It’s finally here. 

Beyoncé launched the Cowboy Carter Tour on Monday, April 28, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, her first of five nights at the venue. 

Also known as the Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour, the tour is named, of course, for “Cowboy Carter,” Beyoncé’s fifth studio album, which topped the Billboard album charts like her previous seven studio releases and won three Grammys, including Album of the Year and Country Album of the Year. 

The setlist focused heavily on “Cowboy Carter” while still offering a fairly decent overview of her career, complete with elements of the Destiny’s Child hit “Bills, Bills, Bills” in “THIQUE.”

This is Beyoncé’s fifth stadium tour, playing multiple dates in nine markets before concluding with a two-night stand in Paradise, Nevada. 

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Here’s what Beyonce sang on Night 1 of the Cowboy Carter Tour at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, as shared online by fans who attended the concert:

• Intro (contains elements of “AMERIICAN REQUIEM”)
• “AMERIICAN REQUIEM” (live debut)
• “Blackbird” (The Beatles cover)
• “The Star-Spangled Banner”
• “Freedom” (shortened)
• “YA YA” (contains elements of “Why Don’t You Love Me”)
• “OH LOUISIANA”
• “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” (contains elements of “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM (feat. Kendrick Lamar)” and “SPAGHETTII”)
• “SPAGHETTII” (contains elements of “Flawless” and “Run the World (Girls)”)
• “Formation”
• “MY HOUSE” (contains elements of “Bow Down”)
• “Diva” (shortened; contains elements of “SPAGHETTII”)
• “WHO IS COWBOY CARTER?” (contains elements of “I Been On”)
• “ALLIIGATOR TEARS” (live debut)
• “JUST FOR FUN” (live debut)
• “PROTECTOR” (live debut; with appearances by Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter)
• “FLAMENCO”
• Interlude (contains elements of Ennio Morricone’s “The Ecatay of Gold” and “MOVE”)
• “OUTSIDER” (contains elements of “MOVE”)
• “DESERT EAGLE” (live debut)
• “RIIVERDANCE”
• “II HANDS II HEAVEN” (live debut)
• “SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’” (contains excerpts of “PURE/HONEY” and “SUMMER RENAISSANCE”)
• “DOLLY P”
• “Jolene” (Dolly Parton cover, “COWBOY CARTER” version; contains elements of “Daddy Lessons”)
• “Daddy Lessons” (first time since 2016)
• “BODYGUARD” (live debut)
• “II MOST WANTED” (live debut; snippet, contains elements of “Blow”)
• “CUFF IT” (shortened, contains elements of “Dance for You”)
• “SMOKE HOUR II” (contains elements of “CUFF IT (WETTER REMIX)”)
• “TYRANT” (live debut; contains elements of “Haunted”)
• “THIQUE” (contains elements of “Bills, Bills, Bills”)
• “LEVII’S JEANS”
• “THIS IS THEATER”
• “DAUGHTER” (live debut)
• “RENAISSANCE” (contains elements of “ENERGY” and “Loop the Sample”)
• “I’M THAT GIRL” (shortened; contains elements of “APESHIT”)
• “COZY”
• “ALIEN SUPERSTAR” (shortened, followed by ballroom battle)
• “ATTACK OF THE 400 FEET COWBOY” (contains elements of BigXthaPlug’s “The Largest”)
• “TEXAS HOLD ‘EM” (Pony Up Remix; contains elements of “CHURCH GIRL”)
• “Crazy in Love” (contains elements of “Green Light”)
• “HEATED” (shortened)
• “Before I Let Go” (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover; shortened)
• Interlude
• “16 CARRIAGES” (live debut)

Encore:

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