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During Sunday’s show at SoFi Stadium, Bey replaced the venue with Allegiant Stadium, where she’s slated to perform in July.
By Ethan Millman
Music Editor
Beyoncé has replaced a visual of the Sphere that was featured in her Cowboy Carter tour, days after the venue had reportedly sent her a cease-and-desist over its inclusion in the show.
Originally, her show had featured a visual of gigantic version of Beyoncé picking up the high tech venue in her hands, but during her third show in her five-night stand at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood on Sunday, she replaced the Sphere with Allegiant Stadium, where the superstar is slated to perform in July.
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The New York Post first reported the news of the cease-and-desist on Friday, while Billboard reported that the Sphere had tried in the past to book Bey for Sphere shows, though that never came to fruition. As the letter obtained by the Post read, the Sphere visual “has resulted in significant speculation that Beyoncé will end her tour with a Sphere residency.”
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Reps for Beyoncé and the Sphere haven’t responded to request for comment on the letter, or on the visual replacement.
Beyoncé is now three dates into her Cowboy Carter Tour, kicking off the trek at SoFi Stadium last week. The Hollywood Reporter described Bey’s latest tour as a “spectacular three-hour country hoedown that married Sergio Leone-esque filmed interstitials to eye-popping choreography and pyrotechnics.” The tour comes two years after her acclaimed Renaissance Tour in 2023, promoting the album of the same name.
Beyoncé will play two more dates in Los Angeles on Wednesday and Friday, and after that the tour is moving on for a three-night stand at Soldier Field in Chicago starting May 15.
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