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.

The last time Beyoncé performed “Daddy Lessons,” the stomping, biting number from her 2016 album, “Lemonade,” was at that year’s C.M.A. Awards, in a blistering rendition alongside the Dixie Chicks (now the Chicks).