NATALIE COLE HAS WITHDRAWN DUE TO HEALTH REASONS

Thursday, December 31, 2015, at 7:00 PM and 10:30 PM

Los Angeles, CA (November 6, 2015) – Rhythm and blues legend Gladys Knight is set to perform on New Year’s Eve at Walt Disney Concert Hall with two performances, at 7:00 PM and 10:30 PM. Knight and her band will perform a full set of fan favorites and greatest hits.

Natalie Cole, originally slated for the New Year’s Eve performances, has withdrawn due to health reasons.

For more information, please call Audience Services at 323.850.2000, available daily from 10:00 AM to 6:00 PM.

About Gladys Knight:

The great ones endure, and Gladys Knight, known as the “Empress of Soul,” has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last fifty years have matched her unassailable artistry. The award-winning singer, actress, author, restaurateur, spokeswoman, humanitarian, and philanthropist has recorded more than 38 albums, including four solo albums during the past decade, and has triumphed in film, television and live performance. The seven-time Grammy-winner has enjoyed #1 hits in Pop, Gospel, R&B and Adult Contemporary, including the classic Gladys Knight & the Pips songs “Midnight Train to Georgia,” as well as “I Heard it Through the Grapevine,” “If I Were Your Woman,” and “Neither One of Us (Wants to be the First to Say Goodbye).” 

In 1995, Knight earned her star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and the next year, Gladys Knight & The Pips were inducted into the Rock ‘N’ Roll Hall of Fame. In 1998, she and The Pips were presented with the Lifetime Achievement Award from the Rhythm & Blues Hall of Fame. Knight received the “Lifetime Achievement Award” at the annual BET Awards ceremony in 2004, and in 2011 she was honored with a “Legend Award” on the BET broadcast of the 3rd annual Soul Train Awards.

The summer of 2014 marked the release of “Where My Heart Belongs”, an inspirational gospel album, which earned Knight an NAACP Image Award for “Outstanding Gospel Album.”

For more information and a full artist biography, please visit:

Tickets for the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s 2015/16 season at Walt Disney Concert Hall are currently available. To purchase, please visit LAPhil.com, the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office or any Ticketmaster outlet. To order by phone with credit card, please call the Walt Disney Concert Hall Box Office at 323.850.2000, or Ticketmaster at 800.745.3000. For more information, please call 323.850.2000.
 

The Los Angeles Philharmonic Association, under the vibrant leadership of Music & Artistic Director Gustavo Dudamel, presents an inspiring array of music from all genres – orchestral, chamber and Baroque music, organ and celebrity recitals, new music, jazz, world music and pop – at two of L.A.’s iconic venues, Walt Disney Concert Hall (www.laphil.com) and the Hollywood Bowl (www.hollywoodbowl.com). The LA Phil’s season extends from September through May at Walt Disney Concert Hall, and throughout the summer at the Hollywood Bowl. With the preeminent Los Angeles Philharmonic at the foundation of its offerings, the LA Phil aims to enrich and transform lives through music, with a robust mix of artistic, education and community programs.

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