In February, Javier Ortiz, the president of the Miami Fraternal Order of Police, Lodge #20, said his union had voted to boycott the first stop on Beyonce’s Formation World Tour because of the supposed “anti-police message” in her “Formation” video and Super Bow performance.
He urged all officers to do the same. The tour kicks off tonight at the city’s Marlins Park and, despite his efforts, the boycott was not successful.
Miami Police Department spokesman Officer Ernest Lawrence told the New Times, “There was no one who had to be put in on a voluntary basis,” and “The concert will be fully staffed.”