Confirmed: Beyoncé First Ever Solo Concert in NZ
After eleven long years, Kiwi fans are about to see Beyoncé in her first ever solo concert in New Zealand to be held at Auckland's Vector Arena on October 18 2013
The Grammy-winning performing artist and now mother to toddler Blue Ivy, had her first performance in New Zealand back in 2002 as part of the R&B all-girl-group Destiny's Child. By 2003, Beyoncé or Bey launched her solo career through a solo debut entitled Dangerously in Love which sold $11 million in the market.
Ever since, Bey had become the epitome of what an admirable performing artist should be.
She definitely had come a long way.
And the Kiwi fans need not wait for long.
Bey's most successful and highly talked about Mrs Carter Show World Tour is coming in New Zealand.
The Mrs Carter Show World was dubbed as such following the birth of her daughter Blue Ivy with husband hi-hop star Jay-Z. The world tour started in April and will continue until the end of 2013.
For Kiwi fans who want to get hold of tickets immediately has the following options:
Fanclub pre-sales: Pre-registered on beyHive Blog @ Beyonce.com from 10 am July 10 until 5pm July 11.
MasterCard holders: 2 pm Friday July 12 until 5pm July 15 via livenation.co.nz
My Live Nation members: 3 pm July 16 until 11 am Jul 17 via livenation.co.nz
Ticketmaster members: 2pm July 17 until 5pm July 18 via ticketmaster.co.nz
Bey's Mrs Carter Show World Tour has become popular worldwide because of Bey's remarkable performance and the elaborate effects and staging of the production.
To get the glimpse of what Kiwis are about to experience, the entertainment reporters who have already watched the concert in their countries have these to say:
Tiffany Poole of The Oklahoman
"Leotards, sequins, amazing digital video backdrops, and some of the most impersonated dance moves on YouTube were what the fans paid to see and Beyoncé did not disappoint. The theatricality of the show began in the opening number of Run the World. A prerecorded video montage of ballerinas and apparent followers of a Queen Beyoncé all dressed in white, marched across a stage length screen, ready to crown her. The montage was a lead in to real dancers marching across the actual stage, highlighting the militaristic tone of the hit single."
Alexis Petridis of The Guardian
"The two-hour show was powerful and relentless. And when she arrives, Beyoncé genuinely gives them something to scream about, and not merely the grand visual spectacles of a stadium show, although there's plenty of that, including a guitarist who solos heavy metal-ishly while fireworks shoot from both ends of her guitar... She (Bey) is, as has often been noted, spectacularly good at belting out up tempo tracks with a rawness that contrasts with the staging and choreography and seems to tap into R&B tradition far older than she is. Watching her in full sight, you're reminded more of Tina Turner than any Beyoncé's contemporaries... with the best will in the world, you'd have a hard time convincing anyone that a reggae take on Hare Krisha is more thrilling than the versions of get Me Bodied and Freakum Dress she performs tonight."
Shirley Halperin of The Hollywood Reporter
"... unequaled showmanship and those killer vocals - Behind her: a full line of female musicians, including two saxophone players, three background singers, double keyboardists and a fierce drummer. To her side, more than a half dozen backup dancers to round out the colourful spectacle that is the Beyoncé show - which is to say, The Mrs carter Show tour."