Kicking off her Formation world tour in Miami last night, Beyoncé took a stand against her haters - by selling ‘Boycott Beyoncé’ merchandise.
Bey kicked off her tour with an epic 35 song show - honouring Prince, as well as debuting tracks from her huge surprise new album, Lemonade.
According to fan pictures from the show, merchandise carrying the slogan included T-shirts and phone cases, which are available to buy exclusively at her shows. The people taking a stand against the worldwide sensation will not be happy when they realise not only is Beyoncé herself laughing at the ridiculous campaign against her, but even profiting from it.
Beyoncé is selling BOYCOTT BEYONCÉ t-shirts as tour merch 😂 pic.twitter.com/zjD3HcV7XG
— Beyoncé Australia (@BeyonceAUS) April 27, 2016
#FormationWorldTour backstage pic.twitter.com/9D4N54kxHJ
— Beyoncé Australia (@BeyonceAUS) April 27, 2016
The movement was likely influenced by the call of the Miami police force to boycott the performers show, refusing to provide security for her sell-out tour. The attempted boycott was discussed following her “anti-police” message after her controversial Formation performance at Super Bowl 50.
Ahead of the claims that the star was entirely anti-police, Beyoncé claimed that "anyone who perceives my message as anti-police is completely mistaken,” before continuing to say "I have so much admiration and respect for officers and the families of officers who sacrifice themselves to keep us safe. But let's be clear: I am against police brutality and injustice. Those are two separate things."
No stranger to merchandise sales, Beyoncé recently released her own line of active wear, Ivy Park, available from retailers Topshop, Nordstorm and Zalando. According to Topshop Australia, Ivy Park is “one of the most successful launches of any brand we have ever had.”
Not only has the multi-talented Queen Bey released her own clothing line, she gave fans yet another surprise release last week – visual album, Lemonade. In addition to covering racial politics through the medium of music, Beyoncé also went on the discuss issues with her father and her supposed marriage troubles.
Billboard reports that the freshly released album is set to become number one, which would make this her sixth No.1 solo album.
You can catch Beyoncé on her Formation world tour on the dates below. Get tickets and more information here.
Tue June 28 2016 - SUNDERLAND Stadium Of Light
Thu June 30 2016 - CARDIFF Principality Stadium Cardiff
Sat July 02 2016 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Sun July 03 2016 - LONDON Wembley Stadium
Tue July 05 2016 - MANCHESTER Emirates Old Trafford Cricket Ground
Thu July 07 2016 - GLASGOW Hampden Park National Stadium
Sat July 09 2016 - DUBLIN Croke Park
