Beyoncé and Solange’s Holiday Benefit Concert
December 1
Houston’s most famous siblings — Beyoncé and Solange Knowles — are combining their talents for hometown holiday cheer. The Knowles sisters will share the stage during Hope for the Holidays, a Dec. 9 concert at the House of Blues. The concert will benefit the Gulf Coast Ike Relief Fund to aid Texas victims of Hurricane Ike through the Survivor Foundation.
A one-hour concert is also being taped to premiere at 9 p.m. Dec. 21 on music channel Fuse.
“It is an honor for our family to be able to give back to our hometown with a holiday concert,” father and manager Mathew Knowles said in a statement. “Tina (Knowles) grew up in Galveston and still has family and friends there.”
Ticket details are being finalized and should be available in the next few days.
Both singers are enjoying recent creative successes. Beyoncé’s third solo disc, I Am . . . Sasha Fierce, showcases two sides of her musical persona. The double disc debuted this week atop the Billboard 200 with sales of 482,000 copies. She also stars as Etta James in the upcoming film Cadillac Records.
Solange’s album Sol-Angel & the Hadley St. Dreams was released in August, a quirky mix of classic R&B, electronic music and pop.
Solange to Tour with Beyoncé
October 22
Last week, Mathew Knowles broke the news that Beyoncé will embark on a 110-date world tour that will begin in April 2009 and trek through Canada, Europe, the U.S. (with a one-week stint in Las Vegas), Mexico, South America, Japan, Africa, and Australia. But what you didn’t hear was that Beyoncé won’t be the only Knowles on the road.
Discussions are under way for Solange to join her big sis’ on tour. After seeing the elder Knowles rock arenas, fans would be able to go to a more intimate location and watch Solange perform at an official “after-party.” Specific details have yet to be announced.
Beyoncé is scheduled to release her third album I Am… on November 18th, while Solange’s sophomore release SoL-AngeL and The Hadley St. Dreams is available now.
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Solange’s B’Day Party
June 24
B attended her sister Solange’s birthday party last night. They look great! I’ve uploaded photos from the event!
Knowles to audition new band
March 3
Hey guys! Sorry for the lack of updates!! Keep checkin’ the site these days for fresh , new updates.
SOLANGE KNOWLES is following big sister Beyonce’s lead and recruiting a band of unknowns to join her on tour. Beyonce held auditions for a dance troupe to appear in her videos and perform live with her and now Solange is hoping to form her own band the same way. She will be holding auditions for her Hadley Street Dreams Band in her adopted home of Los Angeles on 6 March (08). And she’s hoping that her new recruits will be able to double up as dancers too. A spokesman for Knowles says, “The Hadley Street Dreams, a ’60s-inspired full band, will perform all live shows with Solange in support of her upcoming album, to be released this August (08).” Knowles’ requirements include two female backing singers, a drummer, guitar player, bass player and two pianists. Musicians who cannot make it to the March audition are invited to submit an try-out video to Knowles’ website.
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