Beyoncé was left red-faced as a robot arm failed to pour her a drink during her Cowboy Carter Tour in Los Angeles, with fans joking ‘someone is getting fired’
If stressing about poor ticket sales wasn’t enough, it looks like Beyoncé now has to worry about sharing the stage with someone – or something – trying to ruin the Cowboy Carter tour.
During her epic, nearly three-hour concert, which boasts a 36-song setlist, Beyoncé pulls out all the stops with a high-tech stage show; straddling mechanical bulls and singing mid-air atop a car for 16 Carriage. The mum-of-three is also joined by her daughters, Blue Ivy and Rumi, for certain songs and been watched by stars like Prince Harry and Meghan Markle.
However, while Beyoncé’s offspring are welcome additions to the music icon’s routines, the Texas Hold ‘Em hitmaker may want to rethink her non-human stage mates. Beyoncé was caught on fan footage during the final night of her five-show stint in Los Angeles over the weekend, as an on-stage robot failed to perform its task correctly.
During one segment of the concert at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium, Beyoncé, 43, took a breather, perched on a large golden throne. A factory-like robotic arm attempted to pour a bottle of liquor into her glass, situated on one of the throne’s arms.
However, the robot tipped the bottle just a tad too early, spilling the liquid all over the golden chair she was seated in, instead of her glass.
The plan was for Beyoncé to follow this extravagant display by taking a sip from her drink and reaching for a remote control on the other armrest, as if to switch on the TV and unwind.
But the ‘Texas Hold ‘Em’ singer – donned in a sequin and tassel adorned white Western suit that accentuated her curves – appeared taken aback and embarrassed as she briefly lifted her glass only to find it empty.
A smile began to form on her lips as she swiftly placed the empty glass back onto the armrest. However, Beyoncé managed to suppress her grin and carried on with the act, picking up the remote and pretending to switch on a television.
“THE ROBOT MISSING BEYONCÉ’S CUP?!! THAT BITCH IS FIRED. HER FACE,” one fan mused on Twitter (X) as footage from the slip-up went viral. “Beyoncé wanted to laugh so bad… she looked up at the robot like it wasn’t a robot,” another noted, with third adding: “the robot arm missing the pour and beyoncé looking at it like ‘girl what the hell?'”
This isn’t the first time a rogue robot has pulled focus during the Cowboy Carter tour. Earlier this month, Beyoncé kicked off her mammoth stint across the world and showed her thrifty side to fans as she brought back her robotic arm props for the Renaissance portion of her act, a memorable feature from her previous tour.
However, on the second night of her tour, there was a slight hiccup involving these robot arms when stagehands apparently missed placing Beyoncé’s mark on the stage to ensure she wasn’t in harm’s way.
Viral footage showed Beyoncé scanning the floor before cautiously positioning herself between the two arms as a stagehand rushes to assist her. The mechanical arms swung close by Beyoncé, who narrowly avoided being struck and carried on with her show like a pro.
But fans online were quick to spot the near-miss. “They didn’t put a mark on the floor for her to know where to stop. She could’ve been wacked by the machines had she not stopped herself,” one fan pointed out, while another remarked: “They didn’t put her mark down. She didn’t know where to stand. It could’ve hit her in the face.”
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