Beyoncé is out here breaking records like it’s her full-time job with her Cowboy Carter Tour.
The tour has already rewritten the rulebook of what a live performance can do financially, and she’s only just getting started. According to Billboard, Queen Bey grossed a jaw-dropping $55.7 million during the first five shows of her Cowboy Carter tour at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium, making it the highest-grossing single-venue engagement ever by a female artist. That’s not just major, it’s history.
This record-setting streak included 217,000 tickets sold across just five nights, averaging around $11.1 million per show. That means Beyoncé raked in over $11 million every night like it was casual. Each performance pulled in nearly 45,000 fans, proving once again that the BeyHive shows up and shows out.
What makes this even more legendary is that the Cowboy Carter tour now sits as the fifth-highest-grossing run in Billboard Boxscore history, trailing only behind two legs of U2’s Sphere residency, Harry Styles’ iconic Madison Square Garden stretch, and Take That’s massive eight-night run at Wembley back in 2011.
Not only is Beyoncé breaking records, but she’s also making SoFi Stadium practically her second home. After the Cowboy Carter stops, she’s now performed at SoFi more than any other artist, eight shows total when you count her RENAISSANCE tour performances from 2023. The stadium might need to rename a wing after her at this point.
But it wouldn’t be a true Beyoncé moment without a little drama. James Dolan, the owner of Las Vegas’ Sphere venue, was not thrilled about a certain visual used in her Cowboy Carter interlude. Apparently, the visuals featured a towering Bey interacting with a digital version of the Sphere, which led Dolan and his legal team to send a cease and desist letter to Beyoncé’s company, Parkwood Entertainment. They claimed the footage created “significant speculation” that she was planning a Sphere residency, which she wasn’t, and that using the venue’s likeness without permission was a no-go.
Beyoncé’s response? Classic Bey. She removed the Sphere footage from the show but replaced it with a bold flex, visuals of Allegiant Stadium in Vegas, where she’s set to perform on July 25 and 26. If that wasn’t enough, Parkwood posted the new clip on Instagram with the caption, “What happens in Vegas starts with a BANG.” Subtle? Not at all. Effective? Absolutely. Fans quickly took to social media to hype up the move, calling Parkwood “undefeated” and praising Bey’s signature level of grace mixed with quiet shade.
And while Beyoncé was making headlines with numbers and legal letters, she also delivered some of the most heartwarming moments of the tour. During a performance of “Protector,” her youngest daughter, Rumi Carter, joined her on stage in a surprise appearance that melted the internet. Meanwhile, Blue Ivy, already a fan favorite from previous shows, held her own with multiple solo moments, continuing her journey as a rising star in her own right.
Whether she’s smashing records, dodging lawsuits with elegance, or creating family moments on stage, Beyoncé proves over and over again why she reigns supreme. The Cowboy Carter tour is already one for the books, and if this is how she starts, the rest of the run is guaranteed to make even more noise.
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