--- title: Beyonce Sneeze New York Concert Citifield Formation Tour description: Beyoncé sneezed, proving that even the queen has to sneeze like us mortals, and predictably, the internet lost its collective minds. canonical: https://time.com/4361423/beyonce-sneezed-concert/ author: Cady Lang article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2016-06-08T16:05:11.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-04-13T07:33:07.485Z og:title: Beyoncé Sneezed At A Concert and the Internet Had No Chill og:description: She sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker og:url: https://time.com/4361423/beyonce-sneezed-concert/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea3fb7a7c172b8ec/698896fdfb4eac614888dd79/beyonce-sneeze.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 2000 og:image:height: 1125 og:image:alt: Beyonce "The Formation World Tour" - New York City og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Beyoncé Sneezed At A Concert and the Internet Had No Chill twitter:description: She sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea3fb7a7c172b8ec/698896fdfb4eac614888dd79/beyonce-sneeze.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Beyoncé Sneezed During Her Concert and the Internet Had Zero Chill > Sponsored content. 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Every edition is assembled by TIME editors rather than generated automatically.  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 8, 2016 4:05 PM UTC  NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Citi Field (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage For Parkwood Entertainment) NEW YORK, NY - JUNE 07: Entertainer Beyonce performs on stage during "The Formation World Tour" at the Citi Field (Photo by Larry Busacca/PW/WireImage For Parkwood Entertainment) Larry Busacca/PW—WireImage For Parkwood Entertain  by [Cady Lang](https://time.com/author/cady-lang/)  ## Cady Lang Jun 8, 2016 4:05 PM UTC While playing a sold-out concert during her [_Formation_](http://time.com/4299631/dj-khaled-will-open-for-beyonce-on-her-formation-tour/)World Tour on Tuesday night at New York’s CitiField, [Beyoncé](http://time.com/70716/beyonce-2014-time-100/) proved that even a queen has to sneeze sometimes—like a mere mortal. At one point during her performance, the [_Lemonade_](http://time.com/4305890/beyonce-lemonade-album-review/)diva paused before singing her hit, “Love On Top,” to let loose a brief sneeze that elicited a crowd-wide “Bless you!” and a rush of cheers. Naturally, the Internet had plenty to say about the sneeze and lost no time in doing so, with responses running the gamut from joy to jealousy. As one fan observed, only Bey-sus could command cheers with a single sneeze. > [](https://twitter.com/MadisonTelles/status/740381808991309828) Others were excited that Bey knew the correct etiquette for sneezing in public. > [](https://twitter.com/harryhateskale/status/740415978081800192) Some were sad that they missed out on the sure-to-be iconic moment. > [](https://twitter.com/MimieZaforas/status/740396467517566976) Still others were just in awe of the queen. > [](https://twitter.com/aaronmedwards/status/740415269525454848) ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4361423/beyonce-sneezed-concert/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4361423/beyonce-sneezed-concert/"},"headline":"Beyoncé Sneezed During Her Concert and the Internet Had Zero Chill","datePublished":"2016-06-08T16:05:11.000Z","dateModified":"2026-04-13T07:33:07.485Z","description":"She sneezed on the beat and the beat got sicker","url":"https://time.com/4361423/beyonce-sneezed-concert/","keywords":["Newsfeed","Entertainment","Music","Beyonce","celebrity"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea3fb7a7c172b8ec/698896fdfb4eac614888dd79/beyonce-sneeze.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Cady Lang","jobTitle":null,"url":"https://time.com/author/cady-lang/"}],"articleSection":"","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltea3fb7a7c172b8ec/698896fdfb4eac614888dd79/beyonce-sneeze.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - New York City","caption":"Beyonce \"The Formation World Tour\" - New York City","creditText":"Larry Busacca/PW—WireImage For Parkwood Entertain","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/tag/time-section-newsfeed/","name":"Newsfeed"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/4361423/beyonce-sneezed-concert/","name":"Beyoncé Sneezed During Her Concert and the Internet Had Zero Chill"}}]}] ```