Carter is to set to light up Houston during the next stop of her "Cowboy Carter" tour. And fans are already braving scorching temperatures to witness the hometown opener. The Grammy-winning singer will launch her first concert in her hometown of Houston at NRG Stadium June 28.

Beyoncé isn't even officially in town yet, and she's already making Houston proud. Mrs. Carter, through her BeyGOOD Foundation, is donating $100,000 to Texas Southern University's Ocean of Soul marching band.

In a stadium of strangers dressed in fabulous fringe, denim, boots, cowboy hats and other adornments in keeping with the immaculate Cowboy Carter aesthetic, I rediscovered something that I had long misplaced: Ebullient joy.