Never let it be said that Beyoncé fans are not some of the most extra people on the planet.
A couple hundred (or possibly thousand) or so of them descended on the University of Texas earlier today after Ellen DeGeneres promised Grammys tickets to the best Bey costume.
Hey @UTAustin! If you’ve ever wanted to go to the #Grammys, get your Beyonce costume together. Right now.
— Ellen DeGeneres (@TheEllenShow) February 7, 2017
And good LORD, did people deliver. Did they just have these costumes lying around? Are they leftover from Halloween? I refuse to believe even the most ardent Bey stan could find a replica of her iconic ‘Hold Up‘ dress in the space of 45 minutes.
But the point is, they delivered. You could even say they got in formation (sorry), busting out costumes ranging from ‘Lemonade‘ to ‘I Am… Sasha Fierce‘ to her v. v. recent pregnancy photos. Take a look:
@TheEllenShow @UTAustin AS FAST AS YOU NEED pic.twitter.com/6odtTUeSTA
— Camille Brooks (@CamilleAnnette) February 7, 2017
@TheEllenShow @UTAustin get in formation photo of @chaleriavavez pic.twitter.com/P3HufDhEV4
— Smella (@ella_oceann) February 7, 2017
All for @TheEllenShow #GRAMMYs #beyonce @Beyonce this is way harder to pull off than I thought!!! @UTAustin #Longhorns pic.twitter.com/1O8zJLDkZc
— JoeyBooker (@joey_booker) February 7, 2017
@Jade_FW @TheEllenShow @UTAustin pic.twitter.com/RFcLxWltKd
— Lex ??? (@TatumAlexis) February 7, 2017
SG president @kevinhelgren is the backdrop for women and gender studies freshman Sarah Ogunmuyiya @thedailytexan pic.twitter.com/2L29rnqe55
— Lisa Dreher (@lisa_dreher97) February 7, 2017
So many people dressed as Queen @Beyonce!#beyonce #theellenshow @TheEllenShow pic.twitter.com/Aerz640s7W
— Katie McNeil (@thekatiemcneil) February 7, 2017
@TheEllenShow @UTAustin My friend Jackie and I have got to win this pic.twitter.com/xOnac4NRFL
— Meade Farris Sawaya (@ReadMeadeTweets) February 7, 2017
@TheEllenShow @UTAustin pick meeeee pic.twitter.com/a6lMVTTwVk
— Paul Ryan (@perolikePR) February 7, 2017
.@TheEllenShow @UTAustin pic.twitter.com/185CaYLqom
— Helga G. Pataki (@lexdanielle) February 7, 2017
A circle has formed around mock Beyoncé and Jay-Z acting out “Drunk in Love” @thedailytexan pic.twitter.com/By6FuEazVG
— Lisa Dreher (@lisa_dreher97) February 7, 2017
@TheEllenShow @UTAustin listen Ellen… I can’t skip class but I think I nailed it with the Beyoncé costume #GetJuliaToTheGrammys ???????? pic.twitter.com/142oSFuwcw
— Julia Wilson (@J_Dubbbb96) February 7, 2017
@TheEllenShow @UTAustin CHOOSE HELMS!! pic.twitter.com/PJFuEBbmJL
— grace pfeffer (@gpfefffff) February 7, 2017
@TheEllenShow told us to dress up like @Beyonce….so that’s what we did #UTAustin ??????#AllHail #slay pic.twitter.com/7NmIxh9k79
— Claire Shaug (@ClaireShaug) February 8, 2017
At least one fan got lucky with the tix.
thank you @TheEllenShow for sending me to the Grammy’s!!! ?????? pic.twitter.com/795FUellxF
— cwang (@collinwang) February 8, 2017
The Grammys is next Monday folks (our time), and it’ll be Beyoncé’s first performance since revealing she’s carrying a pair of bubs in her stomach, which is where babies live. Look out for the giant thrown she’ll inevitably be carried in on.
Photo: Twitter / Lisa Dreher.
