On the Run II Tour

The On the Run II Tour (stylized as OTR II)^[2] was the second co-headlining concert tour by American singer-songwriter Beyoncé and rapper Jay-Z, also known as the Carters. The all-stadium world tour began on June 6, 2018, in Cardiff, Wales and concluded on December 2, 2018, in Johannesburg, South Africa. It followed 2014's On the Run Tour.^[3]

On the Run II Tour

World tour by the Carters
Promotional poster
Location	Africa Europe North America
Associated album	Everything Is Love
Start date	June 6, 2018 (2018-06-06)
End date	December 2, 2018
No. of shows	49
Attendance	2.170 million
Box office	$253.5 million ($320.56 million in 2024 dollars)[1]
Beyoncé tour chronology The Formation World Tour (2016) On the Run II Tour (2018) Renaissance World Tour (2023) Jay-Z tour chronology 4:44 Tour (2017) On the Run II Tour (2018) The Carters tour chronology On the Run Tour (2014) On the Run II Tour (2018)

Commercial performance

Beyoncé and Jay Z performing on the tour.

Billboard predicted that the tour could potentially earn double of the original On the Run Tour's gross, somewhere between $180 million and $200 million, if the success of the first tour were repeated.^[4]

Following the first day of general sales, an extra show was added in Amsterdam, after the first date sold-out within an hour,^[5] with the same happening in Paris, Maryland, New Jersey, Chicago, Atlanta, Houston, Pasadena and London. More shows were also announced on March 20, in Ohio, South Carolina, Washington, and London.^[6]

Billboard ranked On the Run II as the third highest-grossing tour of the year, selling over 2.1 million tickets and grossing over $253 million.^[7]

Critical response

Beyoncé in Rome, Italy.

The tour received positive reviews from critics, who praised the overall spectacle and the storyline, which detailed the two artists' love-story, in many aspects.^[8][9][10]

The tour's debut show in Cardiff received favourable reviews, with Mark Sutherland of Rolling Stone giving it a positive review, saying the concert was a "…reaffirmation of dominance for the pair, as they delivered a hits-packed, visually stunning show".^[11] Writing for The Guardian, Rachel Aroesti awarded the concert 4/5 stars, noting that the concept of the show revolved around the singers showcasing the "deathless nature of their love[,] rather than its perfection".^[12] Beyoncé was criticized, as some of her "biggest hits" were omitted from the setlist on opening night, such as the powerful ballad "Halo" and the smash hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)". However, with over 60 songs rehearsed for the tour, the setlist was believed to have changed between shows.^[13] Bonginkosi Tshabalala of No Name publications added that the show in Houston proved that "no matter what happens[,] LOVE wins".^{[citation needed]}

Hilary Hughes of Billboard considered the tour a "sum of exceptional parts" of the "mammoth" visuals of Jay-Z 's 4:44 Tour (2017) and the "technical and musical prowess" of Beyoncé's performances at the Coachella Valley Music and Arts Festival (2018) and her Formation World Tour (2016), praising the capacity of the artists "to understand how deeply[-]earned and hard won this catharsis was [is] — and how superhuman they were [are] to channel this anguish into such profound work".^[14]

Tom Rasmussen of The Independent defined the show as an "ode" to the couple's love, with "clever use of imagery and song, [used] in a way which showed us why we need to love each other, and what has [can] happened [happen] when we don't". He also noted a sociopolitical element, writing that "In this, the age of political and social disunity, the power of these icons squared is one which transported a whole crowd to another place, another temporality: one filled with power, and joy, and love, and brilliant black talent".^[15]

Michael Rietmulder of The Seattle Times said the stage "packed an understated punch", while the video sequences "carried the reconciliatory vibes between movements, interwoven with subtexts of racial inequality and female empowerment."^[16]

Set list

Europe

This set list is representative of the June 6 show in Cardiff, Wales.

1. "Holy Grail"
2. "Part II (On the Run)"
3. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
4. "Drunk in Love" (contains elements of "Swag Surfin")
5. "Diva" / "Irreplaceable"
6. "Clique" / "Everybody Mad"
7. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
8. "On to the Next One"
9. "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt" / "Flawless"
10. "Feeling Myself"
11. "Top Off"
12. "Naughty Girl"
13. "Big Pimpin'"
14. "Run This Town"
15. "Baby Boy" (contains elements of "Mundian To Bach Ke")
16. "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)"
17. "Bam" / "Hold Up"
18. "Countdown"
19. "Sorry" / "Me, Myself and I"
20. "99 Problems"
21. "Ring the Alarm"
22. "Don't Hurt Yourself"
23. "I Care"
24. "4:44"
25. "No Church in the Wild"
26. "Song Cry"
27. "Resentment"
28. "Family Feud"
29. "Upgrade U"
30. "Niggas in Paris"
31. "Beach Is Better"
32. "Formation"
33. "Run the World (Girls)"
34. "Public Service Announcement"
35. "The Story of O.J."
36. "Déjà Vu"
37. "Show Me What You Got"
38. "Crazy in Love"
39. "Freedom"
40. "U Don't Know"

Encore

41. "Young Forever"
42. "Perfect Duet"

North America

This set list is representative of the October 4 show in Seattle, Washington.

1. "Holy Grail"
2. "Part II (On the Run)"
3. "'03 Bonnie & Clyde"
4. "Drunk in Love"
5. "Diva"
6. "Clique"
7. "Dirt off Your Shoulder"
8. "On to the Next One"
9. "FuckWithMeYouKnowIGotIt"
10. "Flawless (Remix)"
11. "Feeling Myself"
12. "Naughty Girl"
13. "Big Pimpin'"
14. "Nice"
15. "Run This Town"
16. "Baby Boy"
17. "Mi Gente (Remix)" / "Mine"
18. "Black Effect"
19. "Countdown"
20. "Sorry"
21. "99 Problems"
22. "Ring the Alarm"
23. "Don't Hurt Yourself"
24. "I Care"
25. "4:44"
26. "Song Cry"
27. "Resentment"
28. "Family Feud"
29. "Upgrade U"
30. "Niggas in Paris"
31. "Beach Is Better"
32. "Formation"
33. "Run the World (Girls)"
34. "Public Service Announcement"
35. "The Story of O.J."
36. "Déjà Vu"
37. "Show Me What You Got"
38. "Crazy in Love"
39. "Freedom"
40. "U Don't Know"

Encore

41. "Young Forever"
42. "Perfect Duet"
43. "Apeshit"

Notes

• During the shows in Cardiff and Glasgow, "Top Off" and "No Church in the Wild" were both performed for the first time.
• Starting with the show in Manchester, "Top Off" and "No Church in the Wild" were removed from the setlist. Additionally, "Mi Gente (Remix)" and "Mine" were added to the setlist.
• Starting with the show in Copenhagen, "Me, Myself and I" was removed from the setlist.
• Starting with the show in Stockholm, "You Don't Love Me (No, No, No)" was removed from the setlist.
• During the second show in Paris, The Carters performed "Apeshit", which was later added to the setlist starting from the Cleveland show.
• Starting with the show in Philadelphia, "Bam" and "Hold Up" were removed from the setlist and replaced with "Black Effect".
• Starting with the second show in East Rutherford, "Nice" was added to the setlist.
• During the second show in Chicago and the show in Detroit, The Carters performed "Summer".
• During the Johannesburg show, the setlist was widely shortened due to it being a part of the Global Citizen Festival. "Nice" was after "Apeshit" and featured Pharrell Williams. Ed Sheeran was brought out to perform the duet of "Perfect", "Niggas in Paris" was after "No Church In The Wild". In addition to those songs, "La-La-La (Excuse Me Miss Again)", "I Just Wanna Love U (Give It 2 Me)" (also performed with Pharrell), "Empire State of Mind", "XO", "Ave Maria", "Halo" (with a traditional African choir), and "713" were added to the setlist.^[17]

Tour dates

List of concerts, showing date, city, country, venue, opening acts, attendance and revenue^[2][18][19]

Date (2018)	City	Country	Venue	Opening acts	Attendance (Tickets sold / capacity)	Revenue
June 6	Cardiff	Wales	Principality Stadium	DJ Tom Clugston	39,731 / 39,731	$4,186,450
June 9	Glasgow	Scotland	Hampden Park	Nasty P	37,963 / 37,963	$4,132,251
June 13	Manchester	England	Etihad Stadium	DJ Stylus	46,990 / 46,990	$5,782,025
June 15	London		London Stadium	N/A	126,443 / 126,443	$11,035,860
June 16
June 19	Amsterdam	Netherlands	Amsterdam Arena	DeeJay Abstract	97,869 / 97,869	$9,753,269
June 20				DJ Flava
June 23	Copenhagen	Denmark	Telia Parken	N/A	45,356 / 45,356	$5,741,911
June 25	Stockholm	Sweden	Friends Arena		46,647 / 46,647	$4,610,554
June 28	Berlin	Germany	Olympiastadion		57,155 / 57,155	$5,697,111
June 30	Warsaw	Poland	PGE Narodowy	DJ Eprom[20]	53,500 / 53,500	$4,624,995
July 3	Cologne	Germany	RheinEnergieStadion	DJ Teddy-O	39,501 / 39,501	$4,520,814
July 6	Milan	Italy	San Siro	N/A	49,051 / 49,051	$4,460,552
July 8	Rome		Stadio Olimpico		40,440 / 40,440	$3,475,543
July 11	Barcelona	Spain	Estadi Olímpic Lluís Companys		46,982 / 46,982	$4,733,549
July 14	Saint-Denis[i]	France	Stade de France		111,615 / 111,615	$10,905,089
July 15
July 17	Nice		Allianz Riviera	DJ Bens	33,662 / 33,662	$3,898,900
July 25	Cleveland	United States	FirstEnergy Stadium	Chloe x Halle DJ Khaled	38,931 / 38,931	$4,194,376
July 27	Landover[ii]		FedExField		81,964 / 81,964	$11,437,578
July 28
July 30	Philadelphia		Lincoln Financial Field		54,870 / 54,870	$6,709,691
August 2	East Rutherford[iii]		MetLife Stadium		99,755 / 99,755	$13,886,416
August 3
August 5	Foxborough[iv]		Gillette Stadium		47,667 / 47,667	$6,159,980
August 8	Minneapolis		U.S. Bank Stadium		32,851 / 32,851	$3,627,417
August 10	Chicago		Soldier Field		86,602 / 86,602	$12,303,099
August 11
August 13	Detroit		Ford Field		43,699 / 43,699	$5,310,376
August 16	Columbus		Ohio Stadium		35,083 / 35,083	$3,142,160
August 18	Orchard Park[v]		New Era Field		38,053 / 38,053	$4,262,076
August 21	Columbia		Williams–Brice Stadium		38,057 / 38,057	$3,920,226
August 23	Nashville		Vanderbilt Stadium		35,353 / 35,353	$4,058,910
August 25	Atlanta		Mercedes-Benz Stadium		105,170 / 105,170	$14,074,692
August 26
August 29	Orlando		Camping World Stadium		39,423 / 39,423	$4,749,202
August 31	Miami Gardens[vi]		Hard Rock Stadium		44,310 / 44,310	$6,295,535
September 11	Arlington[vii]		AT&T Stadium		41,626 / 41,626	$5,713,125
September 13	New Orleans		Mercedes-Benz Superdome		40,939 / 40,939	$5,437,147
September 15	Houston		NRG Stadium		87,936 / 87,936	$11,056,837
September 16
September 19	Glendale[viii]		State Farm Stadium		37,174 / 37,174	$4,426,568
September 22	Pasadena[ix]		Rose Bowl		106,550 / 106,550	$13,464,062
September 23
September 27	San Diego		SDCCU Stadium		42,953 / 42,953	$5,445,486
September 29	Santa Clara[x]		Levi's Stadium		47,235 / 47,235	$7,548,208
October 2	Vancouver	Canada	BC Place		39,032 / 39,032	$4,366,828
October 4	Seattle	United States	CenturyLink Field		40,718 / 40,718	$4,888,994
December 2[a]	Johannesburg	South Africa	FNB Stadium	N/A	N/A	N/A
Total					2,178,766 / 2,178,766 (100%)	$254,037,862

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 Derek Dixie 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 vocalists 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 Sidi Larbi Cherkaoui Jasmine Badie Frank Gatson Jr. Jamal Rasheed Ashanti Ledon Dnay Baptiste Sheryl Murakami Les Twins Tanisha Scott LaVelle Smith Dancers Ashley Everett – 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 Habby Jacques Huwer "Havoc" Marche Jo'Artis "Big Mijo" Ratti Britton Shaw Nicholas "Slick" Stewart

Notes

Cities

1. Labelled as Paris in promotional material.
2. Labelled as Washington, D.C. in promotional material.
3. Labelled as New York in promotional material.
4. Labelled as Boston in promotional material.
5. Labelled as Buffalo in promotional material.
6. Labelled as Miami in promotional material.
7. Labelled as Dallas in promotional material.
8. Labelled as Phoenix in promotional material.
9. Labelled as Los Angeles in promotional material.
10. Labelled as San Francisco in promotional material.

Others

1. Part of Global Citizen's Mandela 100 Festival.