Beyoncé bringing "Cowboy Carter" tour to Chicago in May

• The "Cowboy Carter and the Rodeo Chitlin' Circuit Tour" is shorter than previous world tours, just stopping in a handful of major cities like Los Angeles, New York, Paris and Chicago.
• The Chicago shows will be May 15 and May 17 at Soldier Field.

Context: Beyoncé not only won the Grammy for "Album of the Year" but she also won one for "Best Country Album."

• She made history as the first Black woman to have an album hit No. 1 on the Top Country Albums chart.

Flashback: The last time she was here was July 2023 when she brought her "Rennaisance World Tour" to Soldier Field for two sold-out shows.

• Those shows were part of Chicago's record tourism numbers in 2023, which also included Taylor Swift shows.

Zoom out: Beyoncé joins an already jam-packed summer concert season in Chicago.

• Another Grammy Award-winner, Kendrick Lamar, will be at Soldier Field on June 6.

What's next: Presale ticket sales start Feb. 11, and the public sale starts on Feb. 14.