Beyoncé battled rain, empty seats and sky-high expectations as she kicked off the UK leg of her Cowboy Carter tour at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium on Thursday night joined by her daughters Blue Ivy, 13, and Rumi, 7, in a moment of family showbiz theatre.
It was a dramatic, slightly damp start to her six-night London residency, and, yes, there were visible gaps in the 62,000-seat venue - because it’s usually a sold-out affair for the pop star.
