Beyonce and Jay-Z team up for 36-date world tour, including Philadelphia and D.C. stops

If you were a bummed out member of the Beyhive when Firefly Music Festival's 2018 line-up dropped, we now know why this wasn't the year for Beyonce's Firefly debut.

The pop queen will be touring England with her husband and hip-hop icon Jay-Z on Firefly weekend, it was revealed Monday.

The power couple announced a 36-date world tour dubbed "On the Run II," a sequel to their 2014 expedition, which included a show at Citizen Bank Park in Philadelphia.

This time around, the duo is upgrading to the larger Lincoln Financial Field for a Philadelphia show Monday, July 30. Two days prior -- Saturday, July 28 -- is their performance at FedEx Field in Washington, D.C.

Tickets go on sale Monday, March 19. For members of Beyonce's fan club, the aforementioned Beyhive, and subscribers to the TIDAL music service, there will be a pre-sale on Wednesday at 9 a.m.

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Also announced on Monday: The Grand will host comedian Kathleen Madigan on Friday, Nov. 2. Tickets, $32-$39, go on sale Friday at 10 a.m.

Madigan's "Bothering Jesus" tour stopped there last March. This time around, she's on her new "Boxed Wine and Bigfoot tour."

Read our fun Q&A with her last year, which ran just ahead of her Grand performance.

Last week, The Freeman Stage announced part of its summer lineup. Coming to Selbyville this summer are Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers, Smokey Robinson, Jeff Foxworthy, Leslie Odom, Jr., The Beach Boys, Vince Gill and many others.

This was round one of the venue’s announcement, with more to come as the season nears. Tickets go on sale March 26.

Here are other other headliners are coming our way.

DELAWARE
March 20: The English Beat at The Queen. Tickets start at $26.
March 28: Drive-By Truckers at The Queen. Tickets start at $25.
April 20: Nellie McKay at Arden Gild Hall. Tickets start at $25.
April 29: Comedian Brian Regan. Tickets start at $46.
May 8: Ani DiFranco with Gracie and Rachel. Tickets start at $31.
May 11: Comedian Lisa Lampanelli. Tickets start at $36.
May 24: Russell Dickerson at the Rusty Rudder. Tickets start at $20.
May 25: St. Vincent at The Queen. Tickets start at $39.50.
June 1: Smokey Robinson at The Freeman Stage. Tickets start at $55, and go on sale March 26.
June 6: Manchester Orchestra at The Queen. Tickets start at $23.50.
June 14-17: Eminem, Kendric Lamar, The Killers, Arctic Monkeys and more at Firefly Music Festival. Tickets start at $269 for the four-day festival.
June 30: Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers with The Wood Brothers at the Freeman Stage. Tickets start at $35, and go on sale March 26.
July 8: Leslie Odom, Jr., at The Freeman Stage. Tickets start at $45, and go on sale March 26.
Aug. 3: The Beach Boys at The Freeman Stage. Tickets start at $40, and go on sale March 26.
Aug. 11: Vince Gill at The Freeman Stage. Tickets start at $50, and go on sale March 26.
Longwood Gardens (Kennett Square, Pa.)
June 13: Rhiannon Giddens in the Open Air Theatre. Tickets start at $31, and go on sale to the public March 14 at 9 a.m.
June 17: Audra McDonald in the Open Air Theatre. Tickets start at $47, and go on sale to the public March 14 at 9 a.m.
Aug. 14: Ladysmith Black Mambazo in the Open Air Theatre. Tickets start at $33, and go on sale to the public March 14 at 9 a.m.
Aug. 19: Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox in the Open Air Theatre. Tickets start at $40, and go on sale to the public March 14 at 9 a.m.

PHILADELPHIA
March 20: Miguel at The Fillmore. Tickets start at $39.
March 23: Demi Lovato & DJ Khaled at Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $29.95.
March 24: Dan Auerbach at Union Transfer. Tickets start at $62.
April 2: Lorde at Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $35.90.
April 13: Pink at the Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $47.45.
May 12: Marshmello at Festival Pier. Tickets start at $39.
May 25: Khalid at Festivel Pier at Penns Landing. Tickets start at $50.
June 2: Justin Timberlake at Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $49.50.
June 5: Tim McGraw and Faith Hill at Royal Farms Arena. Tickets start at $66.
June 9: Kenny Chesney and Thomas Rhett at Lincoln Financial Field. Tickets start at $77.
June 13: U2 at Wells Fargo Center.
June 15: Harry Styles with Kacey Musgraves at the Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $39.50.
June 16: Paul Simon at the Wells Fargo Center.
July 12: Shania Twain at the Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $39.95.
July 14: Taylor Swift at Lincoln Financial Field. Tickets start at $50.
July 31 & Aug. 1: Radiohead at the Wells Fargo Center.
Dec. 17: Justin Timberlake at Wells Fargo Center. Tickets start at $49.50.

CAMDEN, N.J.
July 7: Foo Fighters at BB&T Pavilion. Tickets start at $100.
July 11: Steely Dan with The Doobie Brothers at BB&T Pavilion. Tickets start at $25.
July 19: Zac Brown Band at the BB&T Pavilion. Tickets start at $35.
July 27: David Byrne & Sylvan Esso at BB&T Pavilion. Tickets start at $55.
 
BALTIMORE
March 30: Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band at the Royal Farms Arena. Tickets start at $49.50.
June 4 & 5: Khalid at Pier Six Concert Pavilion. Tickets start at $59.
 
WASHINGTON, D.C.
June 24: Harry Styles with Kacey Musgraves at the Capital One Arena. Tickets start at $39.50.
July 10: Taylor Swift at FedEx Field.

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