On the Run II Tour

On the Run II Tour
Tour by The Carters
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • Africa
Associated albumEverything Is Love
Start dateJune 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
End dateDecember 2, 2018
No. of shows49
Attendance2.170 million
Box office$253.5 million ($310.62 million in 2023 dollars)[1]
Beyoncé tour chronology
The Formation World Tour
(2016) 		On the Run II Tour
(2018) 		Renaissance World Tour
(2023)
Jay-Z tour chronology
4:44 Tour
(2017) 		On the Run II Tour
(2018)
The Carters tour chronology
On the Run Tour
(2014) 		On the Run II Tour
(2018)

The On the Run II Tour (stylized as OTR II)[2] was the second co-headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z, also known as The Carters. The all-stadium concert tour began on June 6, 2018, in Cardiff, Wales and concluded on December 2, 2018, in Johannesburg, South Africa. It followed 2014's On the Run Tour.

Commercial performance

Beyoncé and Jay Z performing on the tour.

Billboard predicted that the tour could potentially earn double of the original On the Run Tour's gross, somewhere between $180 million and $200 million, if the success of the first tour were repeated.[3]

Following the first day of general sales, an extra show was added in Amsterdam, after the first date sold-out within an hour,[4] with the same happening in Paris, Maryland, New Jersey, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Pasadena and London. More shows were also announced on March 20, in Ohio, South Carolina, Washington, and London.[5]

Billboard ranked On the Run II as the third highest-grossing tour of the year, selling over 2.1 million tickets and grossing over $253 million.[6]

Critical response

Beyoncé in Rome, Italy.

The tour received positive reviews from critics, who praised the overall spectacle and the storyline, which detailed the two artists' love-story, in many aspects.[7][8][9]

The tour's debut show in Cardiff received favourable reviews, with Mark Sutherland of Rolling Stone giving it a positive review, saying the concert was a "…reaffirmation of dominance for the pair, as they delivered a hits-packed, visually stunning show".[10] Writing for The Guardian, Rachel Aroesti awarded the concert 4/5 stars, noting that the concept of the show revolved around the singers showcasing the "deathless nature of their love[,] rather than its perfection".[11] Beyoncé was criticized, as some of her "biggest hits" were omitted from the setlist on opening night, such as the powerful ballad "Halo" and the smash hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". However, with over 60 songs rehearsed for the tour, the setlist was believed to have changed between shows.[12] Bonginkosi Tshabalala of No Name publications added that the show in Houston proved that "no matter what happens[,] LOVE wins".[citation needed]

Hilary Hughes of Billboard considered the tour a "sum of exceptional parts" of the "mammoth" visuals of Jay-Z 's 4:44 Tour (2017) and the "technical and musical prowess" of Beyoncé's performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (2018) and her Formation World Tour (2016), praising the capacity of the artists "to understand how deeply[-]earned and hard won this catharsis was [is] — and how superhuman they were [are] to channel this anguish into such profound work".[13]

Tom Rasmussen of The Independent defined the show as an "ode" to the couple's love, with "clever use of imagery and song, [used] in a way which showed us why we need to love each other, and what has [can] happened [happen] when we don't". He also noted a sociopolitical element, writing that "In this, the age of political and social disunity, the power of these icons squared is one which transported a whole crowd to another place, another temporality: one filled with power, and joy, and love, and brilliant black talent".[14]

Michael Rietmulder of The Seattle Times said the stage "packed an understated punch", while the video sequences "carried the reconciliatory vibes between movements, interwoven with subtexts of racial inequality and female empowerment."[15]

Set list

Europe

This set list is representative of the June 6 show in Cardiff, Wales.

  2. "Holy Grail"
  3. "Part II (On the Run)"
  4. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
  5. "Drunk in Love" (contains elements of "Swag Surfin")
  6. "Diva" / "Irreplaceable"
  7. "Clique" / "Everybody Mad"
  8. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
  9. "On to the Next One"
  10. "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" / "Flawless"
  11. "Feeling Myself"
  12. "Top Off"
  13. "Naughty Girl"
  14. "Big Pimpin'"
  15. "Run This Town"
  16. "Baby Boy" (contains elements of "Mundian To Bach Ke")
  17. "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"
  18. "Bam" / "Hold Up"
  19. "Countdown"
  20. "Sorry" / "Me, Myself and I"
  21. "99 Problems"
  22. "Ring the Alarm"
  23. "Don't Hurt Yourself"
  24. "I Care"
  25. "4:44"
  26. "No Church in the Wild"
  27. "Song Cry"
  28. "Resentment"
  29. "Family Feud"
  30. "Upgrade U"
  31. "Niggas in Paris"
  32. "Beach Is Better"
  33. "Formation"
  34. "Run the World (Girls)"
  35. "Public Service Announcement"
  36. "The Story of O.J."
  37. "Déjà Vu"
  38. "Show Me What You Got"
  39. "Crazy in Love"
  40. "Freedom"
  41. "U Don't Know"
Encore
  2. "Young Forever"
  3. ""Perfect Duet" version"

North America

This set list is representative of the October 4 show in Seattle, Washington.

  2. "Holy Grail"
  3. "Part II (On the Run)"
  4. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
  5. "Drunk in Love"
  6. "Diva"
  7. "Clique"
  8. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
  9. "On to the Next One"
  10. "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
  11. "Flawless (Remix)"
  12. "Feeling Myself"
  13. "Naughty Girl"
  14. "Big Pimpin'"
  15. "Nice"
  16. "Run This Town"
  17. "Baby Boy"
  18. "Mi Gente (Remix)" / "Mine"
  19. "Black Effect"
  20. "Countdown"
  21. "Sorry"
  22. "99 Problems"
  23. "Ring the Alarm"
  24. "Don't Hurt Yourself"
  25. "I Care"
  26. "4:44"
  27. "Song Cry"
  28. "Resentment"
  29. "Family Feud"
  30. "Upgrade U"
  31. "Niggas in Paris"
  32. "Beach Is Better"
  33. "Formation"
  34. "Run the World (Girls)"
  35. "Public Service Announcement"
  36. "The Story of O.J."
  37. "Déjà Vu"
  38. "Show Me What You Got"
  39. "Crazy in Love"
  40. "Freedom"
  41. "U Don't Know"
Encore
  2. "Young Forever"
  3. ""Perfect Duet" version"
  4. "Apeshit"

Notes

  • During the shows in Cardiff and Glasgow, "Top Off" and "No Church in the Wild" were both performed for the first time.
  • Starting with the show in Manchester, "Top Off" and "No Church in the Wild" were removed from the setlist. Additionally, "Mi Gente (Remix)" and "Mine" were added to the setlist.
  • Starting with the show in Copenhagen, "Me, Myself and I" was removed from the setlist.
  • Starting with the show in Stockholm, "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" was removed from the setlist.
  • During the second show in Paris, The Carters performed "Apeshit", which was later added to the setlist starting from the Cleveland show.
  • Starting with the show in Philadelphia, "Bam" and "Hold Up" were removed from the setlist and replaced with "Black Effect".
  • Starting with the second show in East Rutherford, "Nice" was added to the setlist.
  • During the second show in Chicago and the show in Detroit, The Carters performed "Summer".
  • During the Johannesburg show, the setlist was widely shortened due to it being a part of the Global Citizen Festival. Most of the setlist were the same as the tour, but with a few exceptions. “Nice” was after “Apeshit” and featured Pharrell Williams. Ed Sheeran was brought out to perform the duet of “Perfect”, “Ni**as in Paris” was after “No Church In The Wild”. In addition to those songs, "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)", "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (also performed with Pharrell), "Empire State of Mind", "XO", "Ave Maria", "Halo" (with a traditional African choir), and "713" were added to the setlist.[16]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and revenue[2][17][18]
Date
(2018) 		City Country Venue Opening acts Attendance
(Tickets sold / capacity) 		Revenue
June 6 Cardiff Wales Principality Stadium DJ Tom Clugston 39,731 / 39,731 $4,186,450
June 9 Glasgow Scotland Hampden Park Nasty P 37,963 / 37,963 $4,132,251
June 13 Manchester England Etihad Stadium DJ Stylus 46,990 / 46,990 $5,782,025
June 15 London London Stadium N/A 126,443 / 126,443 $11,035,860
June 16
June 19 Amsterdam Netherlands Amsterdam Arena DeeJay Abstract 97,869 / 97,869 $9,753,269
June 20 DJ Flava
June 23 Copenhagen Denmark Telia Parken N/A 45,356 / 45,356 $5,741,911
June 25 Stockholm Sweden Friends Arena 46,647 / 46,647 $4,610,554
June 28 Berlin Germany Olympiastadion 57,155 / 57,155 $5,697,111
June 30 Warsaw Poland PGE Narodowy DJ Eprom[19] 53,500 / 53,500 $4,624,995
July 3 Cologne Germany RheinEnergieStadion DJ Teddy-O 39,501 / 39,501 $4,520,814
July 6 Milan Italy San Siro N/A 49,051 / 49,051 $4,460,552
July 8 Rome Stadio Olimpico 40,440 / 40,440 $3,475,543
July 11 Barcelona Spain Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys 46,982 / 46,982 $4,733,549
July 14 Saint-Denis France Stade de France 111,615 / 111,615 $10,905,089
July 15
July 17 Nice Allianz Riviera 33,662 / 33,662 $3,898,900
July 25 Cleveland United States FirstEnergy Stadium Chloe x Halle
DJ Khaled 		38,931 / 38,931 $4,194,376
July 27 Landover FedExField 81,964 / 81,964 $11,437,578
July 28
July 30 Philadelphia Lincoln Financial Field 54,870 / 54,870 $6,709,691
August 2 East Rutherford MetLife Stadium 99,755 / 99,755 $13,886,416
August 3
August 5 Foxborough Gillette Stadium 47,667 / 47,667 $6,159,980
August 8 Minneapolis U.S. Bank Stadium 32,851 / 32,851 $3,627,417
August 10 Chicago Soldier Field 86,602 / 86,602 $12,303,099
August 11
August 13 Detroit Ford Field 43,699 / 43,699 $5,310,376
August 16 Columbus Ohio Stadium 35,083 / 35,083 $3,142,160
August 18 Orchard Park New Era Field 38,053 / 38,053 $4,262,076
August 21 Columbia Williams–Brice Stadium 38,057 / 38,057 $3,920,226
August 23 Nashville Vanderbilt Stadium 35,353 / 35,353 $4,058,910
August 25 Atlanta Mercedes-Benz Stadium 105,170 / 105,170 $14,074,692
August 26
August 29 Orlando Camping World Stadium 39,423 / 39,423 $4,749,202
August 31 Miami Gardens Hard Rock Stadium 44,310 / 44,310 $6,295,535
September 11 Arlington AT&T Stadium 41,626 / 41,626 $5,713,125
September 13 New Orleans Mercedes-Benz Superdome 40,939 / 40,939 $5,437,147
September 15 Houston NRG Stadium 87,936 / 87,936 $11,056,837
September 16
September 19 Glendale State Farm Stadium 37,174 / 37,174 $4,426,568
September 22 Pasadena Rose Bowl 106,550 / 106,550 $13,464,062
September 23
September 27 San Diego SDCCU Stadium 42,953 / 42,953 $5,445,486
September 29 Santa Clara Levi's Stadium 47,235 / 47,235 $7,548,208
October 2 Vancouver Canada BC Place 39,032 / 39,032 $4,366,828
October 4 Seattle United States CenturyLink Field 40,718 / 40,718 $4,888,994
December 2[a] Johannesburg South Africa FNB Stadium N/A N/A N/A
Total 2,176,963 / 2,176,963 (100%) $254,514,982

Personnel

Notes

  1. ^ Part of Global Citizen's Mandela 100 Festival.

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