Beyoncé soared across SoFi Stadium in a giant neon horseshoe, and then again in a red convertible Cadillac. She mounted and rode a gleaming, mechanical golden bull — all the while belting tunes from Cowboy Carter and her decades-spanning discography.

Beyoncé kicked off her "Cowboy Carter" tour in Los Angeles, and it is a bold blend of country music, political symbolism and cultural reclamation.

Beyoncé kicked off her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin’ Circuit tour in Los Angles on Monday, delivering a nearly three-hour performance that proved it certainly ain’t Queen Bey’s first rodeo.