The beehive is abuzz with speculation about a potential Beyoncé tour in Australia after the Grammy-winning artist announced she’d be taking Cowboy Carter on the road.
Still mourning Australia’s absence from the Renaissance Tour schedule, a renewed sense of hope surged through online discourse and fan accounts, giving fans hope that their luck might soon change.
After all, not only was Australia left off the 56-date Renaissance schedule that involved stopovers in 39 cities around the world, but we’ve also been left to watch from the sidelines as Beyoncé took to the stage for her 2016 Formation shows, and subsequent On The Run II Tour in 2018.
In fact, the last time Beyoncé toured Australia was over a decade ago, when she travelled down under for her Mrs. Carter Show World Tour in 2013. Before that, we were graced with her sold out I Am… stint in 2009.
For context, in the twelve years since she last toured Australia, seminal works such as Lemonade, Renaissance, and her record-breaking Cowboy Carter, have all been released, while her Southern-Hemisphere stans remain hopeful that we’ll soon be part of that performer’s plan.
Surely after such a long time between visits, we’re finally due for visit from Queen Bey?
Here’s everything we know about the potential Beyoncé tour making its way down under in 2025.
Is Beyoncé Going To Tour In 2025?
Following on from the global sensation that was the Renaissance Tour, which spanned 56 performances across 39 cities, with an estimated attendee rate of 2.7 million fans, it was thought to signal the end of Australia’s hopes for a set of local shows.
The tour was due to run from May to September and covered Europe and North America, but no Australian or Asia-Pacific dates were announced.
“Beyoncé, I’d like to remind you that Australia is in the world…” one fan posted on X, formerly known as Twitter.
Along the way, we’d been drip-fed morsels of promise by way of anonymous tip offs back in March 2024, where an event insider told a major Melbourne radio station that a Beyoncé tour was on the horizon.
“I work in the major events space and the word on the street is that Beyoncé is coming to town later this year,” the message read. “We all know the concerts at the MCG work… Ed Sheeran, Taylor Swift. It’s been the biggest shows of their careers.”
But alas, it wasn’t to be, or at least, not for 2024 anyway.
Instead, fans had to find solace in social media takeaways and a dedicated documentary that received an Australian release – albeit a brief one.
Is Beyoncé Coming To Australia For Cowboy Carter?
Just when we thought all hope was lost, Beyoncé announced plans to hit the road for Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitin’ Circuit Tour, sending the local Beehive into a state.
Dates were announced for cities that covered Los Angeles, Chicago, London, New York, Houston, Paris, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Washington D.C. but notably absent from the live show list was – surprise , surprise – Australia.
Between the tour’s announcement on February 3 and mid-March, there’s been no word to additional dates, or cities added, but that’s not to say it’s off the table.
This isn’t our first rodeo and Australians are used to being the last leg of most international touring circuits – largely due to the sheer distance that sits between us and some of the world’s biggest artists. The bigger the travel time, the larger the budget needed, and sadly, Australia dates can come at a huge financial cost to would-be performers – regardless of their level of fame.
In saying that, we know the lure of an Australian summer is a huge draw card for international artists, and with her global dates finishing up around July 14 in Atlanta, it does leave room for an end-of-year sojourn to the southern hemisphere.
One thing’s for certain, we’ll be keeping our eyes on any updates and sharing them here if it happens. Until then, we’ll be manifesting an Australia tour miracle for later this year.
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