On the Run II Tour


The On the Run II Tour was the second co-headlining stadium tour by American singer Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z. The tour was officially announced on March 12, 2018, and began on June 6, 2018 in Cardiff. It concluded on October 4, 2018 in Seattle. This is their first tour together since On the Run Tour in 2014.
On May 31, it was announced via Twitter that R&B duo Chloe x Halle and DJ Khaled would be the opening acts for the North American leg of the tour.
Following the show in London on June 16, 2018, the pair released their collaborative album Everything Is Love exclusively on Tidal. The news of the duo's new album was announced by a showing of the music video for its lead single, "Apeshit", followed by a sign on stage which announced "ALBUM OUT NOW”. The release was then shared on the artists' respective Instagram and Facebook profiles with the artist of the album being dubbed as The Carters. On the same day, the music video for "Apeshit", was released on Beyoncé's official YouTube channel.

Commercial performance

Billboard stated the tour could double the On the Run Tour's gross, predicting it could gross between $180 million and $200 million, if the success of the previous tour is replicated.
Following the first day of general sale, an extra show was added in Amsterdam, after the first date sold out within an hour, as well as in Paris, Landover, East Rutherford, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Pasadena and London. Newly added shows were also announced on March 20, in Columbus, Columbia, Seattle, and London.
Billboard ranked On the Run II Tour as the 3rd-highest-grossing tour of the year, selling over 2,177,049 tickets and grossing over $253 million.

Critical response

The opening show in Cardiff received positive reviews. Mark Sutherland from Rolling Stone gave the opening show in Cardiff a positive review. He called it a sort of reaffirmation of dominance for the pair as they deliver a "a hits-packed, visually stunning show". Writing for The Guardian, Rachel Aroesti awarded the concert four out of five stars and noted that the concept of the show revolved around the singers showing the "deathless nature of their love rather than its perfection". Beyoncé was critiqued after some of her "biggest hits" were left out of the set list on the opening night, including "Halo" and "Single Ladies ". However, with over 60 songs rehearsed for the tour, the set list was believed to change between shows.
Bonginkosi Tshabalala of No Name publications added that the show at Houston proved that "no matter what happens LOVE wins".

Set list

Shows

Date
CityCountryVenueOpening actsAttendance
Revenue
June 6CardiffWalesPrincipality StadiumDJ Tom Clugston39,731 / 39,731$4,186,450
June 9GlasgowScotlandHampden ParkNasty P37,963 / 37,963$4,132,251
June 13ManchesterEnglandEtihad StadiumDJ Stylus46,990 / 46,990$5,782,025
June 15LondonEnglandLondon Stadium126,443 / 126,443$11,035,860
June 16LondonEnglandLondon Stadium126,443 / 126,443$11,035,860
June 19AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaDeeJay Abstract97,869 / 97,869$9,753,269
June 20AmsterdamNetherlandsAmsterdam ArenaDJ Flava97,869 / 97,869$9,753,269
June 23CopenhagenDenmarkTelia ParkenN/A45,356 / 45,356$5,741,911
June 25StockholmSwedenFriends ArenaN/A46,647 / 46,647$4,610,554
June 28BerlinGermanyOlympiastadionN/A57,155 / 57,155$5,697,111
June 30WarsawPolandPGE NarodowyDJ Eprom53,500 / 53,500$4,624,995
July 3CologneGermanyRheinEnergieStadionDJ Teddy-O39,501 / 39,501$4,520,814
July 6MilanItalySan SiroN/A49,051 / 49,051$4,460,552
July 8RomeItalyStadio OlimpicoN/A40,440 / 40,440$3,475,543
July 11BarcelonaSpainEstadi Olímpic Lluís CompanysN/A46,982 / 46,982$4,733,549
July 14Saint-DenisFranceStade de FranceN/A111,615 / 111,615$10,905,089
July 15Saint-DenisFranceStade de FranceN/A111,615 / 111,615$10,905,089
July 17NiceFranceAllianz RivieraN/A33,662 / 33,662$3,898,900

Personnel

Creative direction and executive producers