Beyoncé changes set list for second ‘Cowboy Carter’ show, adding throwback hits

  • Beyoncé performed her second Los Angeles show at SoFi Stadium, adding throwback hits to her set list.
  • The updated setlist included songs like “Irreplaceable,” “Single Ladies” and “Love on Top,” exciting fans both in person and online.
  • Beyoncé also changed the order of some songs, performing “Riverdance,” “II Hands II Heaven” and “Tyrant” consecutively.
  • The “Cowboy Carter” tour, spanning the U.S. and Europe, will conclude in Las Vegas on July 26.

Beyoncé Knowles-Carter

kept the heat coming during her

second show in Los Angeles, switching up her set list and performing some of her most beloved throwback hits.

The Grammy-winning singer took the stage at SoFi Stadium for a second night on May 1, and not only did she perform songs from her “Renaissance” album, as she did during her debut show, but she moved some songs around and added more tunes to her massive set list.

Beyoncé

performed “Irreplaceable” (2006), “If I were A Boy” (2008), “Single Ladies” (2008) and “Love on Top” (2011). And the crowd seemed pleasantly surprised as they belted the songs along with Beyoncé. The excitement was also prevalent online as fans watched from afar.

One fan on

X wrote, “I’m loving this new setlist Beyoncé!!” Another

said, “Beyonce’s switch up of the Cowboy Carter Tour changes the game, it shows you how you can reorder your setlist, add and remove songs here and there by surprise, without compromising the vision and still sticking to a narrative…INSANITY IM GAGGED.”

During Thursday’s show, Beyoncé also peformed songs in a different order than the first night. Most notably, she performed her hit songs, “Riiverdance,” “II Hands II Heaven” and “Tyrant” back to back. And of course, fans have already been theorizing on how the set list might change in different cities.

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Toward the end of her set, she thanked the crowd.

“Thank you to my Beyhive for always loving me and always protecting me,” she said.

Los Angeles is the first city on Beyoncé’s 32-stadium

“Cowboy Carter”Tour, which kicked off April 28. Fans from all over the world traveled to witness Beyoncé’s first shows, which were filled with family, politics, soaring vocals, incredible costumes and masterful dancing.

The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale 

taking place in Las Vegas on July 26. She’s set to make history with her scheduled tour dates, including by playing the most dates at SoFi Stadium of any artist.

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