Beyoncé opened her Cowboy Carter world tour Monday night with the first of five shows at Inglewood’s SoFi Stadium: a characteristically complicated pop spectacle that framed Black creativity as a wellspring — perhaps the wellspring — of American culture.

Beyoncé kicked off her latest tour on April 28 at SoFi Stadium in Inglewood, California. See our 10 favorite photos from the night.

The 43-year-old Grammy winner kicked things off with “American Requiem,” the first track from her eighth studio album “Cowboy Carter,” People magazine reported. The show, which clocked in at just under three hours, featured 35 songs and all three of her children (who she shares with her husband, Jay-Z) made appearances throughout the night.