My Beyoncé Experience

I have never experienced something so authentic and empowering in my life before, and I am actually quite sad to see something come to an end so suddenly. On the 2nd of July 2016 at Wembley Stadium, Molly and I, who I haven’t even known for a year, went to go see Beyoncé Giselle Knowles Carter; the queen herself. For one, I am glad I experienced this with Molly purely because I have never met someone that has shared the same emotion and love for her as much as I have. It’s so refreshing to hear someone else appreciate not just her lyrics and her voice, but her visuals and the amount of effort she puts into her performances. Molly seems to understand exactly how Beyoncé works and her capabilities. So for this case, I’m sure I chose the right gal.

Molly and I decided to arrive at Wembley at 11 and the laughter started as soon as I saw her on the end carriage at Tunbridge Wells train station. I don’t know what it is, but Molly just makes me laugh and I feel like she is me- just in another body. We understand each other and just laughed at everything one another had said. When I think of Molly and when I think of the Beyhive, I think of security and understanding. I think of hope and family. The thing that’s so magical about Beyoncé’s fans is that we are all so supportive of each other and will always help Bey when she needs it. I remember one time when Kid Rock attacked Bey for her musical strategies and the whole fan base bombarded his Instagram with bumble bee emoji’s- don’t fuck with us.

When the gates opened, I remember Molly holding my hand so tight and running towards the gates that open into the stadium. Molly and I had massive smiles on our face that stretched from one ear to the other, and I’m sure that if you put that rush is slow motion then shit would get real emotional. We ran to gate B as everyone ran to gate C (dumb ass Becky’s) and followed Christina (our new bff). When we got to the gate, I looked at Molly and she looked back whilst breathing heavily, but still grinning because of the experience that was like no other. We looked back and it was like survival of the fittest to see who will make it to the other side without any injuries. We were just amazed how we stood for hours and still made it this far. My legs were shaking at this point as I have never been so hyped and excited over a concert before. Finally, we scanned our tickets and the security guards checked our bags, but not very well which was worrying. However, we made it out alive so not complaining. Again, we ran to the next stage where everyone was waiting and anticipating what they were going to witness next. It was all so calm and everyone was talking to each other, until the stampede started again and it was suddenly survival of the fittest part 2. However, this time there were stairs involved. Not to mention that it was raining before so the ground was wet. We ran down those stairs and pushed and jumped over people like there was no tomorrow. We weren’t there to make friends so a push anad a shove became very personal. Molly was running so fast across the plastic football pitch, racing to get to the front barrier before someone else. The next thing I know is that Molly and I had made it to front and were witnessing the stampede behind us.

Suddenly, I had time to take everything in and felt a pain on my left ankle. I immediately knew that a member of the Beyhive had taken a vicious attack against a fellow member, who is myself (Exaggeration much). Molly and I were finally going to witness Beyoncé’s Formation World Tour from the front row; bitches be jealous. ‘Formation’ suddenly made an appearance and my heart was beating faster than ever. However, how could I notice my heartbeat when the base from the speakers pounded my chest more rapidly. I couldn’t believe that I was hearing Beyoncé’s voice in person and seeing her own flesh on stage rather than on T.V. Everything was no longer a dream, but reality. Her voice was was even dreamier. Her legs were sexier. Molly and I cried when Formation came on; purely because it was her first song and it was the first time I had heard her voice that was being projected into the same room as me. Everything was so fresh and organic. I wiped the tears and was now prepared for the next two hours that turned out to be the best two hours of my life. All the visuals were amazing and completely blew my mind because of how powerful and feminine they were. Seeing that these visuals were confirmed and processed by Beyoncé, who is a strong feminist is todays society, makes me feel immensely proud and privileged to be experiencing it. She has such a creative mind and has the best team ever. No wonder why she is called the best female pop vocalist. Put that in your lyrics, bitch.

My favourite song came on, which is of course ‘Me, Myself and I’, and I have never cried and felt so emotional and supported before in my life. It’s amazing to think what music can do to your emotions and the way you think. Beyoncé has made me understand relationships with a numerous amount of people- especially the people that mean the most to me. This song was sang very naturally and her voice penetrated my ears. As soon as she projected her voice and the vibrato spewed from her throat, I looked at Molly and our reactions were the same; jaw had dropped. I repeat - JAW HAD DROPPED. She never seems to sing emotional songs anymore at her concerts like she used to. Since she released “I am Sasha Fierce”, her style of music became sassy and upbeat. I love this new her, but I do really like the emotional side to her lyrics from “Bday”. I just couldn’t help but cry to this beautiful song.

All I can say is: Thank you for going at it on your own and splitting from Destiny’s child as this song could have never been written. The night proceeded and everything was getting better and better by the second. Her visuals, her dancers, her songs. EVERYTHING. Towards the end of the concert, confetti blasted from cannons and settled on the bodies of thousands of fans. This confetti went straight into mine and Molly’s pockets as a souvenir. Cheers Bey. Molly and I walked out of that stadium feeling empowered, loved and effected by what we had witnessed on the 2nd of July, 2016.

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