Beyonce followers have spoken of the "mind-blowing, memorable" second they noticed her dwell in Cardiff. The worldwide popstar kicked off the UK leg of her Renaissance tour on Wednesday, May 17.

Thousands of followers flocked to the Principality Stadium to see the star carry out. The present included video projections and animations, in addition to robotic gadgets, silver moon rovers and pyrotechnics, plus a number of extravagant outfit modifications from the singer.

Beyonce’s set record spanned her two-decade profession, together with tracks from final yr’s Renaissance album, together with Break My Soul and Cuff It. Throughout the efficiency the singer commanded the stage, smiling, laughing and at one level donning a striped black and gold bee outfit, paired with black gloves and sun shades, paying homage to her nickname – Queen Bey.

Fans described feeling “so lucky” to have secured tickets for Wednesday’s present and mentioned the ambiance had been “buzzing”.

Nicola Stacey Jones, 54, from Risca in Wales, informed PA that Beyonce’s voice was “like velvet”.

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“The atmosphere is electrifying, the music is vibrating around the stadium so your heart bounces. Beyonce is pitch perfect with moves to match,” she mentioned.

At the time she spoke to PA, the singer’s hit music Crazy In Love had been taking part in, at which level Ms Jones mentioned “everyone was on their feet”.

“It’s one of those tick box… mind-blowing, memorable moments – I was there sort of thing,” she mentioned.

Sian Blackham, a senior media supervisor for a charity, mentioned forward of the present tracks by Beyonce had been taking part in “in every bar” close to to the stadium.

“She’s an absolute icon,” she informed PA

Ms Blackham, 44, added: “I’m a huge Beyonce fan and have loved her since her career took off with Destiny’s Child.

“I’m with my best friend, goddaughter and her auntie. This is our fourth time seeing Beyonce together, the first since the pandemic.

“We feel so lucky to be at her first show in the UK and I’m super grateful to my best friend and goddaughter who secured the tickets – no easy feat.”

Ms Blackham mentioned she had hoped Beyonce would play her hit music Halo, which was performed for the primary dance at her marriage ceremony in September 2012.

She informed PA her husband Matt was now a Beyonce fan “by association”.

Asked why Beyonce continued to garner a lot assist from followers, she mentioned: “She’s a global icon, a powerhouse – such a talented and gifted artist.

“She’s a role model and inspiration. She’s for everyone.”

The Renaissance world tour is Beyonce’s first in seven years and she or he is because of carry out at different UK venues together with London’s Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, Murrayfield in Edinburgh and Sunderland’s Stadium of Light.

She kicked off the tour in Stockholm, Sweden, with an explosive present during which she welcomed followers “to the Renaissance”.

US enterprise journal Forbes beforehand estimated the tour might earn Beyonce greater than £1.6 billion.