American singer and songwriter Beyoncé has embarked on 10 solo concert tours. She is the first woman and first American artist to gross over $400 million on two separate tours. According to Billboard, she is the highest-grossing Black artist and the highest-grossing R&B artist. Pollstar honored her as the Touring Artist of the Decade in 2021. As of 2025, Beyoncé has grossed $2 billion from her shows from 13.7 million tickets.
Beyoncé's first solo tour was the Dangerously in Love Tour (2003), which mostly took place in the UK. She embarked on her first major solo world tour, the Beyoncé Experience (2007), following Destiny's Child's disbandment in 2005. Her third concert tour, the I Am... World Tour (2009–2010), marked the first time Beyoncé performed in South America. The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour (2013–2014) was her first to gross over $200 million. With total revenue of $229.7 million, it was the highest-grossing female tour and highest-grossing solo tour of 2013.
In 2016, Beyoncé became the first woman to headline an all-stadium tour with the Formation World Tour. The highest-grossing female tour of the year, it grossed $260 million; it was named Tour of the Year at the American Music Awards, Top R&B Tour at the Billboard Music Awards, and Tour of the Decade (2010s) by Consequence of Sound. The Renaissance World Tour (2023) became the highest-grossing tour of all time by a Black artist, accumulating $579.8 million from 2.77 million tickets sold in 56 shows; it was named R&B Tour of the Year at both the Billboard & Pollstar Awards. The Cowboy Carter Tour (2025) grossed $407 million to become the highest-grossing country music tour of all time.
Besides solo tours, Beyoncé has embarked on three co-headlining tours. In 2004, she co-headlined the Verizon Ladies First Tour with Alicia Keys and Missy Elliott. Ten years later, she co-headlined the On the Run Tour with her husband, rapper Jay-Z. The all-stadium tour grossed $109.7 million. In 2018, Beyoncé and Jay-Z embarked on their second collaborative tour, the On The Run II Tour. It grossed $253.5 million, making it the third-highest-grossing tour of 2018. The tour was named the Best Hip-Hop/R&B Tour at the 2019 Pollstar Awards, and Top Rap Tour and Top R&B Tour at the 2019 Billboard Music Awards.
Beyoncé has also held concert residencies, including I Am... Yours (2009), 4 Intimate Nights with Beyoncé (2011), and Revel Presents: Beyoncé Live (2012). She has headlined several notable festivals. In 2011, she became the first solo Black female artist to headline the Pyramid Stage at the Glastonbury Festival. Her headlining set at the Super Bowl XLVII halftime show (2013) ranks among the most-watched halftime shows in history, generating 110.8 million viewers. In 2016, she featured as a special guest during Coldplay's performance at the Super Bowl 50 halftime show. Her performance at the 59th Annual Grammy Awards (2017) is the most-searched Grammy performance on Google in the US. In 2018, she became the first Black woman to headline Coachella. Paying tribute to historically Black colleges and universities, it has been dubbed "Beychella" and is the most-searched performance in Google's history.
Concert tours Headlining +List of headlining concert tours, showing dates, associated album, and relevant data Title Date Associated album Countries/Territories Shows Attendance GrossAdjusted gross (in dollar) Dangerously in Love Tour – November 19, 2003 Dangerously in Love 10 Knowles, Beyoncé. Dangerously in Love Tour booklet. Columbia Records. (2003) – December 30, 2007 B'Day 96 272,521 $ I Am... Tour – February 18, 2010 I Am... Sasha Fierce 108 $ – March 27, 2014 Beyoncé 132 $ Sources for the gross of The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour – October 7, 2016 Lemonade 49 $ Renaissance World Tour – October 1, 2023 Renaissance 56 $ Cowboy Carter Tour – July 26, 2025 Cowboy Carter 32 1,596,165
Co-headlining +List of co-headlining tours, showing co-headliners, dates, and relevant data Title Co-headliner(s) Date Associated album(s) Countries/Territories Shows Attendance GrossAdjusted gross (in dollar) Verizon Ladies First Tour Alicia KeysMissy Elliott – April 21, 2004 Dangerously in LoveThe Diary of Alicia KeysThis Is Not a Test! 30 $ On the Run Tour Jay-Z – September 13, 2014 BeyoncéMagna Carta Holy Grail 21 $ On the Run II Tour Jay-Z – October 4, 2018 Everything Is Love 48 $
Concert residencies +List of concert residencies, showing dates, venues, and relevant data Title Date Venue City Shows – August 2, 2009 Encore at Wynn Paradise, Nevada 4 – August 19, 2011 Roseland Ballroom New York City, New York 4 – May 28, 2012 Revel Casino Hotel Atlantic City Atlantic City, New Jersey 4
Promotional concerts DateEventVenueCityCountryPerformed song(s) Ford Presents Beyoncé Knowles, Friends & Family, Live From Ford's 100th Anniversary CelebrationHenry Ford II World Center DearbornUnited States Happy B'Day PartyNippon Budokan TokyoJapan 4 Promotional concertPalais Nikaïa Nice France Zénith de Lille Lille Galaxie Amnéville Amnéville Shepherd's Bush Empire LondonEngland
Music festivals +List of festival performances, showing festival names, locations, and set listsDateEventCity/TownCountryPerformed song(s) Party in the Park LondonEngland 46664 Cape TownSouth Africa KIIS-FM Jingle Ball Los AngelesUnited States Z100 Jingle Ball New York CityUnited States WGCI-FM Big Jam ChicagoUnited States The Prince's Trust Urban Music Festival LondonEngland This Day Music Festival LagosNigeria BBC Radio 1 The Chart Show Live BrightonEngland Bermuda Music Festival HamiltonBermuda Glastonbury Festival PiltonEngland T in the Park KinrossScotland Oxegen County KildareIreland Made in America Festival PhiladelphiaUnited States Global Citizen Festival New York CityUnited States Tidal X: 1020New York CityUnited States Tidal X: 1015New York CityUnited States Coachella IndioUnited States Global Citizen Festival: Mandela 100 (with Jay-Z) JohannesburgSouth Africa
Award shows +List of award shows performances, showing event names, locations, and performed songsDateEventCityCountryPerformed song(s) June 6, 2003 Los AngelesUnited States"Crazy in Love"June 12, 2003 "Theme from New York, New York"June 24, 2003 "Crazy in Love" (with Jay-Z)August 28, 2003 New York CityOctober 27, 2003 Las Vegas"Baby Boy"November 6, 2003 EdinburghScotlandDecember 10, 2003 Las VegasUnited States"Me, Myself and I"January 24, 2004 CannesFranceFebruary 8, 2004 Los AngelesUnited States"Dangerously in Love 2"February 17, 2004 LondonEngland"Crazy in Love"February 27, 2005 Los AngelesUnited StatesDecember 4, 2005 Washington, D.C."Proud Mary"June 27, 2006 Los Angeles"Déjà Vu" (with Jay-Z)August 31, 2006 New York City"Ring the Alarm"November 15, 2006 LondonEnglandNovember 21, 2006 Los AngelesUnited States"Irreplaceable"February 11, 2007 "Listen"February 25, 2007 June 27, 2007 November 18, 2007 "Irreplaceable" (with Sugarland)February 10, 2008 "Proud Mary" (with Tina Turner)November 6, 2008 LiverpoolEngland"If I Were a Boy"November 9, 2008 Monte CarloMonacoNovember 23, 2008 Los AngelesUnited States"Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)"December 7, 2008 Washington, D.C."The Way We Were"December 12, 2008 MadridSpain"If I Were a Boy"February 12, 2009 Los AngelesUnited States"Halo"February 22, 2009 Baz Luhrmann complied medley (with Hugh Jackman, Zac Efron, Vanessa Hudgens, Amanda Seyfried, Dominic Cooper and Spirit of Troy) June 28, 2009 September 13, 2009 New York CityNovember 5, 2009 BerlinGermany"Sweet Dreams"January 31, 2010 Los AngelesUnited StatesMay 22, 2011 Las Vegas"Run the World (Girls)" June 26, 2011The performance was pre-taped during Beyoncé's performance at Glastonbury Festival 2011 on the same day. Los AngelesAugust 28, 2011 "Love On Top"January 26, 2014 "Drunk in Love" (with Jay-Z)February 19, 2014 LondonEngland"XO" June 29, 2014The performance was pre-taped during Beyoncé and Jay-Z's performance at Hard Rock Stadium, during their On the Run Tour on June 25, 2014. Los AngelesUnited States"Partition" (with Jay-Z)August 24, 2014 InglewoodFebruary 8, 2015 Los Angeles"Take My Hand, Precious Lord"March 28, 2015 Las VegasJune 26, 2016 Los Angeles"Freedom" (with Kendrick Lamar)August 28, 2016 New York CityNovember 2, 2016 Nashville"Daddy Lessons" (with Dixie Chicks)February 12, 2017 Los AngelesMarch 27, 2022 "Be Alive"
Sporting events +List of sporting event performances, showing event names, locations, and performed songsDateEventCityCountryPerformed song(s) January 26, 2003 Super Bowl XXXVII pregame showSan DiegoUnited States"Black Magic Woman" / "Oye Como Va" / "The Game of Love" / "Foo Foo" (with Santana and Michelle Branch)February 1, 2004 Super Bowl XXXVIII pregameHoustonUnited States"The Star-Spangled Banner"February 15, 2004 2004 NBA All-Star Game halftime showLos AngelesUnited States March 15, 2007 Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo HoustonUnited States January 31, 2013 Super Bowl XLVII press conferenceNew OrleansUnited States"The Star-Spangled Banner"February 3, 2013 Super Bowl XLVII halftime showNew OrleansUnited StatesFebruary 7, 2016 Super Bowl 50 halftime showSanta ClaraUnited StatesDecember 25, 2024 NFL 2024 Christmas Day halftime showHoustonUnited States
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