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East Rutherford, NJ -  Metlife Stadium catered to all walks of wealthy ticket holders for Beyonce's opening night of her Cowboy Carter Tour.  Although the weather was an aftermath of several tornadoes impacting the Mississippi River areas leaving New Jersey with cold fronts and rain, ticket holders of the Cowboy Carter Tour were anxious to hear the setlist Beyonce had to give.  Supporters of her musical interests wore Cowboy Carter fashion banners, cowboy hats, cowboy boots, and red, white, and blue iconic American Flag colors to echo Beyonce's identity of giant growth stemming from her lifetime musical dream as a child to an adult.  The Metlife Stadium was a sea of lights that illuminated intimate existence of the audience living in Beyonce.

The show began at 8:03 pm with a dazzling performance of stage presence and vocal strengh along with unforgettable photography and short filmed messages that provoked thought-to-stage translations of Beyonce's tour purpose.  The stage of what appeared to be a giant star shaped banjo to represent the vintage Flying Eagle of the Gold Star collection resonated setlist after setlist of songs and performance.  From the audience chorus of her vocals to screen to Frankie Beverly's "I will never let you go,' the Flying Horseshoe of "Jolene" and "U" as it suspended in the air to "Blue Ivy" presentations of birth to audience as she rocked the stage with every dance.  The "Protector" a fan intimate favorite brings tears to the audience as Beyonce's 7-year-old twin child "Rumi" appears in an Fashion stated pure white "Eagle" jacket and white sequence outfit to compliment her mother's invitation to use Strength and Courage traditon as Beyonce wore a native american cape of pure white Eagle feathers (to symbolize strentgh and courage).  All of Beyonce's themes in the show elaborated tribute to culture, renaissance, and America.

What did the journalists have to say about Thursday's performace and how it complimented the Cowboy Carter mission to instill power, jobs, and pride in the American people.  If you haven't purchased your tickets yet to the Cowboy Carter Tour, you can enter to win on the radio or the next city tour rodeo stadium stop.

Here is the May 22, 2025 opening night setlist:

 MetLife Stadium, East Rutherford, N.J.

• "AMERIICAN REQUIEM"
• "Blackbird“ (The Beatles cover)
• "The Star-Spangled Banner“ (John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key cover)
• "Freedom“ (Shortened)
• "YA YA" / “Why Don’t You Love Me"
• "AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM"
• "SPAGHETTII"
• "Formation“ (Shortened)
• "MY HOUSE"
• "Diva“ (Shortened)
• "ALLIIGATOR TEARS"
• "JUST FOR FUN“ (Shortened)
• "PROTECTOR“
• "FLAMENCO"
• "DESERT EAGLE"
• "RIIVERDANCE“ (Shortened)
• "II HANDS II HEAVEN"
• "TYRANT"
• "THIQUE“ (Shortened)
• "LEVII’S JEANS“ (Shortened)
• "SWEET ★ HONEY ★ BUCKIIN’" / “PURE/HONEY" / “SUMMER RENAISSANCE"
• "TEXAS HOLD ‘EM"
• "Crazy in Love" (Shortened)
• "Single Ladies (Put a Ring on It)“ (Shortened)
• "Love on Top“ (Shortened)
• "Irreplaceable“ (Shortened)
• "If I Were a Boy(Shortened)
• "Jolene“ (Dolly Parton cover) (Cowboy Carter version)
• "Daddy Lessons“ (Shortened)
• "BODYGUARD"
• "CUFF IT“ (Shortened)
• "HEATED“ (Shortened)
• "Before I Let Go“ (Maze featuring Frankie Beverly cover)
• "DAUGHTER"
• "I’M THAT GIRL“ (Shortened)
• "COZY"
• "ALIEN SUPERSTAR“ (Shortened)
• "16 CARRIAGES"
• "AMEN"