Other than Taylor Swift, Beyoncé is the most famous woman in the world.
Beyoncé is a pop star with a legendarily rabid fan base.
And Beyoncé showed up at a Kamala Harris event and you won’t believe what happened next.
Advertised Beyoncé event turns into another debacle for Kamala Harris
Only Kamala Harris could turn an advertised appearance with one of the biggest stars in the world into a public relations fiasco.
Kamala Harris drew over 30,000 people to Shell Energy Stadium in Houston.
Texas isn’t in play for Democrats, but Kamala thought that by staging a massive event in a red state with strong pro-life laws on the books, it would allow her to focus the news cycle on her message of abortion-on-demand.
The hook for the rally was a free concert by Beyoncé.
On average, the cost for a ticket to Beyoncé’s most recent “Renaissance” tour is between $400-550, so fans flocked to Houston for a chance to see their favorite for free.
The expanding line at the Beyoncé concert aka Harris rally tonight in Houston. pic.twitter.com/Rmeo2o6JRj
— Kellie Meyer (@KellieMeyerNews) October 25, 2024
But it was all a bait and switch.
Beyoncé only appeared on stage for about four minutes to deliver an endorsement speech for Kamala Harris.
The pop megastar then exited without performing a single song.
Fans stormed out of the stadium feeling like they got conned.
“Bait and switch crowd building. Promised a performance to bring people in and they went streaming to the exits when Beyoncé left the stage,” a person leaving the event told the Daily Mail.
“She can’t even deliver on promises to her own followers with a Beyoncé performance but yes she will totally close the border and stuff. Kamala Harris is a mess,” a second attendee added.
Kamala Harris booed
The crowd realized Kamala Harris lured them to a political rally under false pretenses turned ugly and began booing Kamala Harris.
Video of a crowd of her own supporters jeering her went viral on social media.
NEW: Kamala Harris’ highly anticipated rally in Houston, Texas was a complete disaster as some attendees fumed that Beyonce didn’t perform.
Harris failed to control the rowdy crowd as boos and shouting drowned her out on multiple occasions.
Some in the crowd were reportedly… pic.twitter.com/IXioDq7UfK
— Collin Rugg (@CollinRugg) October 26, 2024
Social media users piled on in mocking Harris.
“Embarrassing and awkward!!!” one user posted.
“Kamala doesn’t know what to do as [the] crowd booed and got rowdy after Beyoncé read a script off the teleprompter for four 4 minutes and left without performing,” the user also wrote.
“What a disaster!” the user remarked.
Democrats usually unleash the mobs on social media to harass their political foes.
This time Kamala Harris was the target.
“Kamala Harris pissed off everyone at her rally, because Beyoncé didn’t even perform. LMAOO,” a second user posted.
“Just when you think that Kamala Harris’s dumpster fire campaign is burning out, they throw gasoline into the dumpster and roll a shriveled up, Willie Nelson, onto the stage,” a third wrote.
Kamala Harris’ stunt with Beyoncé ended up driving the news cycle on social media.
But not in the way Kamala Harris wanted.
With just a week to go until Election Day, time is the most valuable resource any campaign has.
And Kamala Harris squandered a precious day on a failed publicity stunt.