Beyoncé's World Tour Kicked Off with Balmain and ‘Boycott Beyoncé’ Merch

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With all the excitement surrounding Lemonade's premiere last month, it's easy to forget that — oh yeah, there's a world tour, too. On April 27th, Beyoncé kicked off her long-awaited, 41-stop Formation tour in Miami with custom looks, cheeky merch, and (obviously) incredible music.

According to reports, in between songs like "Sorry" and "Run the World," her band also played Prince's "Purple Rain" as a special tribute, while the audience sang along. Beyoncé also reportedly dedicated her final song, "Halo," to Jay Z and Blue Ivy, saying "I want to dedicate this song to my beautiful husband. I love you so much. Blue, I love you so much."

Then, there was the fashion. Bey shared this video, where you can see her first look in motion:

A video posted by Beyoncé (@beyonce) on Apr 27, 2016 at 5:49pm PDT

DSquared2 founders Dean and Dan Caten shared the sketch of the look they created for her, which is made of a Victorian-inspired embroidered bustier with velvet, puff-shouldered embroidered sleeves, a broad-brimmed hat, and leather and lace gloves:

A photo posted by Dan and Dean Caten (@dsquared2) on Apr 27, 2016 at 7:59pm PDT

Here it is on stage, alongside the opening bars of "Formation":

A video posted by Dan and Dean Caten (@dsquared2) on Apr 27, 2016 at 9:30pm PDT

A closer look:

A video posted by Dan and Dean Caten (@dsquared2) on Apr 28, 2016 at 3:39am PDT

Later on in the performance, Bey and her dancers changed into white bodysuits by Balmain:

Photo: Frank Micelotta/Parkwood Entertainment via Getty Images

According to the brand, the custom-made suit is made with embroidered French lace with pearls and embellished silk ruffles:

A photo posted by BALMAIN (@balmain) on Apr 28, 2016 at 12:30am PDT

Next up, this Roberto Cavalli black crystal body suit with tiger print boots:

A photo posted by Roberto Cavalli (@roberto_cavalli) on Apr 28, 2016 at 2:09am PDT

Queen @beyonce slayed at the opening of #TheFormationWorldTour in a #RobertoCavalli by @peter_dundas custom made all over black crystal embroidered body suit with gold metallic thread detailing paired with tiger printed cuissard boots in velvet. #Lemonade #Beyonce #CavalliGirl #CavalliCrew

A photo posted by Roberto Cavalli (@roberto_cavalli) on Apr 28, 2016 at 2:56am PDT

There was this Gucci look, which combined a geometric red bodysuit and a 'GucciGhost' mink fur coat:

Photo: Courtesy Gucci

Gucci also created this custom panther bodysuit for her May 7th performance in Houston:

Photo: Larry Busacca/PW /Getty Images

While performing "Daddy Lessons" in Houston, Bey wore this Adrienne Landau custom floor-length coat, which you can watch dance in the video below:

The same night, she also wore this bodysuit by Givenchy by Riccardo Tisci haute couture, along with Alexandre Vaulthier boots:

Photo: Larry Busacca/PW /Getty Images

The 'Formation' looks aren't just limited to the star herself, however. The Beyhive also shared a photo of the tour merch available for fans, which includes t-shirts and phone cases that say "Boycott Beyoncé," a nod to the people who called for a boycott of the singer after they deemed her Super Bowl performance "anti-police."

More #FormationWorldTour merchandise! pic.twitter.com/KDUHnRi6yX

— THE BEYHIVÉ (@TheBeyHiveTeam) April 27, 2016