{"id":33992,"date":"2016-09-01T18:40:55","date_gmt":"2016-09-01T22:40:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/wendybrandes.com\/blog\/?p=33992"},"modified":"2016-09-01T18:40:55","modified_gmt":"2016-09-01T22:40:55","slug":"throwback-thursday-a-cool-june-night-with-beyonce","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wendybrandes.com\/blog\/2016\/09\/throwback-thursday-a-cool-june-night-with-beyonce\/","title":{"rendered":"Throwback Thursday: A Cool June Night With Beyonc\u00e9"},"content":{"rendered":"

The MTV Video Music Awards<\/a> have kept Beyonc\u00e9 on my mind, so it’s a good day to finally do my Beyonc\u00e9 concert post.\u00a0 MrB and I caught the Formation Tour at New York’s Citi Field on June 7 — in between my return from the JCK jewelry trade show in Las Vegas<\/a> and our trip to Vienna<\/a>.<\/p>\n

We had floor seats very close to the center runway, so this was the closest I’ve been to Queen Bey (I’ve seen her perform three times before: With Destiny’s Child, solo<\/a>, and a guest appearance with Jay Z<\/a>.)<\/p>\n

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I’ve gotten addicted to being as close to the performer as possible at concerts. Seeing their expressions with your own eyes instead of on a giant video screen does make a difference.<\/p>\n

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I was glad to be able to get a close look at the backup dancers too, because they were fierce.<\/p>\n

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I never get tired of aerial acrobatics during concerts.<\/p>\n

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It was chilly and very windy that night. I was shivering in jeans and a jacket. I hope adrenaline kept all the leotard-wearing performers warm.<\/p>\n

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\nPuffy shirt:<\/strong> Custom-made by Jean of Ghost Tailor<\/a> (2013<\/a>)
\nDenim jacket:<\/strong> Vintage Kikit (bought from eBay in 2015)<\/em>
\nJeans:<\/em><\/strong> Madewell (2016<\/a>)<\/em>
\nBoots:<\/strong> Helmut Lang (pre-2005)<\/em>
\nUgly bag:<\/strong> Purchased in Costa Rica (2015)<\/em><\/p>\n

I remembered this weather fondly a few weeks later when we saw Paul Simon during a monsoon<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The MTV Video Music Awards have kept Beyonc\u00e9 on my mind, so it’s a good day to finally do my Beyonc\u00e9 concert post.\u00a0 MrB and I caught the Formation Tour at New York’s Citi Field on June 7 — in between my return from the JCK jewelry trade show in Las Vegas and our trip…<\/p>\n

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