Column: The star delivered a breakneck, near-three-hour set on the first night of her tour, writes SFGATE's Paula Mejía.

Beyoncé packed the SoFi Stadium show with an impactful Jimi Hendrix reference, multiple cameos from Blue Ivy, and visual commentary about America Beyoncé performs at night one of her Cowboy Carter tour at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles on April 28,

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.