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# See Behind the Scenes Photos From Beyoncé’s Tour

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## TIME Staff


Dec 7, 2016 12:50 PM UTC

![Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on June 30, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc25ee27d8ba9f0ef/6988b1f0e20a87a89ba93737/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=3:2)

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on June 30, 2016.

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on June 30, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

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## TIME Staff


Dec 7, 2016 12:50 PM UTC

This summer, [Beyoncé](http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women/beyonce-51/) crisscrossed the world — from Seattle to Baltimore, Stockholm to Barcelona, Dublin to Milan — on her sold-out [Formation World Tour](http://time.com/4211466/beyonce-formation-world-tour-super-bowl-halftime-show/).

From April to October, five official tour photographers captured the [2016 Person of the Year runner-up’s](http://time.com/time-person-of-the-year-2016-beyonce-runner-up/) every move as she danced, marched and sashayed across the stage.

[Daniela Vesco](http://www.danielavesco.com), [Robin Harper](http://www.opusreps.com/photographers/71-Robin-Harper), [13thWitness](http://13thwitness.com), [Mason Poole](http://masonpoole.com) and [Andrew White ](http://www.andrewdwhitephoto.com/%5F)followed [Beyoncé](http://fortune.com/most-powerful-women/beyonce-51/)‘s crew as they built and dismantled an elaborate 60-foot-tall set in more than 40 cities in 15 countries.

See photos from the tour above.

![Backstage at Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour at Citi Field in New York City on June 7, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt186459394f181d73/6988b1ea5f570f91feb23792/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornation.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour at Citi Field in New York City on June 7, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Scene from Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in Glasgow on July 8, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt764cfd86346343a6/6988b1ea8fd2ee893a355176/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationa.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Scene from Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Glasgow on July 8, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Backstage at Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in St. Louis, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7040688389eb8fe8/6988b20e5f570f3f47b237ce/beyonce-formation-tour-poy-13th-9.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in St. Louis, 2016. 13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé makes a costume change during the Formation World Tour in Nashville, on Oct. 3, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc26317395db40d0d/6988b1ea0a4a2246859cc436/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationb.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé makes a costume change during the Formation World Tour in Nashville, on Oct. 3, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Boston, MA](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt918c5589ae368220/6988b1eb0b72e3e14e6ebf6e/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationc.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé's mic, backstage at the Formation World Tour in Boston, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé takes the stage during her Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 27, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0fed15898cd27337/6988b1ebe20a872fe0a9372e/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationd.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé takes the stage during her Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 27, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Dancers onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt5695297bc9e8d1b6/6988b1eb524fc084d9dfa714/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornatione.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dancers onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Fans at Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in Barcelona on Aug. 4, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltb22ff6c84b0f4f3e/6988b1ecab6d7723166ac2aa/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationf.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Fans at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Barcelona on Aug. 4, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Scene from Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 27, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt53f0b93ae1f05e02/6988b1eca988ca66da6ba5e8/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationh.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Scene from Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 27, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Dublin, on July 9, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0c2476af08aaf252/6988b1edcd1bba3d3b7034fc/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationi.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Dublin, on July 9, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Fans at Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in Manchester, U.K., on July 6, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0989ce56a8a1301b/6988b1ede20a8737ffa93732/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationj.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Fans at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Manchester, U.K., on July 6, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![A Beyoncé-inspired manicure at the Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on July 30, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt43343d651b77440c/6988b1ee428a9ebf64cd5355/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationk.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A Beyoncé-inspired manicure at the Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on July 30, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Backstage in the wardrobe room at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Philadelphia on Oct. 1, 2016](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltfa12bf3dcb865c00/6988b1ef0a4a2224959cc443/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationl.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Backstage in the wardrobe room at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Philadelphia on Oct. 1, 2016 Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Wardrobe and stylists at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltffac9e46dc0cf053/6988b1ef5f570f2039b2379e/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationm.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Wardrobe and stylists at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Dancers warm up for Beyoncé's Formation World Tour at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey  on Oct. 7, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt6583b82c5f632012/6988b1ef428a9e722acd535a/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationn.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dancers warm up for Beyoncé's Formation World Tour at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey on Oct. 7, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on June 30, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc25ee27d8ba9f0ef/6988b1f0e20a87a89ba93737/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationo.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on June 30, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé is transported backstage in St Louis during the Formation World Tour, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt0344f6f0e0db7979/6988b20d97cdff8eb26aecfc/beyonce-formation-2016-poy-daniela-vesco.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé is transported backstage in St Louis during the Formation World Tour, 2016. Daniela Vesco-Parkwood Entertainment

![A moment of prayer backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sept. 17, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt41356718c1ff1ff6/6988b1f07cdbacc6d1d567c2/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationp.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

A moment of prayer backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sept. 17, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Jay-Z performs at the  Formation World Tour, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blta0feb8984e619445/6988b20e86f68e4df86e2e0b/beyonce-poy-2016-formation-13thwitness-1.jpg?branch=production&width=1920&quality=75&auto=webp)

Jay-Z performs at the Formation World Tour, 2016. 13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment

![Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on May 14, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt23523b72a666b93f/6988b1f1a988cafb356ba5f2/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationq.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on May 14, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Dancers onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltf8e9e10175c96499/6988b1f1428a9e13fecd535e/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationr.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dancers onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Beyoncé performs onstage at the Formation World Tour, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt09fd8f788c953020/6988b20ee20a8713dca93763/beyonce-poy-2016-formation-13thwitness-3.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé performs onstage at the Formation World Tour, 2016. 13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé at the Formation World Tour, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2828d662d08b1afa/6988b20f86f68e36186e2e0f/beyonce-poy-2016-formation-daniela-vesco2.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé at the Formation World Tour, 2016. Daniela Vesco-Parkwood Entertainment

![Pyrotechnics at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 24, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt2cc9e66978879d1a/6988b1f17cdbac0aa3d567c6/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationt.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Pyrotechnics at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 24, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 28, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt7b197a0dcf531529/6988b1f2a988ca6ed26ba5fa/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationu.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 28, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour in Barcelona, Aug. 3, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd7445f5d2baa8833/6988b1f1ab6d7744766ac2ae/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornations.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Barcelona, Aug. 3, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé performs for the crowd in Amsterdam during the Formation World Tour 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt940f2c18e0923c43/6988b20de20a876d0ba9375e/beyonce-formation-poy-2016-13th8.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé performs for the crowd in Amsterdam during the Formation World Tour 2016. 13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment


![East Rutherford, NJ](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt73507b9126ba712a/6988b1f3cd1bbad244703508/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationw.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé and Jay-Z onstage during the Formation World Tour, East Rutherford, N.J., October 8, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Dancers splash water onstage at Beyoncé's  Formation World Tour, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltc03ca88614f6c8d2/6988b1f386f68e63956e2dea/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationx.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Dancers splash water onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

![Beyoncé onstage at the  Formation World Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltd222e196fee7b2ec/6988b1f4a988ca78f86ba5fe/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé onstage at the Formation World Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment


![Beyoncé sings to the crowd onstage during the  Formation World Tour in Nashville on Oct. 3, 2016.](https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltba2a91b04e6daf12/6988b1f4196cf4057303e359/beyonce-poy-andrew-white-2016-fornationz.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp)

Beyoncé sings to the crowd onstage during the Formation World Tour in Nashville on Oct. 3, 2016. Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment

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