Beyoncé took the stage on Monday at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, to kick off her much-anticipated Cowboy Carter Tour.
Beyoncé beforehand hit the highway in 2023 for the Renaissance World Tour, which was additionally tailored right into a blockbuster live performance film.
The celebrity’s eighth solo album, “Cowboy Carter,” was unveiled final yr because the follow-up to “Renaissance” and the second installment in an ongoing trilogy that broadly examines style, heritage, and legacy. It received over critics with its daring tackle Nashville traditions and went on to win album of the yr on the 2025 Grammy Awards in February, turning into Beyoncé’s first win within the class.
Beyoncé beforehand debuted dwell renditions of choose “Cowboy Carter” tracks, together with “16 Carriages,” “Ya Ya,” and “Texas Maintain ‘Em,” throughout a livestreamed NFL halftime present on Christmas Day. Nevertheless, different fan-favorite tracks like “Bodyguard” and “II Most Needed” — along with hits and deep cuts from throughout her discography — will lastly get their time to shine throughout Beyoncé’s 32-show trek throughout the US.
The tour’s opening night time set checklist is cataloged beneath, in chronological order of efficiency.
‘Ameriican Requiem’
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“Ameriican Requiem” is the opening monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
The lyrics allude to Beyoncé’s duet with The Chicks on the 2016 CMA Awards, which sparked backlash amongst conservative nation followers (“It is a number of talkin’ goin’ on / Whereas I sing my tune / Are you able to hear me? / I mentioned, ‘Do you hear me?'”).
Upon the album’s launch, Beyoncé instructed followers that “Cowboy Carter” was impressed by a time when she “didn’t really feel welcomed” by the nation music institution.
‘Blackbiird’
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Beyoncé’s cowl of The Beatles’ “Blackbird” highlights the vital function of Black girls in Nashville, recruiting 4 of the style’s rising stars to supply harmonies and backing vocals: Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy, and Reyna Roberts.
‘The Star-Spangled Banner’
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Beyoncé’s efficiency of the US nationwide anthem underscores a key “Cowboy Carter” theme — that nation music, very similar to the precise nation the place it was created, has at all times been indebted to the labor of Black folks.
“Cowboy Carter” has usually been solid as a “reclamation a style that is been divorced from its unique creators,” within the phrases of Kofi Mframa for USA Right this moment. On the tour’s opening present, Beyoncé’s merch stand bought T-shirts that learn, “By no means ask for permission for one thing that already belongs to you.”
‘Freedom’
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“Freedom” is the tenth monitor on Beyoncé’s celebrated 2016 album, “Lemonade.” The studio model options Kendrick Lamar.
‘Ya Ya’ and ‘Why Do not You Love Me’
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Beyoncé carried out a mashup of the standout “Cowboy Carter” monitor “Ya Ya” with a deep reduce from her third solo album, “I Am… Sasha Fierce.”
‘America Has a Downside’
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“America Has a Downside” is the 14th monitor on “Renaissance.” It was later launched as a single, alongside a remix that includes Lamar.
‘Spaghettii’
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“Spaghettii” is the twelfth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.” The studio model options Linda Martell, a pioneering nation singer from the early ’70s, and Shaboozey, a genre-bending nation star whose 2024 hit “A Bar Track (Tipsy)” broke the report amongst solo songs for many weeks at No. 1 on the Billboard Scorching 100.
‘Formation’
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“Formation” was launched because the lead single from “Lemonade.” Beyoncé gave her debut efficiency of the tune throughout a shock look on the 2016 Tremendous Bowl halftime present.
‘My Home’
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“My Home” was launched as a standalone monitor in 2023, sandwiched between “Renaissance” and “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Diva’
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In a scene from “Renaissance: A Movie by Beyoncé,” the celebrity contemplates chopping “Diva” from the set checklist. Her eldest daughter, Blue Ivy Carter, protests. “You’ll be able to’t do this!” she tells her mom.
“I admire your opinion, however you’ve got gotta relax,” Beyoncé replies.
Lo and behold, “Diva” remained within the “Renaissance” tour set checklist — and caught round for “Cowboy Carter,” too.
‘Alliigator Tears’
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“Alliigator Tears” is the thirteenth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Only for Enjoyable’
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“Only for Enjoyable,” a duet with Willie Jones, is the fifteenth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Protector’
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For the dwell debut of “Protector,” Beyoncé was joined onstage by her two daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter.
‘Flamenco’
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“Flamenco” is the 18th monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Desert Eagle’
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“Desert Eagle” is the twenty second monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Riiverdance’
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“Riiverdance” is the twenty third monitor on “Cowboy Carter.” It was cowritten by Beyoncé and Rachel Eager, aka Raye, who was not too long ago nominated for greatest new artist on the Grammys.
‘II Palms II Heaven’
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“II Palms II Heaven” is the twenty fourth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Candy Honey Buckiin,’ ‘Pure/Honey,’ and ‘Summer time Renaissance’
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Beyoncé carried out a mashup of a high-energy “Cowboy Carter” standout with two fan-favorite tracks from “Renaissance.”
‘Jolene’
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Beyoncé’s “Jolene” is a reimagined model of Dolly Parton’s traditional nation tune.
‘Daddy Classes’
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“Daddy Classes,” the sixth monitor on “Lemonade,” marked Beyoncé first official foray into nation music. The tune is each a celebration and a critique of her household legacy, significantly her father, who hails from Gadsden, Alabama.
‘Bodyguard’
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“Bodyguard” is the eighth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.” Beyoncé launched a visualizer for the tune final November, impressed by Pamela Anderson’s function in “Baywatch.”
‘II Most Needed’
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“II Most Needed” is the sixteenth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.” The studio model is a duet with Miley Cyrus, a lifelong Beyoncé fan.
The tune was additionally coproduced by Ryan Tedder, who beforehand labored with Beyoncé on ballads like “Halo” and “XO.”
‘Cuff It’
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“Cuff It” is the fourth monitor on “Renaissance.”
‘Tyrant’
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“Tyrant” is the twenty fifth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Thique’
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“Thique” is the twelfth monitor on “Renaissance.”
‘Levii’s Denims’
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“Levii’s Denims,” a duet with Put up Malone, is the seventeenth monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘Daughter’
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“Daughter” is the eleventh monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”
‘I am That Lady’
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“I am That Lady” is the opening monitor on “Renaissance.”
‘Cozy’
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“Cozy” is the second monitor on “Renaissance.”
‘Alien Celebrity’
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“Alien Celebrity” is the third monitor on “Renaissance.”
‘Texas Maintain ‘Em’
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“Texas Maintain ‘Em” was surprise-released because the lead single from “Cowboy Carter” in the course of the 2024 Tremendous Bowl. It debuted at No. 1 on Billboard’s Scorching Nation Songs chart, making Beyoncé the primary Black lady in historical past to carry the highest place.
“Texas Maintain ‘Em” additionally reached No. 1 on the Scorching 100, the place it remained for 2 weeks.
‘Loopy in Love’
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Beyoncé launched “Loopy in Love” that includes her future husband, Jay-Z, as her debut solo single in 2003 — three years earlier than Future’s Baby formally disbanded.
‘Heated’
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“Heated” is the eleventh monitor on “Renaissance.”
‘Earlier than I Let Go’
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Beyoncé beforehand coated “Earlier than I Let Go,” the 1981 single by R&B band Maze, throughout her headlining efficiency at Coachella in 2018.
’16 Carriages’
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“16 Carriages” was launched alongside “Texas Maintain ‘Em” because the lead single’s B-side.
‘Amen’
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“Amen” is the closing monitor on “Cowboy Carter.”