Beyoncé confirmed out for her native Houston together with her extremely anticipated NFL halftime efficiency through the Baltimore Ravens vs. Houston Texans soccer sport on Christmas Day.

For her first dwell televised efficiency in 4 years, dubbed “Beyoncé Bowl,” the singer placed on a meticulously confected and executed present, enlisting Submit Malone, Shaboozey and her daughter Blue Ivy Carter to debut tracks from “Cowboy Carter” for the primary time in a dwell setting.

As all the time, a bespoke Beyoncé efficiency is shrouded in thriller. There have been rumors that it could be a staggering 20-minute epic; Stan accounts had been circulating previous photographs of Miley Cyrus claiming she was in Houston for the sport; and Beyoncé herself cashed in on poking enjoyable on the potential buffering points that plagued the Jake Paul-Mike Tyson Netflix struggle final month.

Nevertheless it as a substitute was a masterful tour of alternative cuts from her sprawling opus, which launched earlier this yr. It’s a problem to prime even your most arresting performances, but Beyoncé repeatedly manages to outdo herself. The efficiency started with a pre-recorded phase the place Beyoncé, decked in a white fur coat with an identical cowboy hat, rode in on a white horse to the tune of “16 Carriages,” making her method by means of the stadium and dismounting earlier than launching into “Blackbiird,” the place she was joined by Tanner Adell, Tiera Kennedy, Reyna Roberts and Brittney Spencer.

She transitioned to a dwell setting on the sector, ripping by means of “Ya Ya,” earlier than heading over to bleachers full of dancers, a marching band and Blue Ivy Carter for “My Home.” As she sauntered down a runway for a medley of “Spaghettii,” “Riiverdance” and “Candy Honey Buckiin’,” Shaboozey emerged to ship his portion, adopted by a duet with Malone for “Levii’s Denims” subsequent to a truck with a denim pores and skin.

In a show of true pageantry, Beyoncé perched on the again of a automotive seat for “Jolene,” and took a second to deal with the viewers earlier than “Tyrant” and the dwell debut of “Texas Maintain ‘Em.” “I’m so honored to be in Texas proper now,” she mentioned. “It’s solely proper that we do ‘Texas Maintain ‘Em’ for the primary time in Houston, Texas on Christmas. Y’all assist me sing!” An epic hoedown commenced, full with line dancing the place Blue Ivy joined in for the finale.

As Beyoncé was lifted into the air on a platform for the set’s conclusion, she delivered some parting phrases. “Merry Christmas, God bless y’all, thanks a lot.” She pointed her fingers in direction of the bottom as a banner unfurled beneath her. “Bang,” it learn. Bang, certainly.