Renaissance World Tour: 'I saw Beyonc five times in a month'

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2023-06-09 23:47:47  • 3 mins

By Jordan Kenny

BBC Newsbeat

Getting a shout-out from your hero in front of more than 60,000 people is something most people can only dream about.

But for Bilal Rouabah it became a reality when Beyonc pointed right at him and said: "You motivate me, I see you're back again."

To be fair to Queen Bey, she would've done well to miss superfan Bilal - it was his fifth time at her Renaissance World Tour in less than a month.

And he obviously captured the once-in-a-lifetime moment on video, which has been viewed a million times on Twitter.

So how do you react when Beyonc recognises you at her gig?

"I completely lost it, I couldn't believe it. So I just fell to my knees screaming," Bilal tells BBC Newsbeat.

"It was a really special moment and one that I will remember for the rest of my life.

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