Here's your first look at Beyoncé and Jay-Z's colossal 'On the Run II' tour
Beyoncé and Jay-Z have kicked off their "OTR II" tour, taking their huge joint show to the Principality Stadium in Cardiff, Wales — and it was large.
Opening the show with Jay-Z and Justin Timberlake's duet "Holy Grail" and ending things with "Young Forever" from The Blueprint 3, the super-hyped debut show marks the start of one of the most anticipated tours in recent history — and one the most expensive.
The tour, which ends in Canada in October, is an extension of their original "On The Run" stadium tour, which they performed back in 2014, and with both artists releasing a flurry of material since then — cough, Lemonade — it was one heck of a setlist (see below).
Here's a visual rundown of what happened, and try to keep that FOMO under control:
Of course, social media was all over it, capturing most of the show on their phones.
Here's the opening track, "Holy Grail."
And the pair's 2017 track "Family Feud."
Jay-Z performed "99 Problems" wearing a bulletproof vest:
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Of course, there was "Formation."
The show featured plenty of original film of the Knowles-Carter family, splayed across an enormous screen between and during performances:
And brand-new Carter-Knowles twins, Rumi and Sir, made their first appearance:
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Here's the set list, as per Rolling Stone, so you can make your own playlist and crank it:
"On the Run II" Set List: "Holy Grail" "Part II (On the Run)" "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" "Drunk in Love" "Clique" "Irreplaceable" [interlude[ "Diva"/"Dirt Off Your Shoulder" "On to the Next One" "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" "***Flawless" "Feeling Myself" "Top Off" "Naughty Girl" "Big Pimpin'" "Run This Town" "Baby Boy" "You Don't Love Me" "Bam" "Hold Up"/"Countdown" "Sorry"/"Me, Myself & I" "99 Problems" "Ring the Alarm" "Don't Hurt Yourself" "I Care" "4:44" "No Church in the Wild" "Song Cry"/"Manyfacedgod" "Resentment" "Family Feud" "Upgrade U" "N***as in Paris" "Beach Is Better" "Formation" "Run the World (Girls)" "Public Service Announcement" "The Story of O.J." "Déjà-Vu" "Show Me What You Got" "Crazy in Love" "Freedom" "U Don't Know" "Perfect Duet" "Young Forever"
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Shannon Connellan is Mashable's UK Editor based in London, formerly Mashable's Australia Editor, but emotionally, she lives in the Creel House. A Tomatometer-approved critic, Shannon writes about entertainment, tech, social good, science, culture, and Australian horror.
