As Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour continues hitting stadiums across the U.S. this summer, the 35-time Grammy winner is still surprising fans with newness. During her first of four sold-out shows in Atlanta on July 10, Bey performed her western-inspired ballad, “16 Carriages,” on a golden mechanical horse that floated over the crowd so she could get up close and personal with fans.
Once members of the BeyHive caught clips of her performance on social media, they pointed out that it was a new addition to her instantly iconic stadium tour.
“The horse was chewing on the car wires bc it wanted to be let out!!! I get it!” one fan jokingly wrote, while another added, “One thing this lady will never do is stay out the damn sky.”
Others even likened the metallic horse to the one featured on the singer’s Renaissance album cover, who is jokingly referred to as “Reneigh” across the fan base. “IS THIS RENEIGH? WHAT IS HER NAME, Y’ALL!?” someone commented under Beyoncé’s Instagram post.
In case you somehow missed Bey’s concert videos on your social feeds, the show originally featured a floating vintage car during the segment. The “Break My Soul” hitmaker swapped the original prop for a mechanical horse after the vehicle had tipped over during her hometown show in Houston on June 29.
She instructed the stadium’s technicians to cut the music as she repeatedly said “Stop” during the performance. According to fan-captured footage, she was then safely lowered from the air after the frightening mishap.
Her team issued a statement on the matter the same night, writing, “Tonight in Houston, at NRG Stadium, a technical mishap caused the flying car, a prop Beyoncé uses to circle the stadium, and see her fans up close, to tilt. She was quickly lowered, and no one was injured. The show continued without incident.”
Because of the accident, Beyoncé cut “16 Carriages” from the setlist during her shows in Washington, D.C. Her performance in Atlanta marks the first time the track was performed since #CowboyCarGate in Houston. Hopefully, her horse safely glides her across future stadiums without fault.
