By Megan Cartwright
Beyonc茅 experienced a technical malfunction at her concert in Houston, Texas, over the weekend, and the moment she warned her crew about the mishap was caught on camera.Newsweek reached out to Beyonc茅’s representative and her company, Parkwood Entertainment, via email for comment on Monday.The ContextBeyonc茅 is currently on her Cowboy Carter tour. The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer, 43, announced the news in February following the release of her country-inspired album, Cowboy Carter, in March 2024.What To KnowThe malfunction took place on Saturday while Beyonc茅 was performing “16 Carriages.” The 35-time Grammy Award winner rides on a red prop car over the audience during the song, but halfway through the track, the car stopped and tilted, prompting her to pause the show.”Stop. Stop, stop, stop, stop,” Beyonc茅 said as the crowd quieted. “Thank you for your patience.”After the car was lowered safely to the ground, the Destiny’s Child alum added: “I wanna thank y’all for loving me. If ever I fall, I know y’all will catch me.”On X, formerly Twitter, fan @limegreenroger posted a video of Beyonc茅 appearing to eyeball her crew ahead of the incident.”I think I got when Beyonc茅 caught the malfunction and tried to signal the camera QUICK,” he wrote.At the time of publication, the clip racked up more than 1.5 million views and over 1,100 likes.This isn’t the first time Beyonc茅 endured a malfunction during a live performance. In 2023, she had a wardrobe malfunction on her Renaissance World Tour in Detroit.While singing her tune “Break My Soul,” the mom of three鈥攚ho shares daughter Blue Ivy and twins Rumi and Sir with her rapper husband Jay-Z鈥攈ad to fix one of her gold boots that slid down her leg.What People Are SayingFollowing Saturday’s technical difficulty, Parkwood Entertainment said in a statement shared to their Instagram Story, per Good Morning America: “Tonight in Houston, at NRG stadium, a technical mishap caused the flying car, a prop Beyonc茅 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.”Beyonc茅 referenced the malfunction in several Instagram posts after the concert: “I love you, Houston,” she wrote in one note and added, “Sittin’ Sidewayz,” in another.What Happens NextBeyonc茅 resumes her Cowboy Carter tour on Friday in Washington, D.C. The tour first kicked off at Los Angeles’ SoFi Stadium in April, and it ends in Las Vegas on July 26.