Beyoncé has made a bold switch on her Cowboy Carter tour, retiring her iconic flying red Cadillac following a terrifying onstage incident in Houston on June 28th.
During her performance of 16 Carriages, the 43-year-old superstar was suspended midair in the vehicle when it began to tilt unexpectedly, prompting gasps from the crowd and an immediate halt to the show.
In video clips circulating on social media, Beyoncé can be heard urgently repeating, “Stop.” She then calmly addressed the audience with, “Thank y’all for your patience,” as crew members worked quickly to bring her down safely.
Applause erupted as the singer was lowered to the stage successfully.Following the incident, the TEXAS HOLD ‘EM singer pulled 16 Carriages from her Houston setlist on June 29th, choosing instead to close the show with Amen.
She also omitted the track from subsequent tour stops at Northwest Stadium near Washington, D.C., on July 4 and July 7. However, by July 10th in Atlanta, Beyoncé brought 16 Carriages back, with a dramatic twist. This time, she soared above the arena aboard a shimmering gold mechanical horse, trading in the Cadillac for a new visual spectacle
Since kicking off the Cowboy Carter tour in April, Beyoncé has grossed an astonishing $332 million across 32 shows.
The Single Ladies singer launched the tour with a record-breaking run at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, where she performed five sold-out shows that raked in $55.7 million and sold over 217,000 tickets.
According to Rolling Stone, her Los Angeles stop is the “biggest reported single-venue engagement” of the year so far. It ranks as the fifth highest-grossing tour stop in Boxscore history, surpassed only by U2’s 2023–2024 Sphere shows in Las Vegas, Harry Styles’ 2022 Madison Square Garden residency, and Take That’s 2011 Wembley Stadium shows.
It also holds the title for the highest-grossing single-venue engagement ever by a female artist.
Beyoncé’s opening night at SoFi was made even more special with surprise onstage appearances from her daughters, Blue Ivy Carter and Rumi Carter.
During a performance of America Has a Problem, 13-year-old Blue Ivy danced alongside her mother, while 7-year-old Rumi made her stage debut later in the show.