Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter Tour" started with a bang on April 28, 2025. The first show was at the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, Los Angeles. Queen Bey's set list for the night included a total of 36 songs across her extensive discography. She also included various elements and took inspiration from other artists' work for her set.
The total set for her first tour performance was divided into 8 "Acts". The first two Acts had five songs each, the third and fourth Acts had four songs each, and the fifth Act had seven songs in total. The sixth and seventh Acts had four songs as well, and the last act (Act VIII) had only two songs to end the set.
Pop Base posted the entire set list from Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter Tour" on X. Fans had mixed reactions about the tracks Queen Bey selected for her opening tour, and some were not happy with the choices. A user who may not have been a huge fan of her latest studio album, Cowboy Carter, said:
"i see too many cowboy carter songs…" - @prplelaceebra noted.
Fans have mixed reactions about Beyoncé's "Cowboy Carter Tour" set list
Not everyone was happy with Queen Bey's set list for her first performance on April 28, 2025, for her "Cowboy Carter Tour". She performed a total of 36 songs during the show. "Cowboy Carter Tour" is a concert tour for her latest album.
These are some of the songs Beyoncé performed from her eighth studio album. Out of the 27 track list, she sang 16 Carriages, Alliigator Tears, Amen, Blackbiird, Bodyguard, Daughter, Desert Eagle, Flamenco, II Dance II Heaven, II Most Wanted, Jolene, Just for Fun, Levii's Jeans, Oh Louisiana, Protector, Smoke Hour II, Spaghettii, Sweet Honey Buckiin', Texas Hold 'Em, Tyrant, and Ya Ya on her opening tour.
Have a look at what fans had to say about her choice of songs for the tour.
"heated made the setlist oh that’s my girl" - @arianatorswildt appreciated the singer.
Another fan said:
"I’m going to be there, no doubt about it." - @Umer_665 commented.
"absolute PEAK her greatest tour to date" - @da3neryys declared.
"All smash hits!" - @arianaunext added.
One fan even gave a breakdown of all the songs and the albums they were taken from. The comment reads:
"21 songs from Cowboy Carter 9 songs from Renaissance (including “My House”) 3 songs from Lemonade NONE from 4. 2 songs from I Am.. Sasha Fierce 1 (ISH) song from B’Day 1 song from Dangerously in Love. No Destiny’s Child." - @Rockstar82vansh listed.
People who were not happy with the song choice commented:
"Flop Tour" - @__glxz said.
"where is “all night” i wanna cry right now" - @girlmooree asked.
"SO NOT WORTH IT AND THANK GOD WE WENT TO THE LAST TOUR HOLY S" - @ChrisNConverse commented.
Beyoncé kicked off her "Cowboy Carter Tour" on a great note. While some people don't agree with her song choice, many appreciated the diverse list of tracks she picked from her previous albums. Keep your eyes peeled for more performances because Beyoncé still has three months of her tour left.