Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy was the spitting image of the Grammy winner when she took the stage on the first night of her much-anticipated Renaissance tour.
The 11-year-old accompanied her father Jay-Z to see the first performance of the superstar’s 53-date tour in Stockholm on Wednesday.
And in a snap shared by fans on social media, members of the Beyhive noted that Blue Ivy became more and more like her mother as she watched her show.
The post was captioned, “Manager Ivy was there to make sure everything ran smoothly.”
Despite the great anticipation of Beyoncé’s tour, many fans were shocked to see that she didn’t perform many of her signature dance moves.
Like twins! Beyonce’s daughter Blue Ivy was the spitting image of the Grammy winner when she took the stage on the first night of her much-anticipated Renaissance tour
gorgeous! The 11-year-old accompanied her father Jay-Z to the first performance of the superstar’s 53-date tour in Stockholm on Wednesday
Although the mother-of-three is known for her high-energy performances, during her show in Sweden she was noticeably more reserved, taking more breaks and opening the show with a series of ballads.
Fans were quick to speculate on Twitter that she was recovering from an injury – four months after rumors circulated that she had secretly had foot surgery.
The whispers began in January following the singer’s performance in Dubai at the opening of Atlantis The Royal.
Journalist Garrick Kennedy, who attended the show, gushed about her performance but claimed the singer was recovering from surgery.
A now-deleted tweet said, “BEYLANTIS was quite an unexpected show.” That voice just keeps getting better. Mom sang well. It’s amazing to see her and Blue Ivy perform together. “I’m even more impressed to hear that she did this after foot surgery.”
Though the singer hasn’t confirmed if she’s had surgery, fans were quick to claim that it was the reason for her muted performance.
They tweeted, “Beyoncé won’t move her foot and the leg must still be messed up”; “Fantastic opening night. Visually and conceptually their best tour so far. Vocals were moisturized. “We will continue to pray for your foot mother @beyonce but what a magnificent creative spectacle.”
“Beyoncé tries to dance with half a foot”; “Beyoncé can take my foot, I don’t need it”; “Beyoncé plays THIQUE. You can tell her to be extra careful with her foot (probably on doctor’s orders). However, please keep your unrealistic ideals/standards to yourself. ❤️’
Keep looking! And in a snap shared by fans on social media, members of the Beyhive noted that Blue Ivy became more and more like her mother as she watched her show
A little more reserved! Although known for her high-energy performances, the mother-of-three was a lot more reserved and took more breaks during her show in Sweden
“I still think Beyoncé’s foot isn’t working. She’s not dancing yet”; “Beyoncé tries to dance with half a foot”; “Maybe I would join a religion just to pray for Beyoncé and her foot because there is no way. I can imagine she’s trying not to push too hard.’
“How many times do we have to repeat that Beyonce had foot surgery and that it takes time to heal”; “I think Beyoncé’s foot still doesn’t work…she ain’t dancing yet”; “Yeah… there’s definitely something wrong with Beyoncé’s foot.” She’s not moving or dancing as much as usual. But she’s still showing her best.’
Web has reached out to Beyonce’s reps for comment.
Though fans were angered by the lack of dance moves, critics nonetheless wowed them: Malcolm Jack of The Guardian gave the show a five-star rating, claiming: “Queen Bey’s first solo headlining tour in seven years is a tremendous leap forward for the live Entertainment.’ dripping with sci-fi disco decadence, sex and black pride.’
Alex Marshall of The New York Times praised the singer for her LGBT-positive performance, noting, “Beyoncé toyed with those connections throughout the show, nodding to the ballroom and fashion culture that inspired “Renaissance” at the end of the evening by showing her.” the stage walked over to her dancers, who cheered loudly as they tried to outdo each other.’
Still, he noted, “But for one of pop’s ultimate dance queens, Beyoncé’s performance was far less physical than on previous tours.” She often seemed to keep her feet still while shaking her torso, and seemed to favor one leg. She spent a good part of a song sitting on a prop.’
During the performance, Beyoncé stunned in an array of incredible outfits, including a glittery black and silver jumpsuit, as she wowed the crowd at Friends Arena.
Keeping it up: The superstar kicked off her 53-show tour in Stockholm on Wednesday, but crowds were shocked to see she wasn’t performing many of her signature dance moves
According to Forbes, Beyonce’s Renaissance World Tour could top Taylor Swift’s phenomenally successful Eras Tour by a whopping $600 million.
The ‘Crazy In Love’ hitmaker kicked off her first solo tour in seven years on Wednesday – the star will go head-to-head with 33-year-old Swift’s 52-day concert tour, which broke Ticketmaster records with two million sales in one day.
However, Queen Bey’s 41-date tour, which concludes in September in North America, could gross between $275 million and $2.57 billion in tickets alone – beating The Eras Tour’s forecast of $1.9 billion .
Therefore, billionaire Beyonce could make nearly $2.2 billion from the tour, $600 million more than the $1.6 billion Swift could make.