Beyoncé's Cowboy Carter Tour: Dates, Announcement, Reactions, and Everything You Need to Know

She coming! Ahead of her stellar night at the Grammys 2025, where she finally won her first Album of the Year award of her career, Beyoncé finally unveiled the Cowboy Carter Tour.

Cowboy Carter took home Album of the Year, Best Country Album, and Best Country Duo/Group Performance at this year's Grammys, earning 11 nominations overall and cementing Bey as both the most-nominated and most-awarded artist — regardless of gender — in Grammys history.

With 35 wins and 99 nominations under her belt, the megastar took advantage of the momentum on Feb. 3 and shared a video of a neon billboard that read “Cowboy Carter Tour.” She then posted a photo of herself in platinum blonde micro boho braids, bleached eyebrows, and bright red lipstick — the official Cowboy Carter Tour poster. (If you're already thinking of what to wear and how to do your concert glam, Bey has some early inspo for you.)

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Below, find out everything you need to know about the Cowboy Carter Tour, including dates, cities, why Beyoncé initially postponed her announcement, and how fans reacted to the big news.

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On Feb. 2, the “16 Carriages” singer finally began the rollout for the Cowboy Carter Tour, officially sharing the tour dates on Feb. 3. Originally, Beyoncé announced 22 dates in total, with four-night runs in Los Angeles, London, and New Jersey and two-night stretches in Chicago, Paris, Houston, Washington, and Atlanta. However, she soon added additional dates in six of the stops, including two additional shows in Atlanta and London., bringing the total of shows to 30. On March 27, she announced an extra night in Las Vegas Allegiant Stadium at the end of July “due to tremendous demand.”

You can see all 31 dates on Beyonce's Cowboy Carter Tour below:

The BeyHive Presale for Beyonce's new Allegiant Stadium show starts on Thursday, March 20, at noon PDT. After that, the Artist Presale will begin on Monday, March 24, at noon PDT. There will be additional pre-sales for Citi card members, Verizon Up, and Mastercard ahead of the general sale, which begins on Tuesday, March 25, on Beyoncé.com.

Tickets for the first batch of Cowboy Carter Tour dates went on sale via multiple presales, sponsored presales, and a general on-sale starting Friday, February 14 at 12 p.m. local time. And here's how it all went down, for reference:

• The BeyHive Presale began February 11 at 12 p.m. through February 12 at 11 a.m. local time.
• In the United States, Citi cardmembers had access to Citi Presale tickets starting February 12 at 12 p.m. local time through February 13 at 11 a.m. local time via the Citi Entertainment® program.
• Also in the United States, Verizon offered an exclusive presale via Verizon Access. Per Verizon, Verizon Access is a "loyalty program that provides customers access to some of the biggest events and venues in all of sports, music, and entertainment." Verizon Access Presale tickets for select tour dates began February 12 at 12 p.m. local time until February 13 at 11 a.m. local time.
• In the U.K. and France, Mastercard cardholders had special access to Mastercard Presale tickets in London and Paris. Mastercard Presale started February 12 at 12 p.m. local time and ends February 13 at 11 a.m. local time. (Preferred ticket access to some of the best seats were available at February 14 at 12 p.m. local time.)
• The Artist Presale began on February 13 from 12 p.m. to 10 p.m. local time. (Fans were able to sign up for the Artist Presale now through February 6 at 8 a.m. ET at livemu.sc/beyonce for U.S. and UK shows, and livemu.sc/beyonceparis2025 for the Paris dates.)

As an added note, music-led destination company Vibee is also curating experience packages for the tour, including “premium concert tickets, two-night hotel accommodations,” and more. For more information, visit beyonce.vibee.com.

Minutes after she completed her special Netflix NFL halftime performance on Christmas Day, now known as the Beyoncé Bowl, the superstar teased a big announcement for Jan. 14. Bey shared a video of herself waving an American flag on Instagram, with the caption, “Look at that horse” and the date “01/14/25.” Fans immediately began to theorize what it could be: A tour? The release date of the third act in her musical series, which started with Renaissance and continued with Cowboy Carter? A release of those visuals, finally? (Fans became pretty convinced it could be a Cowboy Carter Tour announcement, especially after Live Nation reshared her teaser video across multiple social media platforms.)

However, Beyoncé decided to postpone her announcement due to the wildfires in Los Angeles, which killed at least 29 people, displaced over 80,000 residents, and burned over 40,000 acres in Southern California. “The January 14th announcement will be postponed to a later date due to the devastation caused by the ongoing wildfires around areas of Los Angeles,” the musician wrote on Instagram via a text-only post. “I continue to pray for healing and rebuilding for the families suffering from trauma and loss. We are so blessed to have brave first responders who continue to work tirelessly to protect the Los Angeles community.”

On Jan. 12, Beyoncé's foundation BeyGOOD announced the L.A. Fire Relief Fund and its pledge of $2.5 million; in her postponement announcement, Bey herself referenced the fund, noting its creation “to directly support families who lost their homes and community organizations at the forefront of relief," and urged others to “please join us in supporting with whatever you can.”

Though some were upset about the postponement, having stayed up until midnight on Jan. 13 to hear the news right away, others understood why Beyoncé chose to put a pause on whatever rollout she had ready for the time being. For one, the star sometimes lives in Los Angeles — she has a few homes in California, per Architectural Digest, including a home in Malibu that outlasted the fires and a mansion in Bel Air. However, her mother, Tina Knowles, lost her Malibu bungalow in the fires, which she called her "sanctuary" in a heartbreaking tribute to the home.

In addition, asking or expecting fans to spend money on concert tickets and potential travel and lodging during an ongoing national disaster could have been received extremely poorly, and major news like a Beyoncé tour could have shifted focus from relief efforts.

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“I didn’t want to be the one to say it… but I was hoping Beyoncé would postpone her announcement. She recognizes and understands her power, and it definitely would’ve taken attention away from what’s happening in California,” wrote one X user.

“'She could’ve posted earlier.' Actually, no. Beyoncé is incredibly calculated. She knew millions of people would be waiting for the announcement, so why not use that moment and audience to raise awareness for the cause and encourage donations through BEYGOOD? She did the right thing,” wrote another.

Many more Hollywood industry events have been or were postponed in the wake of the fires, including Meghan Markle's upcoming Netflix series, the 2025 Oscars nominations announcements, and multiple pre-Grammys 2025 events.

It's safe to say fans were pretty excited about the tour announcement. Beyoncé's own comment section was filled with positive reactions, including messages from other celebrities too. JT of City Girls wrote, “We outside!!!! Ima cry hard during ‘16 carriages!’” Model Ashley Graham commented, “Come on B let’s goooooooo! Can’t wait!” Honey Gonzales, or Honey Balenciaga, who danced alongside Beyoncé on the Renaissance World Tour said, “With my ‘ll Hands ll Heaven’ 🤠✨.” But the reactions didn't stop there — fans took to other social media platforms to share their thoughts, too. And of course they made plenty of memes to express themselves. Check out a few below: