florida and concluded on October 7, 2016 in East Rutherford, New Jersey. The tour's title is in reference to Beyoncé's 2016 song "Formation".
The tour's production and staging consisted of a 60 foot tall rotating LED cube referred to as the 'Monolith', a treadmill runway and a secondary stage that stores and produces 2,000 gallons of water. The theme of the tour was described as following the same linear chapters to that of the tour's supporting album Lemonade, with each rotation of the aforementioned 'Monolith' representing a new chapter of the show. Several music critics gave the show positive reviews, with a variety of publications praising both the tours production and Beyoncé's performance and vocal abilities. The tour had a variety of notable opening acts, including a number of special guests joining prominent opener DJ Khaled on stage. Supporting acts also included artists signed to Beyoncé's own management company, Parkwood Entertainment, who were relatively unknown at the time.
The Formation World Tour ranked at #1 and #2 on Pollstar's 2016 mid-year Top 100 Tours chart both in North America and worldwide respectively, with a total mid-year worldwide gross of $137.3 million from the first 25 shows (including $126.3 million from the first North American leg of the tour). In total, the tour grossed $256 million from 49 sold out shows according to Billboard Boxscore, and ranked at #2 on Pollstar's 2016 Year End Tours chart. The tour is one of the top 20 highest grossing tours of all time.
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