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1 of 31Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour at Citi Field in New York City on June 7, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
2 of 31Scene from Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Glasgow on July 8, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
3 of 31Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in St. Louis, 2016.13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment -
4 of 31Beyoncé makes a costume change during the Formation World Tour in Nashville, on Oct. 3, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
5 of 31Beyoncé's mic, backstage at the Formation World Tour in Boston, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
6 of 31Beyoncé takes the stage during her Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 27, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
7 of 31Dancers onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
8 of 31Fans at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Barcelona on Aug. 4, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
9 of 31Scene from Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 27, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
10 of 31Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Dublin, on July 9, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
11 of 31Fans at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Manchester, U.K., on July 6, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
12 of 31A Beyoncé-inspired manicure at the Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on July 30, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
13 of 31Backstage in the wardrobe room at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Philadelphia on Oct. 1, 2016Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
14 of 31Wardrobe and stylists at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Los Angeles on Sept. 15, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
15 of 31Dancers warm up for Beyoncé's Formation World Tour at Met Life Stadium in New Jersey on Oct. 7, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
16 of 31Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Cardiff, Wales, on June 30, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
17 of 31Beyoncé is transported backstage in St Louis during the Formation World Tour, 2016.Daniela Vesco-Parkwood Entertainment -
18 of 31A moment of prayer backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Santa Clara, Calif., on Sept. 17, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
19 of 31Jay-Z performs at the Formation World Tour, 2016.13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment -
20 of 31Backstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Pasadena, Calif., on May 14, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
21 of 31Dancers onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
22 of 31Beyoncé performs onstage at the Formation World Tour, 2016.13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment -
23 of 31Beyoncé at the Formation World Tour, 2016.Daniela Vesco-Parkwood Entertainment -
24 of 31Pyrotechnics at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Copenhagen, Denmark, on July 24, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
25 of 31Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Chicago on May 28, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
26 of 31Beyoncé's Formation World Tour in Barcelona, Aug. 3, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
27 of 31Beyoncé performs for the crowd in Amsterdam during the Formation World Tour 2016.13th Witness—Parkwood Entertainment -
28 of 31Beyoncé and Jay-Z onstage during the Formation World Tour, East Rutherford, N.J., October 8, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
29 of 31Dancers splash water onstage at Beyoncé's Formation World Tour, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
30 of 31Beyoncé onstage at the Formation World Tour in Frankfurt, Germany, on July 30, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment -
31 of 31Beyoncé sings to the crowd onstage during the Formation World Tour in Nashville on Oct. 3, 2016.Andrew White—Parkwood Entertainment
This summer, Beyoncé crisscrossed the world — from Seattle to Baltimore, Stockholm to Barcelona, Dublin to Milan — on her sold-out Formation World Tour.
From April to October, five official tour photographers captured the 2016 Person of the Year runner-up’s every move as she danced, marched and sashayed across the stage.
Daniela Vesco, Robin Harper, 13thWitness, Mason Poole and Andrew White followed Beyoncé‘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.
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