Beyoncé adds more shows, already makes history with 'Cowboy Carter' tour
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Beyoncé added more dates to her "Cowboy Carter" tour due to high demand.
The additions give her the record for most shows by any artist at SoFi Stadium.
The tour is in support of her Grammy-winning album of the same name.
Beyoncé is adding more shows to her upcoming "Cowboy Carter" tour and making history in the process.
The 35-time Grammy winner added a fifth stadium show in Los Angeles and New Jersey on Wednesday due to the high interest in concert tickets for her highly anticipated Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour.
With these additions, she now holds the record for the most shows by any artist on a single run at MetLife Stadium. Moreover she has beat out any band or artist for the most performances at SoFi Stadium.
Of course, Beyoncé had already added five more shows to the lineup, which consisted of a fifth and sixth show in London and a third night in Chicago, Paris and Atlanta.
Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour dates
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As fans know, Beyoncé first announced her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour for her eighth studio album "Cowboy Carter" the night before the Grammy Awards, where she took home best country album and album of the year for the full project.
The first round of presale tickets began Tuesday, and many other presales have continued throughout the week. Fans can purchase general-sale tickets at beyonce.com starting Feb. 14 at 12 p.m. local time, excluding the newly added Los Angeles and New Jersey concerts. General sale for these tickets will begin at 2 p.m. local time.
Follow Caché McClay, the USA TODAY Network's Beyoncé Knowles-Carter reporter, on Instagram, TikTok and X as @cachemcclay.
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