Who runs the world? Apparently, it’s Beyoncé.
Following only the initial five performances of her “Cowboy Carter” tour, a recent report discloses that Beyoncé has set a new record in the music industry, generating $55.7 million at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles.
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Beyoncé’s ‘Cowboy Carter’ Is The Highest-Grossing Single Venue Engagement Ever By A Woman
As stated in a recent article by Billboard, Beyoncé has achieved another milestone by grossing $55.7 million in just the first five shows of the “Cowboy Carter” tour.
As outlined in the report, a total of 217,000 tickets were purchased for the five remarkable shows, establishing Beyoncé’s production as the highest-earning single-venue event ever headlined by a female artist.
The “Cowboy Carter” tour is also the fifth-highest-grossing tour run in Billboard Boxscore‘s history, behind two legs of U2’s Sphere residency in 2023/2024, Harry Styles’ lengthy residency at Madison Square Garden in 2022, and eight nights of Take That at Wembley Stadium in London in 2011.
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Beyoncé Brought In More Than $11 Million Per Night Of The ‘Cowboy Carter’ Tour
Queen Bey’s “Cowboy Carter” tour kicked off on April 28, where she was joined on stage by her daughters Blue Ivy and Rumi Carter.
According to Billboard, Beyoncé grossed $11.1 million per show and played to nearly 45,000 loyal BeyHive members a night.
Her stint at SoFi also means the “TYRANT” singer has now played more shows at the stadium than any other artist in the venue’s history, bringing her total to eight, including her three “RENAISSANCE” productions in 2023.
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Beyoncé Received A Cease And Desist From The Las Vegas Sphere Owner After The First Night Of Her SoFi Stadium Performance
Although she has exciting news to be proud of, Beyoncé has had to deal with a bit of negative press since beginning her show.
As The Blast reported in early May, James Dolan, owner of the Las Vegas Sphere, sent Beyoncé and her production company, Parkwood Entertainment, a cease and desist letter after she used their venue in her tour’s interlude visuals without permission.
“Beyoncé — many orders of magnitude larger than the Sphere venue — leans over, picks up the venue, and looms over it,” Kathleen McCarthy, a lawyer representing Dolan, wrote in a statement.
McCarthy went on to say that Bey’s interlude has caused “significant speculation” that she would end her tour with a “Sphere residency.”
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The letter asked Beyoncé and Parkwood to stop using the footage of their venue “without permission” so there’d be no confusion among fans.
“It has recently come to SEG’s attention that a Cowboy Carter tour interlude video contains the unauthorized use of SEG’s intellectual property,” the letter read. “SEG is sure that multiple aspects of the interlude video, including other brands, clips, and music, were duly cleared by the tour with rights permissions from the rights holders whose works were used in the video, as is common practice. SEG, however, was never asked, and the prominent appearance and manipulation of SEG’s Sphere venue in the video is unauthorized.”
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The Singer Clapped Back In A Way Only She Could
After receiving the legal notice, the “Single Ladies” singer obliged and removed the clip of the Sphere from her visuals. However, her subsequent moves are what really sent her fans into a frenzy.
During the next show at SoFi, eagle-eyed fans quickly spotted that she had swapped the Sphere visual for footage of Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium, where she will perform the “Cowboy Carter” tour on July 25 and 26.
Her production company also posted the clip on Instagram, writing, “What happens in Vegas starts with a BANG.”
Several of the “Say My Name” singer’s fans commented on her move, suggesting that they were siding with her.
“Those petty ones can’t f-ck with me,” one user wrote, referencing a lyric in Beyoncé’s song “YA YA,” while another said, “PARKWOOD IS UNDEFEATED! TAKE THAT SPHERE.”
Rumi Joined Her Mother On Stage During ‘Protector,’ While Blue Performed Solos Throughout The Show
Another moment from the “Cowboy Carter” tour that people can’t stop talking about is the sweet interaction Beyoncé shared on stage with her youngest daughter, Rumi.
During “PROTECTOR,” a song about a mother’s love for her children, Rumi emerged on stage to stand by Bey’s side, waving to the audience and capturing their hearts in the process.
The Grammy winner’s oldest daughter, Blue, who’s shared the spotlight with her mother in the past, was also on stage, performing solos during the songs “AMERICA HAS A PROBLEM” and “Deja Vú.”
