Beyoncé released a new teaser for her NFL Halftime Show performance on Wednesday (December 11), giving fans their first taste of what a Cowboy Carter Christmas will be like.
In the 30-second clip, Bey, decked out in an all-white outfit in a cowboy hat, fur jacket and boots, steps out into a snowy landscape and hangs ornaments from a cactus, which is more appropriately placed in place of a Christmas tree. As the surrounding lights magically turn on, the “Break My Soul” artist holds up a finger gun, blows invisible smoke from the barrel, and winks at the camera.
“HALFTIME SHOW,” a title card appears at the end of the video, which was shared to Bey’s YouTube channel. “This Christmas we will be in Houston, Texas.”
The teaser was released just two weeks before the 32-time Grammy Award winner’s highly anticipated hometown performance at NRG Stadium, which will be preceded by a Christmas Day football game between the Houston Texans and Baltimore Ravens. . The spectacle marks Bey’s first performance since the release of her album “Cowboy Carter,” which topped the Billboard 200.
The NFL first announced that Bey would perform in mid-November, with the Destiny’s Child alum standing atop a rose-covered vintage car effortlessly catching a football thrown by someone from off-screen. He shared a similar teaser showing the. Cowboy Carter’s opening track, “American Requiem,” plays in the video, perhaps hinting at what her setlist will be like.
The Christmas Day doubleheader begins at 1 p.m. ET with the Kansas City Chiefs facing off against the Pittsburgh Steelers, followed by the Texans vs. Ravens game at 4:30 p.m. ET. Both games and Bey’s halftime performance will be streamed live on Netflix, with local broadcasts and mobile access via NFL+.
The Lion King star’s return to the NFL halftime stage will be more than a decade after his performance at the 2013 Super Bowl, where he reunited with Destiny’s Child. In 2016, she joined Coldplay and Bruno Mars midway through.
Watch the Christmas teaser for Bey’s A Cowboy Carter above.
