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BIG GIGS

More is more for new generation of stadium stars

was lucky enough to become one of the first people in the world, give or take 60,000 or so others, to experience the opening night of Beyoncé’s stunning Renaissance world tour at Stockholm’s Friends Arena. Predicted to gross close to £2 billion by the end of its run, which will make it by far the most profitable concert tour ever, it took the stadium pop arms race to a new level with a giant screen as wide as a football pitch, dancing robots, a flying white horse

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