Queen Bey – as she has been crowned by her “beyhive” of fans – opened with the angelic “Ameriican Requiem”, both a lament about the state of modern-day America and a jab at those who argue she shouldn’t be making country music. The politics continued: the American national anthem swiftly followed – the Jimi Hendrix version, played at Woodstock in protest at the Vietnam War.
The star opened with Jimi Hendrix’s version of the American national anthem (Photo: Parkwood Entertainment/PA Wire)
It feels almost superfluous to say Beyoncé sounded incredible – but her vocal acrobatics shouldn’t be taken for granted. One minute she was rapping at breakneck speed to “Spaghettii”, the next, belting out some opera for murder ballad “Daughter”. Stripped of the theatrics – the flying horseshoes and fireworks – Beyoncé’s voice is a showstopper in and of itself.
square BEYONCE Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter sticks two fingers up at the country music gatekeepers
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But Beyoncé was not the only star. Her 13-year-old daughter Blue Ivy joined her mother on stage as one of her dancers, with fans screaming just as loudly for her as they did for the woman whose name was on the tickets. Blue blended in with the other dancers seamlessly and wowed when it was her turn to perform the “Deja Vu” dance – released in 2006, six years before she was born.
Much of the setlist comprised songs from Cowboy Carter, which shocked even Beyoncé by winning Album of the Year at the Grammys. There were some old favourites in there – “Irreplaceable”, “Love on Top”, “Single Ladies” “Crazy in Love” all got a look in as the rain began to fall. But with its American iconography, line dancing and drinking, this show was first and foremost a middle finger to those who thought Beyoncé the pop star could never be Beyoncé the country star.
Beyoncé is performing at Tottenham Hotspurs Stadium, London until 16 June
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