Beyoncé gets in formation for a feminist tour de force

Beyoncé at Croke Park was a tour de force at every level.

On a muggy evening on Dublin’s northside, the world’s most fascinating popstar spliced together feminist battle-hymns, cathartic confessionals, and breathtaking spectacle.

There were fireworks, a vast rotating video screen, and a paddling pool in which Bey and her dancers dallied during a sensational denouement.