Beyoncé Stops Performance After Flying Car Tilts Over Crowd

Beyoncé powered through an apparent malfunction during her recent concert in Houston after her prop car began to steeply tilt mid-air over the crowd.

The “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer brought her “Cowboy Carter Tour” to NRG Stadium June 28 for the first of two nights in her hometown. The prop malfunction happened at the end of the concert while Beyoncé performed her song “16 Carriages,” the second to last song on the set list.

During this moment in the show, the singer sits in a red prop convertible as it’s suspended in the air over the crowd. While she performs, the car moves over the audience in a half circle until the singer is deposited back onto the stage.

But things didn’t go according to plan during her June 28 concert, and Beyoncé had to pause her performance to address the issue. Across social media, fans shared different angles of the malfunction, which showed the car dramatically tilting to the side with the singer inside as it was suspended over the crowd.

As the car tilted, Beyoncé remained composed and continued to sing as she sat in the car. However, about a minute after the malfunction, she interrupted her performance, announcing, “Stop, stop, stop, stop, stop, stop.”

One fan video depicted the pause in the performance, which lasted several minutes. Fans continued to cheer for Beyoncé during the unexpected issue, and she thanked the crowd for their patience before the prop car was lowered safely to the ground. After a few minutes, the singer appeared on stage again — without the car — to finish her performance.

“I want to thank y’all for loving me,” Beyoncé said to the crowd. “If ever I fall, I know y’all would catch me.”

Earlier in June, Beyoncé experienced a wardrobe malfunction while performing her song “I’m That Girl” in London June 5.

During the performance, Beyoncé handled the issue like a champ after the chaps she was wearing dropped to her ankles. The singer didn’t acknowledge the issue at first, continuing the performance until she casually reached down to pull the chaps back up while one of her dancers assisted.

While Beyoncé has had some unexpected moments on stage in recent weeks, she’s also had some sweet surprises for fans, too, including helping someone with their gender reveal at MetLife Stadium in New Jersey.

In Paris, fans were treated with a surprise appearance by Miley Cyrus for the duet “II Most Wanted.” Days later, Jay-Z joined her onstage to perform several songs, including their 2003 hit “Crazy in Love.”