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Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour kicks off in LA: These are the dates, cities and venues

The 32-show tour supporting Queen Bey’s Cowboy Carter album got underway in Los Angeles on Monday night.

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Update: Apr 29th, 2025 12:31 EDT

Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour is underway, with the singer performing the opening show in Los Angeles last night, Monday, April 28.

Beyoncè does the internet’s favorite choreography to ‘II HANDS II HEAVEN’ at the #CowboyCarterTour pic.twitter.com/cK0iwPzvu0
— Rolling Stone (@RollingStone) April 29, 2025

In total she’s visiting nine cities on the tour, with multiple dates in each venue. The tour ends in Las Vegas on July 26.

Here’s the full Cowboy Carter show list.

First US leg

Los Angeles, SoFi Stadium

April 28

May 1, 4, 7, 9

Chicago, Soldier Field

May 15, 17, 18,

New Jersey, MetLife Stadium

May 22, 24, 25, 28, 29

European Leg

London, Tottenham Hotspur Stadium

June 5, 7, 10, 12, 14, 16

Paris, Stade de France

June 19, 21, 22

Second US leg

Houston, NRG Stadium

June 28, 29

Washington DC, Northwest Stadium

July, 4, 7

Atlanta, Mercedes-Benz Stadium

July 10, 11, 13

Las Vegas, Allegiant Stadium

July 25, 26

What was the set list for Beyoncé’s opening night

Beyoncé rocked the SoFi stadium last night, with a full 39 song set list.

“Ameriican Requiem”
“Blackbiird”
“The Star Spangled Banner”
“Freedom”
“Ya Ya” with “Why Don’t You Love Me” mash-up
“Oh Louisiana”
“America Has a Problem”
“Spaghetti”
“Formation”
“My House”
“Diva”
“Alligator Tears”
“Just for Fun”
“Protector”
“Flamenco”
“Move”
“Desert Eagle”
“Riiverdance”
“II Hands II Heaven”
“Sweet Honey Buckin’” with “Summer Renaissance”
“Jolene”
“Daddy Lessons”
“Bodyguard”
“II Most Wanted”
“Cuff It “/ “Cuff It (Wetter Remix)” / “Dance For You” mash-up
“Tyrant”
“Thique” / “Say My Name” / “All Up In Your Mind” mash-up
“Levii’s Jeans”
“Daughter”
“I’m That Girl”
“Cozy”
“Alien Superstar”
“Deja Vu”
“Texas Hold ‘Em” / “Pony Up” / “Church Girl” mash-up
“Crazy in Love” / “Freakum Dress” mash-up
“Heated” with “Where Them Fans” by 803fresh
“Before I Let Go”
“16 Carriages”
“Amen”

What is the Chitlin Circuit?

The first part of the tour’s full name, Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour, references Queen Bey’s Cowboy Carter album. But what was the Chitlin’ Circuit?

It’s a reference to venues friendly to African-American performers during the era of racial segregation in the United States. The term chitlin’ refers to a Southern dish of boiled pig intestines, called chitterlings.

Music journalist Preston Lauterbach, author of the book The Chitlin’ Circuit: And the Road to Rock ‘n’ Roll, said on NPR: “The Chitlin’ Circuit was African-Americans making something beautiful out of something ugly, whether it’s making cuisine out of hog intestines or making world-class entertainment despite being excluded from all of the world-class venues, all of the fancy white clubs and all the first-rate white theaters.”