Beyoncé was high over her hometown crowd in Houston, Texas when her flying car, a tour prop — visibly slowed down and started to tilt to the side during her performance of “16 Carriages” Saturday night. Typically, Beyoncé takes a quick spin in a little red convertible over the heads of her audiences when performing the song. But Saturday the flying car malfunctioned, slanted to one side and left the singer stuck above the crowd. Beyoncé held on and kept singing until she was forced to direct her crew to “stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.” The song came to a halt, and fan concern over the car’s tilt — which looked quite alarming from certain angles in the stadium could be heard on uploaded video footage. She was quickly lowered and no one was injured. The show continued without incident. 

Beyoncé was safely lowered after her flying car unexpectedly tilted mid-air at the Cowboy Carter tour in Houston while performing ‘16 CARRIAGES.’ pic.twitter.com/FOgl9DIfFR

— Pop Base (@PopBase) June 29, 2025