Rain, lightning and possible floods? Nothing can stop Queen Bey or her fans

After a Flood Watch and lightning scare, Beyoncé said the show must go on during the second night of her Renaissance Tour at FedEx Field.

Over 60,000 concert-goers at FedEx Field were under a shelter in place order at 6:40 p.m. due to lightning in the area. The stadium announced in a tweet that fans inside were being asked to shelter under covered concourse and ramp areas, while concert-goers that were still outside were told to go back to their cars.

Nearly two hours later, fans were told they could return to their seats, with an all clear from the stadium at 8:25 p.m.

WMATA says the Tour is covering costs to extend the Metro Silver Line for an extra hour early Monday morning due to the inclement weather delay, with fans able to catch a last train at the Morgan Boulevard stop at 1:04 a.m. Riders can also transfer to the Blue Line from the last Silver train at Metro Center, and late night trains should be available at transfer stations according to the Metro.

WMATA said the additional hour, and keeping all 98 stations open for exiting customers, cost the Tour about $100,000.

Hold Up #Beyhive, Metro & Renaissance Tour will extend the last train by an extra hour to weather the storm. The last Silver Line train toward Ashburn tonight will now depart Morgan Boulevard at 1:04 a.m. Learn more: https://t.co/pbsSabetaC #wmata pic.twitter.com/qVU6tiSmUy

— Metro Forward (@wmata) August 7, 2023

Queen Bey has been known to still perform in a rainstorm during the Renaissance Tour.

She performed in Edinburgh’s Murrayfield stadium during heavy downpour and said to her team “we’re gonna make lemonade out of these lemons” during a pre-show prayer in North Carolina before she finished her set in the rain.

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