Beyoncé Performs in D.C After FedEx Field Issues Shelter-in-Place Order

Concertgoers for Beyoncé’s Renaissance World Tour who showed up early and all ready for Sunday’s show at FedEx Field in North Englewood, Maryland, neighboring Washington, D.C. were met with terrible weather conditions. The attendees were told to shelter in place due to heavy lightning in the area ahead of showtime. A warning for shelter-in-place was issued at around 6:30 p.m. ET where the news was posted on FedEx Field’s official Twitter account instructing fans how to proceed during this terrible weather condition.

 The statement said, “Due to lightning in the area, we are currently under a shelter-in-place order. Fans outside of gates and in the parking lots are asked to return to their cars. All fans inside of the stadium are asked to shelter in place under covered concourse areas and ramps until further notice.” Then at 8:25 p.m. an update stating “all clear” was posted on the official Twitter page of FedEx Field. The stadium posted, “Fans may return to their seats.” This show was the second date at the same venue as Beyoncé‘s Renaissance World Tour. local reporters and fans who were present at the venue shared clips on social media of the downpour and how concertgoers were taking shelter at the stadium on Saturday night.

Around 50,000 concertgoers were instructed and then forced to huddle together under the stadium’s cover as the copious rain poured down and the raging storm was overheard. This caused a delay in the concert’s start and as a result, it was announced that the Metro service hours would be extended. This was specifically changed for the tens of thousands of concert attendees who used public transport to reach the venue and then back home. The cost of the extension that was done for the Beyoncé fans cost around $100,000 approximately was covered by the Renaissance World Tour itself.

 The show was nothing short of the entertaining night of the year as the fans noted that when Beyoncé performed her “Break My Soul (The Queens Remix)”, she continued her name-checks the running list of iconic Black women entertainers in the industry. What surprised everyone was as she took the names of Nina Simone, Erykah Badu, Lizzo, Lauryn Hill, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliot, and Aretha Franklin, among several others, she this time included Lizzo’s name again. This came as a surprise as on the tour’s stop in Boston on Tuesday, Queen Bey seemed to have switched up the lyrics “Badu, Lizzo, Kelly Row” and repeated “Badu” four times. At that time it seemed as the after-effect of the controversy that is going on surroundingLizzo.

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