Watch Jay-Z join Beyoncé onstage for the first time in seven years to close out European leg of ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour

Beyoncé has surprised fans in France by bringing out Jay-Z to perform a number of songs together – check out footage of the moment below.

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Last night (June 22), Beyoncé performed her third and final concert at the Stade de France in Saint-Denis, France to close out the European leg of her ongoing ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour. To make the moment even more special, Beyoncé surprised audience members by bringing out her husband and rapper Jay-Z.

Besides marking the final show of the European ‘Cowboy Carter’ tour, it also served as the first time that the couple have performed onstage together in seven years. They last performed together back in 2018 as part of their co-headlining ‘On The Run II’ tour.

Together, the couple performed their duet ‘Crazy In Love’, and Jay-Z’s ‘N***** In Paris’. The latter track notably removed any mentions of the highly controversial Kanye West, as Jay-Z rapped over all of his former collaborator’s verses, and swapped out the lyric “Just might let you meet Ye” to “Just might let you meet me“.

Following ‘N***** In Paris’, Jay-Z disappeared offstage, while Beyoncé transitioned into ‘Drunk In Love’ and ‘Partition’. Check out fan-shot footage of the performance below.

Just days before Jay-Z’s surprise appearance, Beyoncé surprised fans in the same venue by bringing out Miley Cyrus to perform their collaboration ‘II Most Wanted’ together for the first time ever.

“I’m so excited because I wanted to do something very special for you guys,” Beyoncé said. “I could not do it without this young lady’s help, so I want you to scream as loud as you can. I wan’t y’all for this icon. I’m your biggest fan. I’m so grateful to watch you, to sing with you, Miss Miley Cyrus.”

Beyoncé’s first London date at the Tottenham Hotspur Stadium earlier this month earned her a glowing five-star review, with Nick Levine writing for NME: “As a performer, she remains pretty much flawless – who else can sing from a bucking mechanical bull without missing a note? And as a creator of stadium spectacle, she keeps getting better. No one leaving this show will be removing their cowboy hat on the ride home.”

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