Ignore The Bad Cowboy Carter Headlines. Beyonc's Tour Is A Success.

Beyoncé, left, performs with her daughter Blue Ivy Carter during halftime of an NFL football game between the Baltimore Ravens and Houston Texans Wednesday, Dec.25, 2024, in Houston.via Associated PressOn Monday night, I put on my Canadian tuxedo, crafted by Levi’s, and trekked to the SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California, for opening night of Beyoncé’s Cowboy Carter Tour.A few hours earlier, I got a text from a friend with a link to a story related to Beyoncé’s ticket sales.

It’s a subject that’s currently being used to malign the greatest performer of our generation.Advertisement These ticket sales stories have been piling up for months.

There were online reports that sales for her new tour were stalling — something LiveNation disputed in early March.The live entertainment company noted that 94% of tickets had been sold for the tour at the time.

Due to high demand, additional dates were added in six of the eight announced markets, such as Atlanta and London.Then, Beyoncé added an additional date in Las Vegas.Despite these facts, mainstream press and blogs, undoubtedly in pursuit of the benefits of invoking her name for attention and clicks, have obsessed over some empty seats.Even 50 Cent was out here trolling Beyoncé.

“Shit getting real out here,” the rapper posted on Instagram.He later deleted the post.

“Hey the tickets ain’t selling?”Advertisement The Daily Mail published an article with the headline “Has Beyoncé lost her pulling power? Cowboy Carter tickets are STILL available ahead of her six nights in London as prices plummet to as low as £66 - months after Taylor’s sell-out tour and amid her ties to Diddy scandal.”Radar posted one like it entitled “Could It Bey Over? Beyoncé’s Tour In Chaos As Tickets For Flop Cowboy Carter Shows Struggle To Sell — As Links With Shamed Rapper Diddy Take A Toll.”Separately, Newsweek posted: “Are There Empty Seats At Beyonce’s Cowboy Carter Tour? What We Know.”T...