Beyoncé told fans they should “dance, sing, laugh and cry” as they watched the London premiere of her Renaissance tour film.
Dressed in a white suit, the star made a brief appearance before the three-hour documentary, and told the audience to “feel free to feel”.
Taylor Swift, whose own concert movie broke box office records earlier this year, was also there.
Beyoncé’s daughter Blue Ivy also attended the event.
Other guests included Destiny’s Child star Michelle Williams, musician will.i.am, Vogue’s former editor Edward Enniful, and actress Vivica A Fox.
All wore “opulent formal attire” requested in the dress code.
Swift’s appearance came after Beyoncé attended the Hollywood concert premiere for her Eras Tour on 11 October.
Swift donned a sparkling silver Balmain gown, and posed for photos with fans – unlike her counterpart, who made a quick stop on the red carpet with Blue Ivy before changing outfits to introduce the film.
Afterwards, Beyoncé released a surprise single, titled My House, to commemorate the movie’s opening.
Shot in 10 different countries, the film captures all the on and off-stage action from what became the highest-grossing tour ever by a black artist, and the eighth-highest-grossing tour of all time.
As well as hits like Crazy In Love, Cuff It and Drunk In Love, fans get to see Beyoncé’s creative battles, the impact of knee surgery, and how her daughter losing a tooth took precedence over anything that happens on stage.
Footage is taken from every date of the tour, often cutting seamlessly between different performances of the same song.
That allows Beyoncé to show off hundreds of costume changes, while capturing fleeting moments of spontaneity (and even the occasional mistake) in the meticulously-choreographed concert.
But the backstage footage is just as compelling.
Source: BBC
