When Beyoncé sang the American national anthem on the first night of her London Cowboy Carter tour dates, I instinctively placed my cowboy hat over my heart, unsure whether I was pledging allegiance to the US flag or Beyoncé herself.

Beyoncé's rodeo rolled into town with flying horseshoes, American flags and plenty of cowboy hats

Forget what you might have heard about unsold seats, the first British Cowboy Carter show was nothing short of electric.