The On the Run II Tour was the second co-headlining stadium

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and rapper

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. The tour began on June 6, 2018, in

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and ended on October 4, 2018, in

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. This is their first tour together since On the Run Tour in 2014.

Commercial performance

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'' 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

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, after the first date sold out within an hour, as well as in

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, Landover,

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. Newly added shows were also announced on March 20, in

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. 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 "

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". 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

Personnel

Creative direction and executive producers

*Jay-Z and Beyoncé – Creative director and executive producer *Ed Burke – Creative director *Todd Tourso – Additional creative direction *Erin Williams – Executive producer *Mark A. Ritchie - Live Video Director

Musical arrangement

*JAY-Z *Beyoncé *

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*Omar Edwards *Chris Grant *Gimel Keaton *Stuart White

Band

* Lauren Taniel - Bass * Dammo Farmer The Great - Bass * Agape Woodlyn - Guitars * Eric "Boots/Booty" Greene - Drums, Percussion * Joy Williams - Drums, Percussion * Quintin Gulledge - Keyboards * DJ Guru - DJ * 1500 Or Nothin * Crystal Torres - Trumpet * Chris (T-Bone Chris) Johnson - Trombone * Lessie Vonner - Trumpet * Mike Jones - Sousaphone * Corbin Jones - Sousaphone * Chris Grey - Trumpet

Background Vocalist

*Tiffany Moníque Ryan – Lead Background Vocalist *Ashley D. Hobson *Whitney Howard *Jerome "J Rome" Wayne

Choreography

*Chris Grant *JaQuel Knight *Vincent Stevenson

Additional choreography

*Dana Foglia *

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*Jasmine Badie * Frank Gatson Jr. *Jamal Rasheed *Ashanti Ledon *Dnay Baptiste *Sheryl Murakami *

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*Tanisha Scott *LaVelle Smith

Dancers

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– Dance captain *Kimberly "Kimmie" Gipson – Dance captain *Jasmine Badie *Dnay Baptiste *Bianca Brewton *Hannah Douglass *Jasmine Harper *Corbin Hunter *Dominique Loude *Tacir Roberson *Deijah Robinson *Ashley Seldon *Quinetta Wilmington *Rameer Colon *Lazaedryn Gordwin *Habby Jacques *Huwer "Havoc" Marche *Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti *Britton Shaw *Nicholas "Slick" Stewart

References

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