Beyoncé’s bombshell first night at Tottenham Stadium was a roaring success yesterday as the Cowboy Carter Tour came to roost in London. The crowd went into overdrive as a choir of 13 gospel singers came out to deliver the opening aria of ‘American Requiem’ before Bey herself marched upon the stage.
Powerfully buttressed in a cowboy hat and boots, corset and fringed white chaps, Beyoncé looked every inch the embodiment of Cowboy Carter as the opening number riffed from country to rhythm & blues and then to rock in the first genre-bashing anthem from the album, which has won three Grammys for Best Country Album and Album of the Year, as well as Best Country Duo/Group Performance for ‘ II Most Wanted’, a duet with Miley Cyrus.
Unsurprisingly, the set list featured almost all of Cowboy Carter’s 23 songs, with only a few missing – the Willie Nelson duet Smoke Hour II and ‘The Linda Martell Show’. There were a few covers – The Beatles’ ‘Blackbird and Dolly Parton’s ‘Jolene’, while several of Beyoncé’s best-known hits – ‘Crazy In Love’, ‘Single Ladies’ and ‘Why Don’t You Love Me’ were reconfigured into mashups with other songs.
A powerful host
Fans queued in the rain outside Tottenham Hotspur Stadium, but in spite of the inclement weather, the atmosphere couldn’t have been further from drab – with one reviewer saying Beyonce ‘runs stadiums into giant nightclubs’ . Not every seat was sold although commentators suggest it was a near sellout with the most expensive seating close to the stage almost completely swarmed with spectators.
As she sang a cover of The Beatles’ song ‘Blackbird’, Beyoncé told the crowd: London you’re so beautiful. I feel so honoured to be standing on this stage. I’d like to say thank you all for so much support over so many years, I love you and I thank you.
“This is dedicated to all the beautiful black birds who came before me, who opened doors for me. I’d like us all to have a good time tonight, the rain ain’t going to stop us. If you know the words to ‘Blackbird’, I want to hear you sing.”
Set list
The set list of Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter tour in Tottenham as submitted by fans to setlist.fm, is as follows:
- AMERIICAN REQUIEM
- BLACKBIRD (The Beatles cover)
- THE STAR-SPANGLED BANNER (John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover) (Includes elements of Jimi Hendrix’s instrumental arrangement originally performed at Woodstock)
- FREEDOM (shortened)
- YA YA / Why Don’t You Love Me
- AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (contains elements of “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” and “SPAGHETTII”)
- SPAGHETTII (contains elements of “ESSA TÁ QUENTE”, “WTHELLY”,”***Flawless”, “Run the World (Girls)” & “My Power”)
- FORMATION (shortened)
- MY HOUSE (contains elements of Wisp’s “Your Face” and “Bow Down”)
- DIVA (contains elements of Soulja Boy’s “Crank That”, GloRilla’s “TGIF” & David Banner’s “Like a Pimp”)
- ALLIIGATOR TEARS
- JUST FOR FUN
- PROTECTOR (contains elements of “Dangerously in Love”)
- FLAMENCO
- DESERT EAGLE
- RIIVERDANCE
- II HANDS II HEAVEN
- TYRANT (contains elements of “Haunted”)
- THIQUE (shortened; contains elements of “Bills, Bills, Bills” and “Say My Name”)
- LEVII’S JEANS (shortened)
- SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’ / PURE/HONEY / SUMMER RENAISSANCE (Mashup)
- TEXAS HOLD ‘EM (PONY UP REMIX; contains an excerpt of “CHURCH GIRL”)
- CRAZY IN LOVE (Homecoming version; shortened; contains elements of Cassidy’s “I’m a Hustla”)
- SINGLE LADES (Put a Ring on It) (shortened; contains elements of “Get Me Bodied”)
- LOVE ON TOP (shortened; contains elements “Freakum Dress”)
- IRREPLACEABLE (shortened)
- IF I WERE A BOY (shortened; contains elements of Jolene (COWBOY CARTER version))
- JOLENE (Dolly Parton cover) (COWBOY CARTER version; contains elements of “Daddy Lessons”)
- DADDY LESSONS
- BODYGUARD
- II MOST WANTED (snippet; contains elements of “Blow”)
- CUFF IT (shortened; contains elements of “Dance for You”, “SMOKE HOUR II” and “CUFF IT (Wetter Remix)”)
- HEATED (shortened; contains elements of 803Fresh’s “Boots on the Ground”)
- DAUGHTER
- I’M THAT GIRL (shortened; contains elements of “APESHIT”; had wardrobe malfunction as gold chaps fell down; robot f)
- COZY
- ALIEN SUPERSTAR (shortened)
- ENERGY (shortened; contains elements of “Countdown” & “Lose My Breath”; first time on Cowboy Carter tour)
- 16 CARRIAGES (contains elements of “Ego” & “Halo” and an excerpt of “That’s Why You’re Beautiful”)
- AMEN
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Beyoncé Cowboy Carter tour dates
- June 7, 2025 – London, UK– Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- June 10, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- June 12, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- June 14, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
- June 16, 2025 – London, UK – Tottenham Hotspur Stadium
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