When the party – which is really what the Renaissance album is – got into full swing with 'I’m That Girl,' 'Cosy,' and ' Alien Superstar ' back-to-back, she gave her all to the music, a nod to queer dance culture and everything pioneered by the community: house music, Detroit techno, Ballroom culture, and more. Her expression, magnified on the giant backdrop that would be the canvas for some indescribable out-of-this-world visuals for the rest of the evening, was resplendent and elated –her smile, genuine and earnest. Appearing alone on that massive stage,her unmistakable voice resounding throughout the stadium with 'Dangerously In Love’ (from the first album of her solo career), it felt as though she was trying to take in every single one of the thousands of faces before her. As we waited for the concert to begin, the gigantic screen behind the stage displayed the colours of the Progress Pride flag an indisputable tribute to queer people of colour – who have long counted her among its icons and who she has wholeheartedly embraced – and a nod to the community’s central role in the history of dance music.īefore the time came to “dance all night”, she had a solo moment with her hive. Among a 62,000-strong crowd, it felt like they knew this night, this music, this tour, belonged to them. Renaissance, her thumping, soul-gripping love letter to the queer community and oded to her late gay “godmother”, Uncle Jonny (as mentioned in 'Heated' ), rallied the LGBTQ+ folx among her Beyhive. It was the perfect temperature for Queen Bey to “f*** up the night. At a crisp, sunny 17 degrees, the half-hour trek to the venue from the nearest tube station (Wembley, where she might have played, prioritised the football), was comfortable enough without having to “fan yourself off”. It wasn’t a typical evening in London as Beyoncé came back for her first show in the city in 7 years.
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