Tottenham is not the same as Texas, this is Tottenham. Queen Bey performed in the rainy days of her Cowboy Carter tour in White Hart Lane and was in her element during the star-studded country era.
Beyoncé silenced the haters claiming she had ‘hundreds of unsold seats’ at her Cowboy Carter tour as she wowed an (almost) sold out crowd at White Hart Lane. Queen Bey even perched on top of a flying neon horseshoe to closer inspect the adoring fans packed into the far corners of the Tottenham stadium and filling the floorspace.
“Thank you for all your beautiful outfits. Thank you for dressing up,” she tells them, surveying the sea of denim, stetson hats and sequins around her. It seems everyone got the Cowboy Carter memo and came dressed for a hoedown in north London. “I postponed my wedding to come to this rodeo,” one fan sign reads.
Before she performed on stage tonight, there were rumors that Beyonce’s most recent tour hadn’t sold well and that large numbers of seats were still available. Only a few limited view seats are going spare once the band begins their dancefloor-filling American Requiem ballad, which some fans seize the opportunity to move to in an effort to increase their seats.
And the entire stadium was dancing all night long to songs from Beyonce’s country-inspired 2024 album as well as well-worn songs from her extensive back catalogue. Beyonce even adds some Destiny’s Child hits to really prove how successful she has been.
She excels thanks to flawless vocals, choreography, a flawless blend of bold stunts and stunning visuals. The Texas native climbs on top of a gold-plated bucking mechanical bull in one section as she gyrates and is thrown side to side without missing a note.
But this isn’t Beyonce’s first rodeo, and it’s no gimmick. Born and raised in Houston, Bey is a bona fide country girl, riding horses from an early age as home footage dating back to 1993 reminds the crowd.
The stunning video montage features Beyonce’s modest upbringing, as well as her obvious joy at performing alongside her idols Diana Ross and Tina Turner, as well as some of her career highlights, including singing at Barack Obama’s inauguration.
Beyonce’s last world tour Renaissance arrived in London just days after Tina’s death in May 2023, with the singer pausing her set to pay homage with a rendition of River Deep, Mountain High. Tonight, Beyonce focuses on her country roots as she belts out a revamped hit of another idol, Dolly Parton with female anthem Jolene.
The thrilling set features just one minor hiccup as perfectionist Bey transitions between “chapters” of hits. While performing some moves in the disco section, Beyonce’s gold-sequinned chaps suddenly loose and fall to her ankles, causing a backup dancer to frantically pull them back together at her hips. The crowd cheers with support until Beyonce can move once more as a temporarily frozen Beyonce laughs off the wardrobe malfunction.
The night then takes a moving turn as Beyonce brings out both daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi to the stage as she sings ballad Protector, written as a lullaby to them. Blue, 12, joined Beyonce on her latest tour becoming one of her stand-out backing dancers. On her debut, seven-year-old Rumi is already showing signs of the family’s entertainer gene as she confidently waves and beams to fans while adorably singing along with her mum. No doubt rapper dad Jay Z was somewhere in the crowd too proudly looking on.
