Beyoncé’s Formation Tour kicked off with a bang in Miami on Wednesday (April 27), with a setlist drawing on her whole career, peppered with several tracks from her new album. It was great to see 'Lemonade' represented so well, with fiery songs like 'Don't Hurt Yourself', 'Sorry' and the stellar 'Formation'. But it wasn't all about 'Lemonade' – there was plenty more going on in the show, including water-walking, a throne, and dancing with fans. The stage’s centerpiece was a giant rotating tower that served as a jumbo screen simulcasting the action with video-interlude. Beyonce had a cavalry of dancers that helped Bey slay every ambitious dance number. When she trooped down a giant catwalk jutting out to midfield on the furious Formation and shape-shifting Sorry, they were right behind her in militaristic formation as the pit exploded in pandemonium. They loosened up for the country-bop stomper Daddy Lessons, jiving freely and square dancing on the runway. On older tunes like the flirty Blow and charismatic Yoncé, there they were on either side, rigidly militaristic in their movements.
It’s appropriate that women dominated Beyoncé’s stage, because so much of her setlist was geared around female empowerment. Run the World (Girls), Me Myself and I, Diva. Every other song felt like a call to arms for ladies.
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