Beyoncé cuts song short after flying car malfunctions
Beyoncé pumped the brakes on one of her final songs Saturday night in Houston, Texas, after a vital set piece seemingly malfunctioned while was was mid-air.
The Houston-born singer was performing the penultimate song in her “Cowboy Carter” tour, which involves her sitting in a red car suspended over the crowd singing “16 Carriages.” The car then circulates around the stadium while Beyoncé serenades her fans with the emotional ballad.
But at NRG Stadium, she paused abruptly and said, “stop, stop stop.”
Video of the moment circulated online as Beyoncé rarely pauses a live show. One video posted by Samantha Flores on Instagram appeared to show that the car was tilted and dramatically sloping down on one side when Beyoncé called to stop the show.
Beyoncé seemed to keep her cool during the ordeal, even as fans frantically yelled to “get her down.” Another video posted by Flores showed Beyoncé with two feet on the ground to finish the song.
“If ever I fall, I know y’all will catch me,” Beyoncé told the crowd.
Representatives for Beyoncé and NRG Stadium did not immediately respond to request for comment from NBC News. She is scheduled to perform a second night in her hometown of Houston on Sunday.
The singer’s “Cowboy Carter” tour began at the end of April and has spanned both the U.S. with multiple nights in London and Paris. Beyoncé performances last around about three hours every night, without an opening act.
Her setlist includes more recent releases such as “Ya-Ya,” “Texas Hold ‘Em,” and “Levii’s Jeans.” But she also gives the crowd classic fan-favorites from her catalog like “Crazy in Love” and “Irreplaceable.”
Beyoncé had a special guest appearance during a show in Paris, bringing out Miley Cyrus to sing a duet. The pair have a song together called “II Most Wanted” on Beyoncé’s country album.
Cyrus wrote a post on Instagram thanking Beyoncé for the opportunity to join her on stage, calling it a dream come true.
“To have learned from you & loved you my whole life, & then be standing together in matching gold looks is more than I could’ve imagined,” Cyrus wrote.
