Tens of thousands of Beyoncé fans descended upon the Welsh capital last night (May 17) as Queen Bey kicked off the UK leg of her Renaissance World Tour in Cardiff. The pop icon entertained 70,000 fans at the city's Principality Stadium, who dressed to the nines in silver ensembles to hear the former Destiny's Child singer belt out all of her hits and cult favourites.
Scores of fans began queueing hours before the stadium doors opened for what was the first date of eight UK shows for Beyoncé. The global superstar last performed the other side of the Bristol Channel back in 2018, when she and husband Jay-Z brought the Welsh city to a standstill with the opening night of their joint world tour, On The Run II.
Not only had fans travelled from all over the country to see Beyoncé live, bringing the M4 to a standstill, but some had flocked to the UK from continental Europe and beyond. Ashleigh Rainbird, the Diary Editor of our sister site The Mirror, attended the first UK show in Cardiff last night, describing the experience of seeing Beyonce as "mesmerising".
