“But Beyoncé has centered Houston and her roots in everything that she has done.” “Sometimes people from Houston ‘make it’ and they forget about us – it becomes about the Hollywood glitz and the glamor,” the Houston native Zachary Perkins said outside the tour stop. ![]() She described his death as one of the “ most painful experiences I’ve ever lived”. Rittenhouse, lovingly known as “Uncle Johnny” died from Aids-related complications in the 1990s as Beyoncé’s career was beginning. In an open letter to her fans, Beyoncé paid tribute to her uncle, John Rittenhouse – who helped raise her and her sister, Solange – as a major source of inspiration for exposing the icon to house music and queer culture, which heavily influenced the album and aesthetic flair of the tour. ![]() The other was the Renaissance world tour’s two-day stop in Houston, which, in many ways, was more than just a homecoming: it was a coronation after a seven-year touring hiatus.
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