On the Run Tour (Beyoncé and Jay-Z)
2014 concert tour by Beyoncé and Jay-Z / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The On the Run Tour was a co-headlining all-stadium tour by American singer Beyoncé and American rapper Jay-Z, also known as The Carters. The joint tour came shortly after Beyoncé and Jay-Z had finished their own solo tours — The Mrs. Carter Show World Tour and Magna Carter World Tour (both 2013-14), and is in support of their 2013 studio albums — Beyoncé and Magna Carta Holy Grail.[2] The tour's name spins off from the duo's 2013 song collaboration "Part II (On the Run)", included on Magna Carta Holy Grail. An official poster for the tour was released along with the announcement of the venture, showing Beyoncé and Jay-Z embracing whilst dressed in black ski masks, following the criminal "on the lam" narrative found in the couples' 2002 first single together, "'03 Bonnie & Clyde" and "Part II (On the Run)".
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Start date | June 25, 2014 (2014-06-25) | ||||||||||||||||||
End date | September 13, 2014 (2014-09-13) | ||||||||||||||||||
Legs | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||
No. of shows | 21 | ||||||||||||||||||
Attendance | 979,781 | ||||||||||||||||||
Box office | $109 million ($140.29 million in 2023 dollars)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||
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To promote the tour, a faux movie trailer video was premiered in May 2014 entitled "Run" (stylized as "RUN"). The video, which features eight celebrity cameo appearances, showcases the couple in a variety of Bonnie and Clyde style, action and gun packed situations. The tour itself was noted to follow this same theme throughout, with similar video interludes incorporated into the production of the show. Critics generally lauded the tour, praising the extravagant set list, dynamic and detailed theme and story of the show and both artists' performance abilities, however some felt the on stage chemistry between the couple was not what it could have been.
Due to the large demand and tickets selling out in minutes in multiple locations, extra tour dates were added to the itinerary. The tour became a commercial success, grossing $96 million in the first 19 North American shows and $109.7 million in total as well as attendance totalling at 979,781. It was the fifth highest-grossing tour of 2014, according to Pollstar's annual year end tour chart. The show was broadcast in its entirety on September 20, 2014, airing on the US television network HBO, following the taping of the two concerts in Paris, France, where the tour concluded.