Who runs the world?
Beyoncé will after she gets done with a global tour she unveiled Sunday.
It promises to outsell and outflash even her most lucrative and dynamic performances so far.
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She’s expected to easily surpass the $100 million her last tour grossed, experts say.
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Beyonce performs during the Super Bowl XLVII Halftime Show Sunday night.
The tour kids off April 15 in Belgrade, Serbia, and hits New York Aug. 3 at Brooklyn’s Barclays Center.
“It’s going to be enormous,” said Gary Bongiovanni, editor of the concert trade mag Pollstar.
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Tickets for the Brooklyn event range from $45.50 to $254.50.
Given Beyoncé’s persona as the ultimate independent woman, it’s surprising that she has dubbed the tour “The Mrs. Carter show,” referencing the real last name of husband Jay-Z.
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Fresh off the success of the Halftime Show, Beyonce announce she's going on a world tour.
The tour will hit North America on June 28 at L.A.’s Staples Center. Closer area dates include Philly’s Wells Fargo Center July 25, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Hall July 26 and Connecticut’s Mohegan Sun on Aug. 2.
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Tickets for the North American shows go on sale Monday at ticketmaster.com.
Dates for Beyoncé’s Latin American, Australian and Asia dates have yet to be announced — save one: She’ll play the world’s largest music festival, Brazil’s “Rock In Rio” Sept. 13.
“The Mrs. Carter Show” is expected to last longer, and so outgross, Beyonce’s previous tour in 2009-10. That event, titled “I Am . . . Sasha Fierce,” racked up 108 dates, with a gross of $106 million. Capacity at those shows averaged 92%, according to Pollstar. It ranked No. 1 on Billboard’s Hot Tour rankings chart.
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'The Mrs. Carter World Tour' winds up in Brooklyn's Barclays Center on Aug. 3.
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The last time Beyoncé gave any full concerts was this past Memorial Day weekend. She performed four gigs, christening the new Revel hotel and Casino in Atlantic City. They sold out in under 60 seconds. The shows, her first since giving birth to Blue Ivy in January 2012, drew First Lady Michelle Obama and her two daughters.
To coincide with the new tour Beyoncé also announced that she will release a new solo album, her fifth, and the first since 2011’s “Four.”
The announcement of Beyoncé’s tour comes one day after she performed a 13-minute set of eight songs at the Super Bowl. It featured hits “Crazy in Love” and “Single Ladies,” as well as a reunion of her smash group Destiny’s Child.
Shortly after performing, Beyoncé posted an open letter on her Tumblr page. In it, she gave a shoutout to the other women in Destiny, as well as Alicia Keys and Jennifer Hudson, who also performed at the game.
“What a proud day for African American women!!!!” she wrote. “Kelly, Michelle, Alicia, Jhud. You are all beautiful, talented and showed so much class! It was an honor to perform at the Super Bowl with you phenomenal ladies. Love Beyoncé.”
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