Beyoncé’s Christmas Day Halftime Overview: Shocking ‘Cowboy Carter’ Display

“It’s simplest proper that we do ‘Texas Cling ’Em’ for the primary time in Texas, on Christmas.” So proclaimed Beyoncé close to the tip of an exciting efficiency on the halftime demonstrate of the Houston Texans-Baltimore Ravens matchup on Christmas Day — a distinct, one-of-a-kind show off for her album Cowboy Carter that enthusiasts have waited months to peer and savor.

In the course of a distinct Christmas Day NFL sport on Netflix, Beyoncé used to be presented as a “place of birth hero,” forward of ‘Beyoncé Bowl.’ Fittingly, the prolonged efficiency, and reside debut of a number of Cowboy Carter tracks, felt totally impartial of its halftime-show context, a must-see reside match that used to be streamed globally, ruled all of social media, and simply came about to exist all through a soccer sport.

Introducing an all-white western aesthetic that carried over during the complete efficiency, Beyoncé arrived on a white horse behind the scenes, making a song “16 Carriages” and making her method to the sector at NRG Stadium, with blonde curls decorating the perimeters of her face. She then segued into her soulful model of “Blackbiird” after dismounting and strolling ahead, flanked by way of band individuals and backup singers, then by way of her 4 co-singers at the monitor: Tanner Adell, Brittney Spencer, Tiera Kennedy and Reyna Roberts.

In spite of everything arriving onstage, Bey introduced into an exciting model of album spotlight “Ya Ya,” a marching band bringing effusive power as she sashayed down the sector and into the tip zone. The quieter intro of the set had totally given method to dozens of dancers and musicians by the point Beyoncé performed her 2023 unmarried “My Space” reside for the primary time, adopted by way of a couple of Cowboy Carter back-half gem stones: “Riiverdance” and “Candy ★ Honey ★ Buckiin’.” The latter featured Shaboozey, turning in his triumphant visitor spot a couple of weeks after tying the all time Sizzling 100 document together with his personal unmarried “A Bar Track (Tipsy).”

Then the pace bogged down, Bey struck a pose in entrance of a pickup truck, and he or she introduced into “Levii’s Denims” — with Publish Malone looking ahead to her within the mattress of the truck. Rocking a diamond-encrusted white jacket and (in fact) denims, Posty gave us a couple of seconds of heartfelt duet with Bey, each superstars beaming whilst appearing the track for the primary time in combination.

After appearing her duvet of “Jolene” whilst making her manner downfield on a convertible, she introduced into the No. 1 hit from Cowboy Carter, “Texas Cling’ Em,” along with her daughter, Blue Ivy, dancing by way of her aspect. “Now I would like all my cowboys to the dance ground!” Bey exclaimed, in a while earlier than ascending in opposition to the roof of the stadium, finishing the efficiency in mid-air on a small white platform and bathed in rapturous applause from the place of birth crowd.

The efficiency marked the primary reside presentation of Bey’s Cowboy Carter album, which used to be launched ultimate March, crowned the Billboard 200 chart in April and scored the famous person every other Grammy nom for album of the yr. Even if Beyoncé spent 2023 at the highway in supper of her 2022 full-length Renaissance, she has but to excursion at the back of Cowboy Carter… despite the fact that in an instant after the efficiency, she did tease a press release for Jan. 14, 2025.

Netflix’s two Christmas Day video games are a primary in their type, with the streaming provider anticipated to proceed the vacation custom thru no less than 2026. Beyoncé is a veteran of the most important NFL halftime demonstrate: she headlined Tremendous Bowl XLVII in 2013 in New Orleans, reuniting along with her Future’s Kid crew buddies Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams, and returned for Tremendous Bowl 50 in 2016, functioning at halftime with Coldplay and Bruno Mars.