JAY-Z and BEYONCÉ – OTR II Tour
JAY-Z and BEYONCÉ will bring their OTR II Tour to BC Place stadium on October 02, 2018. Round 2 of the On the Run Tour A few things have changed for Beyoncé and Jay-Z since the last go-around of this globetrotting mega tour. In 2016, Beyoncé released Lemonade, a global smash concept album about infidelity and revenge. In 2017, Jay-Z dropped 4:44, his 13th studio album which debuted at No. 1 on the U.S. Billboard 200. Many saw it as something of a response to Lemonade. Now we jump ahead to 2018. Guess we know how all this back catalogue questioning resolved itself now, don’t we? Time to, as the title of the first single from the Carters’ title suggested, go Apes–t. Truth is, between the two of them there is such a legacy of great modern pop and hip hop music that it would be next to impossible to play everything you want to hear. But that doesn’t mean they won’t be trying. Here are five things to know about OTR II: Beyond a well-oiled machine: Both Beyoncé and Mr. Beyoncé are famed for putting on fantastic hi-energy performances. Many local fans will recall how fierce the Ms. Carter Show World tour was or Jay-Z owning the first Pemberton music festival. The OTR tour has been going for a few years and the two came off tours when it started. Expect a very fine-tuned concert experience. Career-spanning setlist: The typical setlist for the tour has run 37 songs. You want 99 Problems, you want 03 Bonnie and Clyde or Crazy in Love? You’ve got them. And a whole lot more as well. The Carters album is not being ignored, with about half of [...]