Today, American businesswoman, fashion designer, art collector, and activist Tina Knowles’ announced the live tour for her highly anticipated memoir, MATRIARCH, to be published on April 22 by One World, an imprint of the Random House Publishing Group. Produced by Live Nation, the nine-city book tour will kick off in Washington, DC at The Theater at MGM National Harbor on Wednesday, April 30 with special guest Michelle Obama joining Ms. Knowles as the moderator for the evening. She will then continue with stops in Los Angeles, her hometown of Houston, Atlanta, New Orleans, Toronto, Chicago, and Brooklyn, before concluding in London, UK on Wednesday, June 4 at Southbank Centre (Royal Festival Hall).
Throughout the nine-city run of dates, Ms. Knowles will be in conversation with legends, icons, and friends—the full list of moderators will be announced at a later date. Through heartfelt conversations, laughter, and unforgettable moments, each event will be a unique and intimate celebration of Ms. Knowles’ experiences, relationships, and the influences that have shaped her life.
“I’m so excited to take Matriarch on the road and extend the conversation beyond the pages. Storytelling has always been a part of who I am—something I learned from my mother—and now, at 71, I finally understand who I truly am. This journey has been about strength, motherhood, family pride, and identity, and I hope these conversations help others embrace their own stories and celebrate the power of knowing what we deserve.” – Tina Knowles
TICKETS: Tickets will be available starting Friday, March 21 at 10am local time at TinaKnowlesBook.com.
VIP: The tour will also offer a VIP package and experience for fans to take their concert experience to the next level. The package includes premium tickets, individual Meet & Greet and photo op with Tina Knowles, autographed copy of Tina Knowles’ MATRIARCH, early entry into the venue, and more. For more information, visit vipnation.com.
Tina Knowles, the mother of iconic singer-songwriters Beyoncé Knowles-Carter, Solange Knowles, and bonus daughter Kelly Rowland, is known the world over as a Matriarch with a capital M: a determined, self-possessed, self-aware, and wise woman who raised and inspired some of the great artists of our time. But this story is about so much more than that.
Matriarch begins with a precocious, if unruly, little girl growing up in 1950s Galveston, the youngest of seven. She is in love with her world, with extended family on every other porch and the sounds of Motown and the lapping beach always within earshot. But as the realities of race and the limitations of girlhood set in, she begins to dream of the world beyond. Her instincts and impulsive nature drive her far beyond the shores of Texas to discover the life awaiting her on the other side of childhood.
That life’s journey—through grief and tragedy, creative and romantic risks and turmoil, the nurturing of superstar offspring and of her own special gifts—is the remarkable story she shares with readers here. This is a page-turning chronicle of family love and heartbreak, of loss and perseverance, and of the kind of creativity, audacity, and will it takes for a girl from Galveston to change the world. It’s one brilliant woman’s intimate and revealing story, and a multigenerational family saga that carries within it the story of America—and the wisdom that women pass on to each other, mothers to daughters, across generations.
Additional information about MATRIARCH is available at https://tinaknowlesbook.com/.
Matriarch: An Evening with Tina Knowles, Family and Friends 2025 Dates
Wed Apr 30 – Washington, DC – The Theater at MGM National Harbor
Fri May 02 – Los Angeles, CA – The Wiltern
Mon May 05 – Houston, TX – Smart Financial Centre at Sugar Land
Thu May 08 – Atlanta, GA – Tabernacle
Sat May 10 – New Orleans, LA – The Fillmore New Orleans
Wed May 14 – Toronto, ON – Danforth Music Hall
Fri May 16 – Chicago, IL – Athenaeum Center
Mon May 19 – Brooklyn, NY – Brooklyn Paramount
Wed Jun 04 – London, UK – Southbank Centre (Royal Festival Hall)
Ancestry® is the official family history partner of the MATRIARCH TOUR – helping people discover the stories in their own family’s past and preserve them for generations to come. For more information go to ancestry.com.
About Tina Knowles
Tina Knowles is an American businesswoman, fashion designer, art collector, and activist. Born Celestine Ann Beyoncé in Galveston, Texas, to a longshoreman father and seamstress mother, she learned dressmaking at an early age. In 1986, she opened Headliners, a groundbreaking hair salon that became a multimillion-dollar phenomenon in Houston. As a stylist, designer, and mother, she helped guide the day-to-day path of Destiny’s Child, the music group comprised of Beyoncé, Kelly Rowland, and Michelle Williams, to global commercial success. With her daughter Beyoncé, she co-founded and ran the House of Deréon, a clothing line named for her mother, and then added the Miss Tina line, which revolutionized size inclusivity. In 2024, she helped to create Cécred, her daughter Beyoncé’s haircare line. Her philanthropic portfolio includes the non-profit performing arts organization WACO Theater, The Knowles-Rowland Center for Youth in Houston, and Tina’s Angels, her thriving mentoring program for at-risk youth in South Central L.A. She serves as Chairwoman of BeyGOOD, a nonprofit dedicated to establishing economic equity through a wide array of initiatives. She is a grandmother of six and a Matriarch to many.
About Michelle Obama
Growing up on the South Side of Chicago, Michelle Obama never imagined that she’d become First Lady of the United States. She never imagined that one day, she would inspire people all around the world and drive historic change. As the daughter of a city water-pump operator and a stay-at-home mom, girls like her aren’t supposed to do any of that.
But Michelle Obama has spent her life challenging us to reconsider where that “supposed to” comes from — and who determines it. Michelle met her husband Barack in 1989 at the law firm Sidley Austin LLP, where she worked immediately after graduating from Harvard Law School. The two fell in love and married on the South Side of Chicago, not far from where she grew up. They stayed on the South Side to raise their two beautiful girls, Malia and Sasha, before moving to the White House. Of all the things she has achieved in her remarkable life, Michelle considers being a mother her greatest accomplishment.
Her life shows us that you don’t have to look a certain way or act a certain way to fit in; you don’t have to make a lot of money or come from a certain group or class or faith in order to matter. Each of us can write our own story. And when we share those stories with one another, we can lift each other up along the way.
That’s why, as an author, Michelle speaks candidly about her experiences as a wife, mother, Black woman, and First Lady of the United States, telling her story in a way that empowers others to see the beauty in their own. Through her advocacy work, she strives to help young people see the power of their voice and the boundless promise inside of them. Through film and television, she elevates stories and storytellers who have too often been ignored. And as a co-founder of a children’s nutrition company, she’s aiming to help raise a healthier generation of children.
Michelle’s passion for storytelling has set sales records and earned her global acclaim. Her memoir, Becoming — a moving portrayal of her life’s journey and path to the White House — spent over 130 weeks on the New York Times Bestsellers list, sold more than 17 million copies worldwide, and won a Grammy Award. Her second book, The Light We Carry: Overcoming in Uncertain Times also spent months on the New York Times bestsellers list. In it, she shares the lessons she’s learned that have helped her rise above difficult circumstances. In late 2024, she released the accompanying workbook “Overcoming” a guide with practical tools to navigate life’s challenges.
Through Higher Ground, which she co-founded with her husband in 2018, her work to share stories has won awards and accolades. Higher Ground’s first film, American Factory, won the Academy Award for Best Documentary in 2020, and Crip Camp was nominated in the same category a year later. She produced and stars in Waffles + Mochi, a show that teaches children about their food and cooking through an adventurous part-yeti, part-waffle tour guide. Higher Ground’s Ada Twist, Scientist and We The People each won a Children’s & Family Emmy Award. The Light We Carry Netflix special recently earned an Emmy nomination for Outstanding Hosted Nonfiction Series or Special. She executive produced Leave The World Behind, one of top ten most viewed films in Netflix history, Rustin for which Colman Domingo was nominated for an Academy Award for Best Actor and the popular Netflix docuseries The Later Daters that follows singles in their 50s, 60s, and 70s as they try for their second (or third, or fourth) chance at love.
Hoping to reach new, diverse audiences, Michelle joined the world of podcasting with The Michelle Obama Podcast on Spotify and Michelle Obama: The Light Podcast on Audible. At its release in 2020, The Michelle Obama Podcast was the most successful original in Spotify history, bringing in more women listeners over 40 than any other podcast. Last year, along with her husband, she produced The Wonder of Stevie alongside Questlove, Stevie Wonder and Wesley Morris.
At the core of Michelle’s story is a belief not just in telling stories aligned with her values, but in living out those values — especially when it comes to strengthening the next generation. Through the Obama Foundation, she founded the Girls Opportunity Alliance, which supports adolescent girls’ education and empowerment around the world. In 2023, GOA launched a partnership with the Gates Foundation and Clooney Foundation for Justice to promote girls’ education and help end child marriage. As part of When We All Vote, she urges young people to register to vote and get involved in the electoral process — reaching more than 100 million people during the 2020 election. And with Partnership for a Healthier America, she has worked to curb food inequity in our country — in 2022 alone, they helped donate more than one million meals for families in need.
Note: MATRIARCH Cover Art by Kelani Fatai Oladimeji and Author Photo by Blair Caldwell
Tina Knowles Media Contact:
Yvette Noel-Schure | yns@parkwood-ent.com & yns@schuremediagroup.com
One World Contact:
Susan Corcoran | scorcoran@penguinrandomhouse.com
Michelle Obama Media Contact:
Crystal Carson | ccarson@obamaoffice44.org
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