The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour

The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour
World tour by Beyoncé
Promotional poster for the tour
Location
  • Europe
  • North America
  • South America
  • Oceania
Associated albumsBeyoncé [1]
(2014 leg)
Start dateApril 15, 2013 (2013-04-15)
End dateMarch 27, 2014 (2014-03-27)
No. of shows132
Box office$229.7 million ($295.63 million in 2023 dollars)[2]
Beyoncé concert chronology

The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour was the fifth concert tour by American singer and songwriter Beyoncé. Announced in February 2013 with initial dates in Europe and North America, the tour contained seven legs and 132 shows. It is her most expansive tour to date. It began in Belgrade, Serbia on April 15, 2013, and concluded in Lisbon, Portugal on March 27, 2014.

Its title is a reference to her marriage with rapper Shawn "Jay-Z" Carter, who made multiple guest appearances throughout the tour.

The tour featured royal themes with Beyoncé emulating different queens through her fashion for which she collaborated with numerous designers and fashion houses. The set list of the shows in 2013 included songs from all four studio albums of Beyoncé's solo career. After the release of her eponymous fifth studio album, the 2014 shows were changed to incorporate tracks from the album. The tour was lauded by music critics who praised Beyoncé for her energetic performances, dancing and vocal abilities. The show was directed and choreographed by Frank Gatson Jr.

Following the announcement of the tour, all the tickets made available for the shows sold out, which prompted more dates to be added to the itinerary. The tour grossed $188.6 million in 2013 and the 2014 shows grossed $41.1 million, bringing the tour's total gross revenue to $229.7 million. This made The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour the highest-grossing female and solo tour of 2013. Performances of a number of songs from the tour were broadcast and behind-the-scenes footage was released.

  1. ^ Sources;
    • "Beyonce Upgrades Her Mrs. Carter Show Tour: New Songs, Sequins, Surprises". MTV. Archived from the original on February 16, 2024. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
    • Empire, Kitty (February 21, 2014). "Beyoncé – review". The Observer. Archived from the original on September 5, 2014. Retrieved February 16, 2024.
  2. ^ 1634–1699: McCusker, J. J. (1997). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States: Addenda et Corrigenda (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1700–1799: McCusker, J. J. (1992). How Much Is That in Real Money? A Historical Price Index for Use as a Deflator of Money Values in the Economy of the United States (PDF). American Antiquarian Society. 1800–present: Federal Reserve Bank of Minneapolis. "Consumer Price Index (estimate) 1800–". Retrieved February 29, 2024.