The Formation World Tour was met with rave reviews from critics, such as Kat Bein for "Rolling Stone" who described the show as "a prime example of entertainment and a vision of an artist at her apex" and "a visual feast as well as an emotional tour de force, packed with fireworks, confetti, rearranging stage designs and aerial dancers." The Formation World Tour won Tour of the Year at the 2016 American Music Awards, was included in "Rolling Stone"'s 50 Greatest Concerts of the Last 50 Years list in 2017, and was named the best tour of the decade (2010s) by "Consequence of Sound" in 2019.