Last night was a magical night for me. It was the first time I had ever seen Beyoncé live. For many of you that know me, I'm a huge Beyoncé fan. I know practically every song she's ever made. In the summer of 2014, I used to work out with my trainer in the park to her B'Day album. Every single time. When I was around 11 or 12 was the first time I remember seeing tickets for a Beyoncé tour. My family and I were in Las Vegas at the time and I remember begging them to go. But of course, I was 12, my parents had made other plans and tickets were not cheap.
With Beyoncé being such a big star, one of the biggest I'd say, getting tickets is not easy. All the times after that Las Vegas experience, I wanted and tried to get tickets. Yet, it never happened. When she announced her Formation tour, I was hyped. I knew I had to get tickets. I would do anything to get tickets. Yes, anything. When the tickets came out, I was in my sociology class. I sat on the computer in the back of the room refreshing the page for 45 minutes until, boom, tickets. I didn't care where I was sitting, I just needed tickets that wouldn't have me blowing my college fund out the window.
Fast forward to yesterday. The realization of seeing Beyoncé, the woman I love and aspire to be because perfection, didn't kick in until about an hour before. Even when I was in line buying her merchandise did I even come to the realization that "oh my god I'm seeing Beyoncé."
But as soon as she came out on the stage singing Formation, my emotions shattered and all hell broke loose. Most people would think I'm over exaggerating, but I promise you when she graced all 40 thousand of us on that stage, I cried. And it wasn't the only time I cried. I cried during the opening act when DJ Khaled brought out Snoop Dogg. I cried when Beyoncé so gracefully and soulfully sang 1+1. I cried when she ended with Halo and fireworks went off not just on stage, but in my heart.
Not only is Beyoncé a beautiful human and amazingly talented singer, but she is humble. Many times in between her songs she thanks everyone. She interacted with fans that got her VIP tickets. She held fans hands, let them sing, took pictures with them and grew in everyone's hearts. During one of her song breaks, she talked about being dedicated. She said how anyone can be her, singing on a stage to thousands of fans, as long as you stay true to who you are and don't let anyone tear you down. She talked about working hard. And she talked about her friends, family and of course, the fans.
I've seen many other artists give a show up to the quality of Beyoncé. I've seen them talk about their dedication, how the fans are their life and how thankful they are. But something about the way Beyoncé carries herself on stage, is truly incredible. She is a star and I am thankful for Beyoncé. Not just because her show was amazing and her music is too, but because she stays true to who she is, doesn't change according to what's popular in the industry and remains humble. Overall, coming from a crazed Beyoncé fan, The Formation World Tour was an angelic experience. But coming from another person in the crowd, Beyoncé will forever be truly inspiring.
