Beyonce fans have spoken of the “mind-blowing, memorable” moment they saw her live in Cardiff. The international popstar kicked off the UK leg of her Renaissance tour on Wednesday, May 17.
Thousands of fans flocked to the Principality Stadium to see the star perform. The show included video projections and animations, as well as robotic devices, silver moon rovers and pyrotechnics, plus multiple extravagant outfit changes from the singer.
Beyonceâs set list spanned her two-decade career, including tracks from last yearâs Renaissance album, including Break My Soul and Cuff It. Throughout the performance the singer commanded the stage, smiling, laughing and at one point donning a striped black and gold bee outfit, paired with black gloves and sunglasses, paying homage to her nickname â Queen Bey.
Fans described feeling âso luckyâ to have secured tickets for Wednesdayâs show and said the atmosphere had been âbuzzingâ.
Nicola Stacey Jones, 54, from Risca in Wales, told PA that Beyonceâs voice was âlike velvetâ.
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âThe atmosphere is electrifying, the music is vibrating around the stadium so your heart bounces. Beyonce is pitch perfect with moves to match,â she said.
At the time she spoke to PA, the singerâs hit song Crazy In Love had been playing, at which point Ms Jones said âeveryone was on their feetâ.
âItâs one of those tick box⊠mind-blowing, memorable moments â I was there sort of thing,â she said.
Sian Blackham, a senior media manager for a charity, said ahead of the show tracks by Beyonce had been playing âin every barâ near to the stadium.
âSheâs an absolute icon,â she told PA
Ms Blackham, 44, added: âIâm a huge Beyonce fan and have loved her since her career took off with Destinyâs Child.
âIâm with my best friend, goddaughter and her auntie. This is our fourth time seeing Beyonce together, the first since the pandemic.
âWe feel so lucky to be at her first show in the UK and Iâm super grateful to my best friend and goddaughter who secured the tickets â no easy feat.â
Ms Blackham said she had hoped Beyonce would play her hit song Halo, which was played for the first dance at her wedding in September 2012.
She told PA her husband Matt was now a Beyonce fan âby associationâ.
Asked why Beyonce continued to garner so much support from fans, she said: âSheâs a global icon, a powerhouse â such a talented and gifted artist.
âSheâs a role model and inspiration. Sheâs for everyone.â
The Renaissance world tour is Beyonceâs first in seven years and she is due to perform at other UK venues including Londonâs Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Sunderlandâs Stadium of Light.
She kicked off the tour in Stockholm, Sweden, with an explosive show in which she welcomed fans âto the Renaissanceâ.
US business magazine Forbes previously estimated the tour could earn Beyonce more than ÂŁ1.6 billion.