Beyonce Experience

MANILA, Philippines—It doesn’t seem too long ago when rising singer-actress Beyonce Knowles co-starred opposite Mike Myers in the third “Austin Powers” movie, and steadily conquered music charts with Destiny’s Child. But a lot has happened since then, including a stunning turn as superstar singer Deena Jones in “Dreamgirls” and multiple Grammy wins for her solo work.
The R&B singer’s hit 2003 solo debut “Dangerously in Love” was followed by “B’Day,” which includes the chart-topping breakup anthem “Irreplaceable,” as well as collaborations with hip-hop artist beau Jay-Z (“Déjà Vu”) and loose-hipped Latina songstress Shakira (“Beautiful Liar”).
It’s going to be “B’Day” for her Filipino fans on Nov. 7 at the Bonifacio Global City Open Field, as the beloved Miss Knowles will be performing her soulful, sultry music in the one night-event, “The Beyonce Experience: Live in Taguig 2007.”
MTV Chair and CEO Francis Lumen, in a recently held press lunch, expressed elation over the multi-talented artist’s upcoming visit.
“We are really so excited about this concert,” he said. “As part of the Globe initiative of supporting the aspirations of the youth through music, and because of all the other sponsor support, we’re able to make this happen. We were able to watch her last Aug. 25 in San Diego. ‘The Beyonce Experience’ concert here will really be a fantastic show, because she has an all-female band with her, as well as dancers that are great performers. The production will also make her concert one of the best the Philippines will see this year.”
He added that it’s going to be an energetic and very visual show: “The world tour show will be exactly the same as the one we saw in the US. She started it on Oct. 17 in Russia, then Romania, Istanbul, Dubai, Bombay, Bangkok. The combination of the lighting, the stage and the numbers will make the audience dance. She’ll be playing the familiar songs. She allowed her female musicians to shine; their individual performances were great. The four male dancers, you can really see their abs, and the female dancers are all sexy!”
Lumen also revealed that steps are being undertaken to ensure that the show will be enjoyable and memorable for concert-goers. “We’ll propose to the security to allow the audience to stand up and dance in their spots. In the Christina Aguilera concert, it was too strict.”
“Beyonce is such a big star,” enthused Mary Catherine Santamaria, head of Globe Telecom’s Segment Business Group. “The songs she’ll sing are her hit song so it’s gonna drive the crowd crazy. It’s gonna be the concert of the year! The MTV guys were saying that she had such an entertaining concert. It should be well-attended; we actually got a bigger venue and made the tickets more affordable to give more Filipinos the chance to see the concert.”
“Our subscribers and those who want to join Globe can get big discounts on the concert. By going into music, Globe is part of the passion of the youth, and our objective is to enrich people’s lives, so we’re making it very easy for them to see foreign artists like Beyonce.”