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Bey receives universal acclaim for 1st second leg show
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It was a big night for her, the first time she had performed many of her new tracks, but she remained strikingly composed and confident throughout.
It’s not as if she needs to worry about her fans popping off for a loo break during the new songs – with the album selling 1 million copies within a week of release, they already know every word.
On stage, Beyonce barely paused for breath as she slickly segued from moody, atmospheric numbers like XO and Haunted to booty-shaking bangers like Flawless, which starts with a quote about feminism from Nigerian writer Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie and turns into a huge, powerful urban pop hit.
Along with the twee, catchy Pretty Hurts, the lyrics of Flawless touch on the pressure young girls are under to look as amazing as, well, Beyonce.
See, she has a social conscience as well as talent, charisma, a staggering work ethic and, yep, awe-inspiring thighs.
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5 stars
http://www.telegraph.co.uk/culture/m...ro-review.html
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The superstar's secret seven-hour all night rehearsal on Monday clearly paid off as the show was tightly produced, slickly delivered and dazzling to the extreme.
The majority of the venue's capacity was taken up with girls emulating aspects of Beyonce's signature glam style - whether it be sequins, big hair or high heels, their excitement adding to the electric atmosphere.
There is no frantic Miley-style twerking or Rihanna crotch-grabbing here, Beyonce effortlessly oozes sex appeal and even manages to make dutty-wining looks classy.
For the finale she delivers an emotional rendition of new song Heaven, confessing: "This is a special night, this is a special song."
And with a heartfelt thanks to her team, and, of course, her fans, she struts off into the night leaving us all hot and breathless.
Whether she's playing Sasha Fierce, Mrs Carter or Bootlicious Beyonce Queen Bey reigns supreme.
So in the presence of musical royalty there's nothing left to do except Bow Down B*****s.
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5 stars
http://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrit...lasgow-3168125
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In her career as with her live show, she keeps on moving on and you can't take your eyes or ears off her.
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5 stars
http://www.independent.co.uk/arts-en...w-9142788.html
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But when you're the sort of global superstar for whom flawless is as much a way of life as a song title, there are few limits to what you can get away with.
The curtain falls, five dancers rise up from the floor in their best impression of smoke and then Queen Bey herself arrives, looking impossibly serene in a jewel-encrusted gown.
Any grumps are dissolved with a single purred "Glasgow" before she launches into "Haunted" from her self-titled surprise pre-Christmas album, exuding class even once the heavy beat kicks in.
Carefully choreographed it may be, but there are enough Beyonces on stage tonight to give even those in the luxury seats a run for their money.
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5 stars
http://www.heraldscotland.com/arts-e...gow.1392939804
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Expected no less.
