Beyonce has divided her fans after performing The Star-Spangled Banner during the opening night of her Cowboy Carter tour.
The songstress, 43, has included the national anthem as part of the tour’s setlist, but not everybody is happy with the move.
Fans on social media were extremely torn by the decision to include the song, with some supporting it while others were offended to see a display of patriotism during Donald Trump‘s presidency.
‘Honoring American nationalism while Trump’s deporting babies. She’s a sellout,’ raged one.
‘Bad choice given what Trump and Elon are doing to the world. Everyone hates America at the moment, and the anthem is the last thing she should perform… at least around the world,’ added another.
‘All this during Trump’s administration…. So weird and tone deaf,’ a third added.
‘No shade, but with everything going on in our country right now this feels like the last song we should be singing,’ another wrote.
Beyonce has divided her fans after performing The Star-Spangled Banner at her Cowboy Carter tour
A fifth wrote, ‘She looks like a conservative woman allied with the Republicans,’ while another said, ‘Hell nah. All the Black people in the crowd need to request a refund immediately.’
‘Singing the national anthem while our country commits atrocity after atrocity to the Middle East and global south. Going on a tour using Americana aesthetics especially during a time like this… disgusting actually. tone deaf as f**k or she literally just doesn’t care,’ raged one.
Another wrote, ‘Beyoncé should partially refund everyone. She should recognize the state the world is in.’
Others were far more supportive, with some claiming that Beyonce was making a savvy political statement by merging The Star Spangled Banner with her other song Freedom, which was previously used as an anthem during the George Floyd protests.
‘People don’t understand the artistic vision of singing the national anthem half way until it gets to freedom. Some of you guys are f***ing stupid yo,’ snapped one fan.
‘Soulful, captivating, stirring, breathtaking, unforgettable,’ gushed another.
Beyonce officially kicked off her Cowboy Carter tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on Monday night.
The songstress, 43, has included the national anthem as part of the tour’s setlist, but not everybody is happy with the move
Fans on social media were torn by the decision to include the song, with some supporting it while others were offended to see a display of patriotism during Donald Trump’s presidency.
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From there, the pop superstar will perform across the US and Europe before closing out in Las Vegas on July 26.
Amid the star’s spectacular show, there was a heartwarming moment when she brought out her rarely-seen daughter Rumi, seven, alongside eldest child Blue Ivy, 13.
The hitmaker — who kicked off her tour just over year and a half after she wrapped up her whirlwind Renaissance World Tour — notably didn’t bring out Rumi’s twin brother Sir Carter after making efforts to keep him out of the spotlight.
Despite hopes for a series of triumphs, Beyoncé has been beset by fears that she’s rushing into a ‘flop’ tour, after she has reportedly struggled to sell tickets for her upcoming shows despite winning her first-ever Grammy for Album of the Year for Cowboy Carter.
Earlier on Monday, there more than 3,000 seats still available at SoFi Stadium, according to seating maps from Ticketmaster.
Shortly after the Single Ladies singer announced her tour in February, fans quickly complained about the jaw-dropping prices of tickets, which ranged from hundreds to even thousands of dollars.
But last week, one fan claimed to have found resale tickets in the nosebleed section of the star’s SoFi Stadium show for as low as $20.
They then compared it to the cost of one of the limited edition Minecraft Movie Big Mac Meals from McDonald’s, which was around the same price point.
