Par Briac Trebert
Published on August 8, 23 at 17:58 See my news Follow News On tour for a few months, Beyoncé continues to defend her seventh studio album (Renaissance), released last July. (©Wikimedia Commons)
To the care of his fans. This Sunday, August 6, 2023, in concert in Washington, USA, Beyoncé made sure the city’s subway stations were open one hour more after his show was delayed due to heavy rain.
And she paid for it, 100 000 dollarsmore than 910,000 euros, report the American media such asABC Newsrelayant notamment la Washington metropolitan area transit authority (Wmata).
To keep the 98 stations open
The Grammy-winning singer has been on tour since May to support son album Renaissance.
The Queen did what was necessary for her fans, some of whom had come from far and wide. A ” additional hour funded by the tour to cover the cost of running more trains and keep the 98 stations open”, explains the Wmata in a press release.
The last train left Morgan Boulevard – the closest station to the concert venue – at 1.04am, just under an hour after Beyoncé finished her performance.
Lightning and heavy rain
Earlier in the day, spectators were asked to shelter in place before the singer took the stage at FedEx Field – an American football stadium located in the eastern suburbs of Washington – because of the lightning and heavy rain.
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Beyoncé had finally taken the stage at 10 p.m., once the rain had calmed down slightly.
The impact of the star and his world tour are such that Sweden – where the artist initiated this tour on May 10 – saw a rebound in inflation in the country. There were so many Beyoncé fans who traveled to see her in Stockholm that they drove up the price of hotels and restaurants.
According to an estimate of the BBChis series of concerts across stadiums in part of the world could bring in nearly $2 billion in revenue (1.83 billion euros) by October 1, when his tour is due to end in Kansas City, Missouri.
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2023-08-08 22:42:00
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