Z, to the stage during her Cowboy Carter tour in Paris. They gave their fans an electrifying performance.

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.

Beyoncé closed out her three-night run at Paris’ Stade de France with a rare onstage reunion with her husband, JAY-Z — marking their first joint performance in over six years. The surprise appearance took place Sunday night (June 22) during the final show of the Cowboy Carter Tour’s Paris leg.