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Beyoncé had a scary technical malfunction at her Houston show on Saturday. The suspended red car in which she sat began to tilt mid-air.
Fans at the first of Beyoncé’s two Houston shows on her “Cowboy Carter” tour were afraid for their idol’s safety during a technical malfunction. During her performance of “16 Carriages,” Queen Bey was sitting in a suspended red car when the vehicle began to tilt in the air.
The 43-year-old superstar was sitting on top of the red convertible and appeared to be wearing a harness. She can be seen holding on to one of the cables in clips of the event. “Stop, stop, stop, stop…” she can be heard saying calmly into the microphone as the car tilts precariously downward.
The music was stopped, and the car was slowly lowered the rest of the way to the stage. Once she was safely on the ground, Beyoncé told the crowd, “I want to thank y’all for loving me. If ever I fall, I know y’all will catch me.”
A publicist for Beyoncé told CBS News that a “technical mishap caused the flying car, a prop Beyoncé uses to circle the stadium and see her fans up close, to tilt.” They added: “She was quickly lowered and no one was injured. The show continued without incident.”
It’s a relief, given the potential severity of the malfunction. In 1999, wrestler Owen Hart died from his injuries during a wire stunt. The wrestler fell from 78 feet in the air after a harness malfunction while he was being lowered from the rafters into the ring.
While Beyoncé hasn’t acknowledged the car incident on social media, she did share a post on Instagram following the Houston show. “I love you, Houston,” she captioned the post, which featured several photos from the performance, including the star in a stunning red ensemble with long fringe hanging from the sleeves.
Her two-night stop in Houston came on the heels of the “Texas Hold ‘Em” singer finishing the international leg of her tour, which saw her performing six shows in London and three in Paris, among many others.
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