Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour 2025 Full Setlist
Queen B's new concert run explores themes of freedom, empowerment, and cultural symbolism
HOUSTON, TEXAS - DECEMBER 25: Beyoncé performs at halftime during an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans, at NRG Stadium on December 25, 2024 in Houston, Texas. (Photo by Brooke Sutton/Getty Images)
Beyoncé’s «Cowboy Carter Tour» kicked off on April 28, 2025, at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, marking the beginning of her fifth all-stadium tour.
The concert run supports her critically acclaimed eighth studio album, Cowboy Carter, which blends country, rock, R&B, and other genres, and has been lauded for its genre-defying sound and cultural significance.
The «Cowboy Carter Tour» spans 32 dates across major cities in the United States and Europe. Following the initial performances in Inglewood, Beyoncé is set to perform in cities like Chicago, East Rutherford, London, Paris, Houston, Atlanta, and will conclude the tour in Paradise, Nevada, on July 26, 2025.
Opening Night Highlights
The inaugural show featured a 36-song setlist, with 19 tracks from the Cowboy Carter album. Beyoncé delivered a nearly three-hour performance, showcasing elaborate choreography, striking visuals, and multiple costume changes. Notably, her daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi, joined her on stage, adding a personal touch to the spectacle.
Full Setlist
Here is the complete setlist from the opening night at SoFi Stadium:
- American Requiem
- Blackbird
- The Star-Spangled Banner
- Freedom
- Ya Ya
- America Has a Problem
- Spaghetti
- Formation
- My House
- Diva
- Alligator Tears
- Just For Fun
- Protector
- Flamenco
- Desert Eagle
- Riverdance
- II Hands II Heaven
- Sweet Honey Buckin’
- Jolene
- Daddy Lessons
- Bodyguard
- II Most Wanted
- Cuff It
- Tyrant
- Thique
- Levi’s Jeans
- Daughter
- I’m That Girl
- Cozy
- Alien Superstar
- Texas Hold ‘Em
- Crazy in Love
- Heated
- Before I Let Go
- 16 Carriages
- Amen
Album Accolades
Cowboy Carter has received widespread critical acclaim, earning a Metacritic score of 91/100. The album won Album of the Year at the 2025 Grammy Awards, making Beyoncé the first Black woman to receive this honor in over two decades.
For more information on tour dates and tickets, visit Beyoncé’s official website or Live Nation.
The Symbolism Behind ‘Cowboy Carter’
More than just a musical project, Cowboy Carter stands as a cultural statement. Beyoncé blends country, soul, and Americana with her signature R&B and pop influences to challenge the long-standing racial barriers within country music. The album’s lead single, ‘Texas Hold ’Em,’ which went viral and topped charts across genres, is a nod to her Southern roots and a reclamation of a space where Black voices have historically been marginalized.
Through tracks like ‘Jolene’ (a reinterpretation of Dolly Parton’s classic) and ‘Blackbird’ (a cover of the Beatles’ ode to civil rights), Beyoncé subtly reclaims narratives and inserts herself—and by extension, other Black artists—into the canon of Americana.
A Story of Legacy and Identity
Throughout Cowboy Carter, Beyoncé uses vivid Western and frontier imagery to explore themes of freedom, resistance, and legacy. The album pays tribute to her ancestry, motherhood, and the broader Black experience in America. Lyrics from tracks like ‘Protector’ and ‘Daughter’ speak to generational love and the responsibility of nurturing identity while navigating fame and societal pressure.
The deliberate fusion of genres, paired with Beyoncé’s sharp visual storytelling, makes Cowboy Carter not just an album, but an act of cultural restoration—one that she brings to life in spectacular fashion on tour.
