Watch Beyoncé's 'Cowboy Carter' NFL Christmas Day Halftime Show Performance
Queen Bey was joined by Post Malone, Shaboozey and Blue Ivy Carter for the live debut of ‘Cowboy Carter.’
Queen B welcomed everyone to the Beyoncé Bowl on Christmas Day in her hometown of Houston, Texas. Giving her live debut performance of Cowboy Carter, the Beyoncé showed out for the highly anticipated NFL halftime performance during the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans game.
The performer enlisted Post Malone, Shaboozey and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter as she performed her tracks from the album live for the first time. This marks the first live televised performance for Beyoncé in four years. In an almost 15-minute epic performance, Beyoncé came out stunting, decked out in a all-white fur coach and matching cowboy hat as she rode in on a white horse to “16 Carriages.” As she made her way to the stadium, she dismounted to sing “Blackbiird,” where she was joined by Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts and Brittney Spencer as they sang the verses together. She takes to the field transitioning to “Ya Ya” before heading over to the bleachers to perform a dance with a marching band for “My House.” She then saunters down a runway to for a medley that combines “Riiverdance” and “Sweet Honey Buckiin” before she is joined by Shaboozey to deliver his verse. Finally, Post Malone appears for their duet for “Levii’s Jeans” set next to a pick-up truck. Beyoncé perches on the back of a car seat for “Jolene” and addressed the crowd one more time before the final “Texas Hold ‘Em.” She tells the crowd, “I’m so honored to be in Texas right now. It’s only right that we do ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ for the first time in Houston, Texas on Christmas. Y’all help me sing!” The performance concludes with a hoedown, which also saw Blue Ivy join in on the dance as Beyoncé is lifted in the air on a platform to finish off the set. Beyoncé bids farewell with, “Merry Christmas, God bless y’all, thank you so much.” As she points her fingers to the ground, a banner released below her platform reading, “BANG.”
Fans were quick to take the praise onto the internet with many giving Beyoncé her flowers following the performance. Watch the full performance above.
