Beyoncé simply closed out her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit Tour with a bang — and staged a Future’s Baby reunion to have fun.
Beyoncé, 43, carried out at Las Vegas’ Allegiant Stadium on Saturday, July 26, the place her former bandmates Kelly Rowland and Michelle Williams made a shock look. Beyoncé rose from beneath the stage at one level, flanked by Rowland, 44, and Williams, 46, in now-viral social media footage. The trio coordinated in glowing gold bodysuits as they carried out hits like “Bootylicious” and “Lose My Breath.”
Beyoncé even entrusted her longtime buddies for the night’s “Mute Problem,” the place the group is instructed to be utterly silent earlier than the track resumes.
“Simply me and my crew,” Beyoncé quipped, switching up the lyrics. “Huge power!”
Lengthy earlier than kicking off her spectacular and accolade-filled solo profession, Beyoncé was a founding member of Future’s Baby alongside Rowland, LaTavia Roberson and LeToya Luckett. After the latter two left the woman group in 2000, Williams got here aboard. Future’s Baby formally disbanded six years later as Beyoncé, Rowland and Williams all went on to pursue solo careers.
Beyoncé, Rowland and Williams have since reunited a number of occasions by the years, together with at Beyoncé’s 2013 Tremendous Bowl halftime present and set at Coachella in 2018. Beyoncé’s dad, Mathew Knowles, later hoped to see the ladies carry out collectively as soon as extra.
Beyoncé performs at halftime in the course of the Baltimore Ravens and the Houston Texans soccer sport on December 25, 2024. Brooke Sutton/Getty Photographs
“I definitely hope so. I additionally perceive that Kelly and Beyoncé are moms they usually have a household and that modifications the dynamics,” Knowles, 73, solely instructed Us Weekly in Could 2020. “Every one of many girls are profitable in their very own proper. All of them have their particular person solo careers. So coordinating household, careers, that’s quite a lot of juggling. I’m positive in due time the women will determine if that’s what they need to do and in the event that they do or don’t as supportive as I could possibly be as their supervisor.”
He added, “[Their Coachella performance] reveals how a lot they practiced, that 10 years later they can’t miss a beat. It’s simply exceptional. It reveals that their dedication was actually there. I do know these girls, they’ve sturdy work ethics. I’m extraordinarily pleased with all three of them.”
Rowland is a mother of two, sharing sons Titan, 10, and Noah, 4, together with her husband, Tim Weatherspoon. Beyoncé, in the meantime, shares daughter Blue Ivy, 13, and twins Sir and Rumi, each 7, with husband Jay-Z. Beyoncé’s daughters, Blue and Rumi, have additionally each been frequent presences throughout performances of “Protector” on the Cowboy Carter Tour.