Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour opens with a cinematic reckoning—part history lesson, part genre-defying spectacle. From the spiritual echoes of “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” to the genre mashup of “SPAGHETTII,” the setlist weaves through gospel, country, trap, opera, and ballad, asking: Who is Cowboy Carter? Highlights include the return of “Why Don’t You Love Me” for the first time since 2014, a powerful family moment during “PROTECTOR” with Blue Ivy and Rumi, and a thunderous remix of “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM.” Each act is a chapter, complete with theatrical interludes, choreographed storytelling, and a fashion archive worthy of a museum—from custom Mugler and Moschino to Thom Browne couture. With surprise appearances from Mama Tina, Oprah, Kelly Rowland, and more, this is Beyoncé not just performing, but redefining what a tour can be.
A genre-bending, sample-looping, Black Southern feminist opera—Cowboy Carter is not a show. It’s a statement.
Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour opens with a cinematic reckoning—part history lesson, part genre-defying spectacle. From the spiritual echoes of “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” to the genre mashup of “SPAGHETTII,” the setlist weaves through gospel, country, trap, opera, and ballad, asking: Who is Cowboy Carter? Highlights include the return of “Why Don’t You Love Me” for the first time since 2014, a powerful family moment during “PROTECTOR” with Blue Ivy and Rumi, and a thunderous remix of “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM.” Each act is a chapter, complete with theatrical interludes, choreographed storytelling, and a fashion archive worthy of a museum—from custom Mugler and Moschino to Thom Browne couture. With surprise appearances from Mama Tina, Oprah, Kelly Rowland, and more, this is Beyoncé not just performing, but redefining what a tour can be.
A genre-bending, sample-looping, Black Southern feminist opera—Cowboy Carter is not a show. It’s a statement.