Beyoncé fans organize tour after-parties to celebrate the show, unite fans at each stop
Beyoncé Knowles-Carter is on the road for her “Cowboy Carter” tour — but she’s not the only one. A pair of U.S.-based party organizers are following her journey, keeping the energy alive and bringing fans together at every stop.
Beyoncé is currently on the the international leg of her Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour. Her last show in London takes place June 16 before she heads to Paris for three nights on June 19, 21 and 22.
Event producer Ed Wynn Walker and D.J. Rosegawd have been following Beyoncé along her various stops to put on their after-party "Club Cowboy Carter."
"We are traveling behind Beyoncé in every city that she goes to for her 'Cowboy Carter' tour. We started in Los Angeles. We've done Chicago, New York, and now we are here in London," Rosegawd says. "And we're headed to Paris, Houston, Atlanta, D.C. and Vegas after this."
The London after-party on June 14 marked their first international event.
"We are excited — just for people to just come gather and have a great time," Wynn said ahead of the event. "This is our first event out the country."
Fans overseas seem to appreciate the community aspect.
"We were going to the concert and we were like we're going to still be going, to be buzzing, so we wanted to go somewhere with the same vibe so we just googled it," says Alyssa Watson, who flew into London from Liverpool, U.K., for the "Cowboy Carter" concert.
She came along with Shummerlieh Watson after finding the event online.
"You leave the concert and you're reeling," Watson says. "You want to talk about it, and you want to hear the music still. And when you're in the concert you watch and hear, but you want to actually listen to the music and you want to go and dance. So you want to go and let loose."
Wynn agreed that the community aspect is at the forefront of all of the events.
"It feels like family," Wynn says. "By providing a space for everybody to come, they also have an opportunity to be the stars for the night, right? There is a concert for themselves as well."
The parties are filled with fans from all over the world, regardless of the respective stop. Fans like T.J. McCray and Jabari Sims traveled from the U.S. to witness Beyoncé on the Tottenham Hotspur stage, and they made a point to attend the event after.
"Being here tonight was like getting a piece of that energy that you get in a stadium to see it carry on to see some of the people that was there," McCray says.
Sims, who hails from Louisiana, says it's all about keeping up the good energy.
"I went to see Solange in Houston on Tuesday at a symphony. Then I came to see Beyoncé today. I wanted the party to continue, that's why I'm here," he says. "It's about feeling myself, about being joyful, being around all the people and connect. There's a lot going out in the world and I'm choosing joy."
Still, it’s more than just a party. D.J. Rosegawd says fans recognize the cultural weight of Beyoncé’s album — something that always calls for celebration.
"After that Grammy win it changed the purpose of the album for people so you can see people truly living in the moment when they come into the room and when the album starts," Rosegawd says.
As fans know, Beyoncé first debuted her "Cowboy Carter" tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28 with 39 songs on the set list. Her shows have been filled with family, fashion, different music genres, and most notably country music and cultural commentary.
The nine-city tour will span the U.S. and Europe with the grand finale taking place in Las Vegas on July 26.
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