Photos: Beyoncé takes over Charlotte

People lined up outside of Bank of America Stadium starting at 5:30am, per stadium staff.

Why it matters: Because Beyoncé.

• It took five days to set up the stage, more than 2,600 employees, 89 trucks and 18 crew buses, Axios’ Ashley Mahoney reported. 
• The sold-out concert is expected to bring a business boom to Uptown, Axios’ Katie Peralta Soloff wrote. 

Here are a few ‘fit checks of the VIP line taken before the show.