Beyonce, Jay Z, Solange, Kelly Rowland and Missy Elliott were all spotted hanging out with each other at the July 4th Essence Festival at Etoile Polaire No 1 in New Orleans.
"It was insane," a source told People magazine of the partying celebs' get together.
Elliott headlined the Saturday portion of the Essence festival, while Rowland was in town for a Samsung Galaxy Experience talk. Solange lives in New Orleans.
The group posted several pics of the festivities to social media.
Along with the Weeknd, Bey has been announced as one of two headliners for the two day Made in America festival, which goes down at Philadelphia's Benjamin Franklin Parkway on Labor Day weekend, September 5-6.
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