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No Phones Were Allowed At Solange's Guggenheim Show

The singer gave attendees an intimate performance with over two dozen dancers.
No Phones Were Allowed At Solange’s Guggenheim Show
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By Danielle Kwateng-Clark · Updated October 26, 2020
Solange has been performing songs from A Seat at the Table for months now, at festivals and intimate museum venues. But her performance Thursday night at New York City’s Guggenheim Museum was more like a church service, according to reports. The singer teased rehearsals for the show earlier in the week, which involved over two dozen Black women doing choreography to a brass band in the background.
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A part of the Red Bull Music Academy’s NYC series, tickets for this performance sold out quickly but were invite-only for certain guests. No phones were allowed into the performance space and guests were asked to wear white. Subscribe to our daily newsletter for the latest in hair, beauty, style and celebrity news. As reported by The Daily Beast, Solange’s fans got a treat. She was mere feet away from them and often ventured out into the crowd to sing right into the eyes of a fan.      

Lining up for @solangeknowles at #RBMANYC pic.twitter.com/wvIVDqBPcH

— Red Bull Music Academy (@RBMA) May 18, 2017
 

I wanted to lay at solange's black girl alter tonight

— Darian Symoné Harvin (@dariansymone) May 18, 2017
  They note that after the show, Solange told the audience, “I’m so glad to see your faces today—these are the faces I wrote the record for.” On Twitter, the response after the show was of awe and jubilation from the moving performance.

👽: take us to your leader
me: **points to Solange Knowles** @ Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum https://t.co/WtB9WrLRkd

— T'Questlove (@questlove) May 19, 2017
 

Solange's performance at the Guggenheim was special. I've seen her perform this album 4 times now and it is magical every time.

— deray (@deray) May 19, 2017
Needles to say, we can’t wait to see her at the Essence Festival 2017 in July. ESSENCE Festival 2017 single-night ticket packages are on sale now! For more info and the latest news, visit our Festival page here.
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