Overview
- Beyoncé launched the New York-area leg of her 'Cowboy Carter' tour on May 22, performing the first of five shows at MetLife Stadium in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
- The nearly three-hour setlist included hits spanning her career, country tracks from her Grammy-winning album, and a remake of Dolly Parton's 'Jolene.'
- Beyoncé and her daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi, debuted new Western-inspired outfits, with Blue Ivy's 'I Love NY' shirt paying homage to her birthplace and going viral online.
- Seven-year-old Rumi joined her mother onstage for the song 'Protector,' matching Beyoncé in a sparkling ensemble and white fur coat, to audience applause.
- The tour, blending pop and country elements, continues through May 29 at MetLife before heading to other U.S. and European cities, culminating in Las Vegas on July 26.