Beyoncé paid $100,000 to keep trains running for an extra hour after severe weather delayed the start of her Renaissance tour near Washington, DC
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Ayomikun Adekaiyero
Aug 7, 2023, 16:28 IST
Beyoncé performs during the Renaissance World Tour on May 10, 2023 in Stockholm, Sweden.Kevin Mazur/Getty Images for Parkwood
Beyoncé paid $100,000 to keep trains running for an extra hour Sunday night in Washington, DC.
Her latest Renaissance World Tour show at FedEx Field was delayed due to lightning in the area.
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Beyoncé paid $100,000 to keep trains running for an extra hour after she was forced to delay the start of her latest Renaissance World Tour show near Washington, DC, Sunday night.
Beyoncé performed for a second time at the FedEx Field in North Englewood, Maryland, which is adjacent to Washington, DC, on the latest stop on her tour.
However, due to the extreme weather and lightning in the area before the show, the venue was forced to delay the start of the concert and tell fans to shelter in place.
Due to the late start, Beyoncé's team coordinated with the Washington Metropolitan Area Transit Authority to extend services for an extra hour so fans could get home after the concert, according to a Metro news release.
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Per the release, the extra hour was "funded by the Tour to cover the $100,000 cost to run more trains, keep all 98 stations open for customers to exit, and other operational expenses."
The last departure from the Morgan Boulevard station, the closest station to the concert venue, was delayed to 1:04 a.m., instead of 11:34 p.m., as the Metro had already extended services by 30 minutes before Beyoncé's team agreed to pay for an additional hour.
Maryland marked Beyoncé's 10th stop on the US leg of her world tour.
On Saturday, numerous outlets reported that Beyoncé re-added Lizzo's name to her list of tributes during a performance of "Break My Soul (Queen's Remix)."
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During the song, the "Cuff It" singer lists a series of Black women musicians, including Lizzo.
Other fans thought it was a response to Badu's Instagram Story last week in which she appeared to accuse Beyoncé of stealing her look with a wide-brimmed black hat, writing: "I guess I'm everybody's stylist."
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