WATCH: Beyonce kicks off 'Cowboy Carter' tour with her family
The Cowboy Carter Tour has begun.
Beyoncé kicked off her highly anticipated tour to support her eighth studio album at Los Angeles' SoFi Stadium on Monday night.
The 35-time Grammy-winning artist was joined by two of her three children -- daughters Blue Ivy Carter and Rumi Carter -- at her first show, which ran for nearly three hours and included 39 songs.
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Beyonce performs during the opening night of her COWBOY CARTER TOUR in Los Angeles, April 28, 2025.
Blue Ivy, 13, took the stage for "America Has a Problem," dancing front and center while the crowd cheered.
Later in the show, Rumi, 7, made her concert debut alongside her mom onstage during "Protector."
Beyoncé closed out her first show by soaring above the crowd in a car while performing "16 Carriages" and then performing "Amen," the last song on her Cowboy Carter album.
Throughout this spring and summer, the Cowboy Carter Tour will take Beyoncé across the country and over the Atlantic.
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Beyonce performs during the opening night of her COWBOY CARTER TOUR in Los Angeles, April 28, 2025.
The Cowboy Carter Tour features multiple dates in major cities, including some of the most famous venues in the world.
Read below for more details about the tour.
When was the Cowboy Carter Tour announced?
The Cowboy Carter Tour was announced Feb. 2.
Beyoncé took to social media at the time to announce the tour with a series of Instagram posts, including one featuring a flashing lightbulb sign in the middle of a desert that read "Cowboy Carter Tour."
What are the dates of the Cowboy Carter Tour?
Check out a full list of dates below.
- 04/28/25 - Inglewood, California @ SoFi Stadium
- 05/01/25 - Inglewood, California @ SoFi Stadium
- 05/04/25 - Inglewood, California @ SoFi Stadium
- 05/07/25 - Inglewood, California @ SoFi Stadium
- 05/09/25 - Inglewood, California @ SoFi Stadium
- 05/15/25 - Chicago, Illinois @ Soldier Field
- 05/17/25 - Chicago, Illinois @ Soldier Field
- 05/18/25 - Chicago, Illinois @ Soldier Field
- 05/22/25 - East Rutherford, New Jersey @ MetLife Stadium
- 05/24/25 - East Rutherford, New Jersey @ MetLife Stadium
- 05/25/25 - East Rutherford, New Jersey @ MetLife Stadium
- 05/28/25 - East Rutherford, New Jersey @ MetLife Stadium
- 05/29/25 - East Rutherford, New Jersey @ MetLife Stadium
- 06/05/25 - London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 06/07/25 - London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 06/10/25 - London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 06/12/25 - London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 06/14/25 - London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 06/16/25 - London, England @ Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- 06/19/25 - Saint-Denis, France @ Stade de France
- 06/21/25 - Saint-Denis, France @ Stade de France
- 06/22/25 - Saint-Denis, France @ Stade de France
- 06/28/25 - Houston, Texas @ NRG Stadium
- 06/29/25 - Houston, Texas @ NRG Stadium
- 07/04/25 - Landover, Maryland @ Northwest Stadium
- 07/07/25 - Landover, Maryland @ Northwest Stadium
- 07/10/25 - Atlanta, Georgia @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- 07/11/25 - Atlanta, Georgia @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- 07/13/25 - Atlanta, Georgia @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- 07/14/25 - Atlanta, Georgia @ Mercedes-Benz Stadium
- 07/25/25 - Las Vegas, Nevada @ Allegiant Stadium
- 07/26/25 - Las Vegas, Nevada @ Allegiant Stadium
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When did Beyoncé drop "Cowboy Carter"?
Beyoncé released her "Cowboy Carter" album on March 29.
The 27-track project took home album of the year at the Grammys, a rare award that had eluded Beyoncé prior to this year.
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"I think people are going to be surprised because I don't think this music is what everyone expects," she said when the album was released. "But it's the best music I've ever made."
