![]() ![]() Instead it was an ode to the love of each other - not in a saccharine or smug way though, but, with clever use of imagery and song, in a way which showed us why we need to love each other, and what has happened when we don’t. While it definitely was, it didn’t feel like the Beyonce or Jay-Z show. 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. And while it’s a privilege to see your favourite artists sing your favourite songs, sometimes it can feel like you could have saved the cash and watched clips on YouTube for the same effect.īut last night these two icons achieved something I had never seen at a stadium show before: mass collectivity. Yes, watching a live show feels exciting, but oftentimes an actual connection with the artist feels unlikely, if not impossible: you, one of 56,000 people watching this teeny dot of a person telling you they love you feels, frankly, impersonal. Usually, artists as culturally phenomenal as Beyonce or Jay-Z feel untouchable. Beyonce and Jay Z pay tribute to Grenfell Tower fire victims in London.Amazing almost 2.5 hrs show They only thing that upset me a. Rating: 5 out of 5 OTRII worth every peny by Bobvancity on BC Place - Vancouver. ![]() While Beyoncé was great, for me Jay-Z stole the show. Level of production on this show was so many levels above most. This was all, as Beyonce might put it, flawless. Jay-Z was phenomenal by Jangles99 on BC Place - Vancouver. JAY-Z and Beyonc are coming to a stadium near you this summer on the OTRII tour. ![]() Why? First off it had everything your standard Beyonce or Jay-Z tour would have: the massive hits ricocheting from "99 Problems" to a slowed version of "Me, Myself and I", from "Dirt Off Your Shoulder" to "Diva" and "Deja Vu" the spell binding dancing (more on Bey’s part) which by now - after years of slickly choreographed tours - centres on power, on strength the costumes - Jay in a simple Gucci, Bey in anything from a black rubber leotard to a silver iridescent leotard, to a leopard print leotard with matching leopard print stompers. 7.1K views, 384 likes, 65 loves, 27 comments, 52 shares, Facebook Watch Videos from Rap-Up: It’s official. It was Beyonce and Jay-Z’s On The Run II Tour at the London Stadium. It wasn’t the night you were born, or the day I watched you take your first steps or any of that other stuff you do which is great. I don’t know whether I want to have children, however I’m going to have to preface what I’m about to say with an apology to those potential future sprogs of mine, just in case. ![]()
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