Beyoncé kicks off Mrs Carter world tour with crowd-pleasers but no new material

Beyonce showed off this cheeky little number as her Mrs Carter world tour kicked off in Belgrade (Picture: Splash News)

Beyonce’s long-awaited Mrs Carter world tour has kicked off in Serbia with a show big on old favourites but lacking in new material.
The singer took to the stage in the capital, Belgrade, to perform a string of hits including  Single Ladies, Love On Top, Crazy In Love and Halo – accompanied by numerous costume changes.
And Destiny’s Child songs, including Survivor, also made it on to the set list – but there was no sign of her new track Grown Woman or Bow Down/I Been On which she recently released via her Tumblr page.
Despite the lack of new tracks, Beyonce kept fans happy with a spectacular show which saw her perform in a string of varying skimpy outfits.
Her costume changes ranged from a tiny white dress festooned with pearls by Ralph and Russo Couture, through to a sparkling blue catsuit and a black beaded mesh leotard.

 
However she raised the most eyebrows with a shiny gold bodysuit which came complete with fake breasts – giving the cheeky impression that she had arrived on stage in the nude.
The tour is due to take the singer to Croatia, Slovakia, the Netherlands and France before arriving in the UK and Ireland later this month.
She is due to play shows in Birmingham, Manchester and Dublin as well as six nights at London’s O2 Arena.
The European leg of Beyonce’s tour will end in Stockholm, Sweden, on May 29, and will be followed by a month’s break before the North American leg commences in late June, until August.


The tour comes two weeks after Bey' premiered her "Mirrors" Pepsi commercial, which teases a song "Grown Woman" to be featured on her forthcoming album. Beyoncé's next stop will be Zagreb, Croatia tomorrow (April 17) at Arena Zagreb. She begins the North American leg of the tour on June 28 in Los Angeles.
Check out the full setlist below:
1. "Run the World (Girls)"
2. "End of Time"
3. "Flaws and All"
4. "If I Were A Boy"/ "Bitter Sweet Symphony"
5. "Get Me Bodied"
6. "Baby Boy"
7. "Diva"
8. "Party"
9. "Dance for You" / Diplo's "Express Yourself" interlude
10. "Freakum Dress"
11. "I Care"
12. "I Miss You"
13. "Schoolin' Life"
14. "Why Don’t You Love Me"
15. "1+1"
16. "Irreplaceable"
17. "Love on Top
18. "Survivor
19. "Countdown
20. "Crazy In Love
21. "Single Ladies (Put A Ring On It)"
22. "I Was Here"
23. "I Will Always Love You"
24. "Halo"