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Evening Standard
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Amy Francombe

FOUND: The story behind beyonce s local looks at controversial multi million pound dubai concert - What They Never Told You

Beyoncé headlines the Grand Reveal of Dubai's newest luxury hotel, Atlantis The Royal

(Picture: Kevin Mazur / Getty Images for Atlantis The Royal)

Beyoncé’s first performance in four years (with a rumoured $24 million [£20 m] price tag) was always going to be epic — but the 60-minute show at the Atlantis The Royal’s opening party far surpassed expectations.

On Saturday (January 21), VIPs, influencers, and journalists — including mogul Jay Z, Kendall Jenner, British Vogue editor-in-chief Edward Enninful, Black Panther star Letitia Wright, actress Rebel Wilson, and former One Direction singer Liam Payne — were invited to celebrate the seven-star landmark’s grand reveal. The mega resort, which has been eight years in the making, features 17 celebrity-run restaurants, a shop that sells original Picassos, a 21-foot high aquarium filled with 4,000 moon jellyfish, and 360-degree views of the Arabian Gulf and Dubai skyline.

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