Above & Beyond

Country girl earns her Spurs as UK gigs begin

- BY LUCY NEEDHAM

THIS ain't Texas, this is Tottenham - but judging by the sea of denim and stetsons, Beyonce's fans have come ready for a hoedown.

Queen Bey is perched on a flying neon horseshoe to closer inspect the crowd on the first night of the British leg of her world tour.

"Thank you for all your beautiful outfits," she tells them.

While everyone is ready to party, before Bey appeared there were whispers about swathes of unsold seats.

But once the band kicks in with opening ballad American Requiem, it's clear only a handful of limited view seats are going spare. Some fans move to them to extend their dancefloor.