Beyoncé officially kicked off her Cowboy Carter tour in California last night (April 28), check out what she played below.
The singer commenced the tour for her most recent album ‘Cowboy Carter‘, her ode to country which dropped last March.
Playing at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, Beyoncé played a whopping 36 songs across 2hours and 45minutes, with most songs coming from ‘Cowboy Carter’. Opening with ‘American Requiem’, she gave ‘Bodyguard’, ‘II Most Wanted’, ’16 Carriages’ and more their live debuts last night.
She also performed her covers of The Beatles‘ ‘Blackbird’ and Dolly Parton‘s ‘Jolene’. Beyoncé also played several remixes of cuts from the dance-inspired album ‘Renaissance‘, and interpolated several of her greatest hits from her lengthy career.
BODYGUARD LIVE I AM CRYING
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— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆
(@beyoncegarden) April 29, 2025
Like the ‘Renaissance’ tour, fans were also in awe over Beyoncé’s dramatic staging.
One shared footage of the singer introducing the song ‘YA YA’ by smoking a cigar and setting a piano alight, proclaiming: “SHE’S FCKING INSANE”. Beyoncé would also go on to fly mid-air on a car through the stadium during ’16 Carriages’:
BEYONCÉ SMOKING A CIGARETTE & THEN LIGHTING THE PIANO ON FIRE SHE’S FCKING INSANE
— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆
Beyoncé flies on a car through the stadium while performing ‘16 CARRIAGES’ at the COWBOY CARTER Tour. pic.twitter.com/VkQMrXDeUm
— Pop Base (@PopBase) April 29, 2025
See the full setlist for the ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour below:
Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ 2025 stadium tour setlist is:
‘AMERIICAN REQUIEM’ (live debut)
‘Blackbird’ (The Beatles cover)
‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ (John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover)
‘Freedom’
‘YA YA’
‘You Might Think He Loves You for Your Money but I Know What He Really Loves You for It’s Your Brand New Leopard Skin Pillbox Hat’ (Death Grips song)
‘AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM’
‘SPAGHETTII’
‘Formation’
‘MY HOUSE’
‘Diva’
‘ALLIIGATOR TEARS’ (live debut)
‘JUST FOR FUN’ (live debut)
‘PROTECTOR’ (live debut; with appearances by Blue Ivy Carter and Rumi Carter)
‘FLAMENCO’ (live debut)
‘DESERT EAGLE’ (live debut)
‘RIIVERDANCE’
‘II HANDS II HEAVEN’ (live debut)
‘SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN”
‘Jolene’ (Dolly Parton cover; COWBOY CARTER version)
‘Daddy Lessons’ (first time since 2016)
‘BODYGUARD’ (live debut)
‘II MOST WANTED’ (live debut)
‘CUFF IT’
‘SMOKE HOUR II’
‘TYRANT’ (live debut)
‘THIQUE’
‘LEVII’S JEANS’
‘DAUGHTER’ (live debut)
‘I’M THAT GIRL’
‘COZY’
‘ALIEN SUPERSTAR’
‘TEXAS HOLD ‘EM’ (PONY UP REMIX)
‘Crazy in Love’
‘HEATED’
‘Before I Let Go’ (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover)
’16 CARRIAGES’ (live debut)
‘AMEN’ (live debut)
Fans took to social media to single out the performance of daughter Blue Ivy, who came out on stage to perform several times by dancing alongside Beyoncé. She performed during ‘America Has A Problem’ and was given her own solo dance routine during classic ‘Deja Vu’, with one user praising it as “fucking iconic”:
BLUE IVY SERVES COMPLETE CVNT DUEING HER SOLO TO BEYONCÉ’S DEJA VU, IFCKINGCONICCC
— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆
Blue Ivy dancing with Beyoncé during “America Has A Problem.”
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— BEYONCÉ LEGION 𐚁 (@BeyLegion) April 29, 2025
Blue Ivy would make another appearance alongside her sister Rumi, who has been rarely seen in the public eye. They were seen during a performance of ‘Protector’, with Rumi excitedly waving to the crowd as she departed the stage.
BEYONCÉ BLUE & RUMI ALL ON STAGE I AM WEEPING
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— 𝗱𝗮𝗻𝗻𝘆
Beyoncé, Blue Ivy & Rumi
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— ShayFobic (@bbeyfobic) April 29, 2025
See all dates for the ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour below; US and UK/Europe tickets can be purchased here and here:
Remaining ‘Cowboy Carter’ live shows are:
MAY
1 – Los Angeles – SoFi Stadium
4 – Los Angeles – SoFi Stadium
7 – Los Angeles – SoFi Stadium
15 – Chicago – Soldier Field
17 – Chicago – Soldier Field
22 – East Rutherford – MetLife Stadium
24 – East Rutherford – MetLife Stadium
25 – East Rutherford – MetLife Stadium
28 – East Rutherford – MetLife Stadium
JUNE
5 – London – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
7 – London – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
10 – London – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
12 – London – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
19 – Paris – Stade de France
21 – Paris – Stade de France
28 – Houston – NRG Stadium
29 – Houston – NRG Stadium
JULY
4 – Washington, DC – Northwest Stadium
7 – Washington, DC – Northwest Stadium
10 – Atlanta – Mercedes Benz Stadium
11 – Atlanta – Mercedes Benz Stadium
In other news, Beyoncé has reportedly lowered prices for ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour with thousands of tickets available for first show.
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