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Boston – Red Hat Amphitheater

Posted: March 31, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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Boston will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Friday, August 22.

 

Tom Scholz’ band, Boston, will embark on a highly anticipated summer tour following the successful release of their latest album, Life, Love & Hope. The tour will kick off on June 5 at the Seminole Hard Rock Live in Hollywood, FL.  Always a huge crowd pleaser with their high-energy stage show, out-of-this-world sound, and remarkable musicianship and singing, Boston will feature the personnel and music from their highly acclaimed 2012 tour with some exciting additions.  The band prides itself on performing a totally live show without the use of prerecorded music or technical enhancements, delivering the exceptional sound that is faithful to their studio recordings.

Tickets on sale at:

livenation.com
Duke Energy Center box office
Belk box office at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Ticketmaster outlets, and by phone  800-745-3000.

Boston burst onto the music scene with their eponymous best-selling debut album in 1976, and never looked back.  With over 17 million copies sold, Boston generated hits such as “More Than a Feeling,” “Peace of Mind,” and “Smokin’,” rock staples that are still in heavy rotation today.  Their second effort, Don’t Look Back was another chart-topper that confirmed their place in rock history, followed by Third Stage, which hit #1 on the charts, with the top single of 1986, “Amanda.”  With over 31 million albums sold to date, their music has stood the test of time, as evidenced by live Boston audiences that span generations.

Last December, Boston released their newest studio album, Life, Love & Hope on Frontiers Records. More than a decade in the making, Life, Love & Hope features 11 tracks embodying the classic and beloved Boston sound, as well as the latest in the evolution of Tom Scholz’ musical artistry.

Scholz has been a longstanding advocate of the vegetarian lifestyle, and prevention of cruelty and suffering to animals both nonhuman and human.  This summer, at selected concerts on the tour, there will be a promotional sale of the Boston CD, Greatest Hits.  Every CD sold comes with a chance to win an Epiphone guitar signed by Tom Scholz.  The winner from each show will be announced later that night.  Net proceeds of the guitar contest will be split between Sea Shepherd Conservation Society and the Shriners Hospitals for Children.

For further details visit www.livenation.com.

 

New Edition – Red Hat Amphitheater

Posted: March 31, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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New Edition will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on Thursday July 17.

 

Tickets on sale at:


livenation.com
Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
Duke Energy Center box office
Belk box office at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre.

For further details visit www.livenation.com.

 

Alabama: All American Tour – Booth Amphitheater

Posted: March 28, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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Outback Concerts Presents:

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Friday, May 9 at Booth Amphitheater

 

Tickets can be purchased at Booth Amphitheatre or through etix.com. By phone call (800) 514-3849

Etix hours: Monday-Friday/ 9 a.m.-8 p.m. EST

Saturday/10 a.m. – 8 p.m. EST & Sunday/12 p.m. – 8 p.m. EST

For complete concert information go to www.boothamphitheatre.com or call (919) 462-2025.

Reserved & Tables/$85
Lawn/$49.75
Lawn increases to $55 the day of the show

 

Gavin DeGraw and Matt Nathanson – Red Hat Amphitheater

Posted: March 28, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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Gavin DeGraw and Matt Nathanson will play Red Hat Amphitheater in Raleigh on August 5.
With special guest Andrew McMahon

Multi-platinum, Grammy nominated recording artist Gavin DeGraw and acclaimed singer-songwriter Matt Nathanson have announced their co-headlining 2014 North American tour with special guest Andrew McMahon. Kicking off on Saturday, June 14th in Tucson, AZ, the tour will include a slew of dates in major US markets including San Diego, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia and Boston.

Tickets are on sale:

livenation.com
Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000
Duke Energy Center box office
Belk box office at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre.

 Fans can expect to hear DeGraw perform songs from his acclaimed fourth studio album, Make A Move, including the hit single “Best I Ever Had” and his latest smash “Make A Move.”  The album has garnered rave reviews since its October 15th release with People Magazine describing the album’s first single “Best I Ever Had” as “the kind of switch-up that brings fresh energy…”  while Entertainment Weekly raved about DeGraw’s “intricate piano hooks and seductive, gravelly voice.”  DeGraw is also scheduled to open a number of dates this summer for legendary performer Billy Joel.

Matt Nathanson has long been a fan favorite with his vivid songwriting, infectious melodies and dynamic live shows.  His latest album Last of the Great Pretenders has been hailed as the ‘Album of the Week’ by USA Today adding “he has a way of drawing people into his stories.” The album features the song “Heart Starts,” the catchy theme to Lifetime’s Series Celebrity Bucket List – of which Nathanson was recently featured – as well as the hit single “Kinks Shirt which continues to climb on the HAC chart and is also being heard on America’s Top 40 with Ryan Seacrest, The Billy Bush Show and Rick Dee’s Countdown.  The video for “Kinks Shirt” which premiered on Rolling Stone.com was directed by actor/comedian Bobcat Goldthwait.

For further details visit www.livenation.com www.gavindegraw.com or www.mattnathanson.com.

 

Josh Groban: featuring the North Carolina Symphony – Booth Amphitheater

Posted: March 18, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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Outback Concerts Presents:

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Josh Groban has announced a series of East Coast summer tour dates that will find him performing with local orchestras, including The Boston Pops at Tanglewood. The two-week jaunt, which kicks off on August 16th, will feature the multi-platinum-selling singer and songwriter performing a wide range of hits spanning his illustrious career.

Groban’s most recent album, All That Echoes, was released in February 2013 and debuted at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart, his third chart-topper. All That Echoes racked up a host of positive reviews from major media outlets, including Rolling Stone, USA Today, The New York Times, and American Songwriter, who raved that “All That Echoes is not only Groban’s most accessible and unified work to date, but it also stands out as the seminal musical moment of his 12-year career.” Last fall, Groban launched the North American leg of his “In The Round” tour, which brought the intimate feel of a theater to an arena setting with its one-of-a-kind, 360-degree, interactive concert experience.

Tickets to the Booth Amphitheatre date range from $49.50 – $75 at the amphitheatre box office and etix.com. For information on ticket packages, please visit http://www.joshgroban.com/tour.

 

Counting Crows – Red Hat Amphitheater

Posted: March 17, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in Concert, Music
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Counting Crows

w/ special guest Toad The Wet Sprocket

Red Hat Amphitheaterr, June 25

Counting Crows announced today they will kick off a major worldwide tour this summer with new music, starting in North America. The tour will feature songs from the band’s forthcoming album, their first new material in seven years, scheduled to be released in Fall 2014, along with the band’s extensive catalogue of hit songs. Known as one of the most dynamic live bands performing today, the tour will begin June 11 in Tampa, FL and travel through cities like New York, Atlanta, Nashville, Boston, Minneapolis, Phoenix, their hometown of Berkeley, and Las Vegas before wrapping in Los Angeles at the historic Greek Theatre on August 17.

Tickets on sale at:

livenation.com
Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000.
Duke Energy Center box office
Belk box office at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre.

“We spent the fall writing songs in New York, and we spent the winter recording them out in Berkeley. We finished a new album of all new songs, and we’re looking forward to getting out on the road and playing them,” said lead vocalist Adam Duritz. “Come out and see us – we’re excited about this.”

Joining as the tour’s supporting act is Toad The Wet Sprocket, who are celebrating the 25th anniversary of their first LP Bread & Circus along with the release of their most recent LP New Constellation.

“We’re honored to be on the road with Counting Crows on the summer of our 25th anniversary. We recently released New Constellation, our first album in 16 years. Adam Duritz is partially responsible – five years after we broke up, he asked us to reform and play a few shows opening for Counting Crows,” said lead vocalist and guitarist Glen Phillips. “That tour was the first crack in the ice, and now we are back together, touring again with the band that first encouraged us to give it another go.”

For further details visit www.livenation.com.

The Temptations and The Four Tops – DPAC

Posted: March 14, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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Durham Performing Arts Center
Friday, September 26, 2014

Rock and Roll Hall of Famers The Temptations and The Four Tops return to DPAC on September 26, 2014.  Their last two performances were sold out and Triangle fans can expect this show to follow suit.

Tickets on sale at:

Online at DPACnc.com

DPAC Ticket Center: 919.680.2787, 123 Vivian Street, Durham, NC

Ticketmaster.com / Ticketmaster Charge by phone at 800.745.3000

“We are thrilled to welcome back two of the biggest acts in American music history to the DPAC stage this fall. Fans love hearing their all-time favorite songs performed live, and DPAC provides a perfectly intimate, indoor setting for audiences of all ages to enjoy these timeless classics,” said Emily McLoughlin, Marketing Director for Concerts at DPAC.

The Temptations

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For more than forty years, The Temptations have prospered, propelling popular music with a series of smash hits and sold-out performances throughout the world.

The history of the Temptations is the history of contemporary American pop. An essential component of the original Motown machine, that amazing engine invented by Berry Gordy, the Temps began their musical life in Detroit in the early sixties. It wasn’t until 1964, however, that the Smokey Robinson written-and-produced “The Way You Do the Things You Do” turned the guys into stars.

An avalanche of hits followed, many of which (“My Girl,” for instance) have attained immortality. “Papa Was a Rollin’ Stone,” “Since I Lost My Baby,” “Get Ready,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Just My Imagination (Running Away With Me),” “I Wish It Would Rain” – the hits kept coming.

The Four Tops

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The Four Tops were constantly producing songs about love, happiness and romantic heartbreak in the quintessential Detroit sound/Motown tradition. No other popular quartet has stayed together with original personnel intact for as long as the legendary Four Tops. And no other group associated with the American 60s sound has succeeded in remaining as fresh, joyful, lively and timely. The Four Tops have created a special magic that continues to delight audiences of all ages and nationalities, and their reign as the Grand Gentleman of Rock and Roll is far from over!

The Four Tops’ list of top 10 hits, many of them gold records and No. 1 chart toppers, include “Baby, I Need Your Loving,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch),” “It’s the Same Old Song,” “Reach Out I’ll Be There,” “Bernadette,” “Walk Away, Renee,” “Standing in the Shadows of Love,” “Shake Me, Wake Me”, just to name a few. They have recorded 35 albums during their illustrious career – 21 of them for Motown which reaffirms their power, punch, and enormous appeal.

 

 

Vampire Weekend w/ The Cults – Red Hat Amphitheater

Posted: March 10, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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Vampire Weekend

w/ Special Guests

Cults

Red Hat Amphitheater, June 12

Tickets on sale at:

Livenation.com
via the Live Nation mobile app
Belk Box Office at Walnut Creek Amphitheatre
Duke Energy Center box office
Ticketmaster outlets or charge by phone at 800-745-3000

For further details visit www.livenation.com.

Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons come to DPAC – August 9, 2014

Posted: March 10, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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When: August 9, 2014
Where: Durham Performing Arts Center, Durham
Tickets: Here

Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons

“Frankie is a legendary artist that we have been hoping to book for years. Our fans have requested this show ever since SunTrust Broadway at DPAC’s 2012 presentation of the smash-hit musical Jersey Boys. Frankie Valli is sure to electrify the stage with hits that span decades,” said Rachel Gragg, Senior Director of Marketing at DPAC.

Frankie Valli, who rose to fame in 1962 as the lead singer of the Four Seasons, is hotter than ever in the 21st century. Thanks to the volcanic success of the Tony®-winning musical Jersey Boys which chronicles the life and times of Frankie and his legendary group, classic songs as “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Walk Like a Man,” “Rag Doll,” and “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You” are popular all over again. With the musical in its seventh blockbuster year on Broadway, and five other casts performing Jersey Boys nightly from Las Vegas to London, the real Frankie Valli is also packing venues around the world.

Please don’t say that Frankie is back. The truth is, he never went away. Sure, the majority of the 71 chart hits of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons (including 40 in the Top 40, 19 in the Top 10 and eight Number 1s) came during the 1960s, but the music didn’t just disappear. He has toured almost continuously since 1962, sharing hits like “My Eyes Adored You,” which reached No. 1, “Swearin’ to God”, “Who Loves You” and “December 1963 (Oh, What a Night)”. His songs have been in such movies as The Deer Hunter, Dirty Dancing, Mrs. Doubtfire, Conspiracy Theory, Grease and The Wanderers. As many as 200 artists have done cover versions of Frankie’s “Can’t Take My Eyes Off You,” (written by Bob Crewe and Bob Gaudio), from Nancy Wilson’s jazz treatment to Lauryn Hill’s Grammy-nominated hip-hop makeover.

Born Francis Castelluccio on May 3, 1934, he grew up in a public housing project—Stephen Crane Village—on the tough streets of Newark, New Jersey. As the character of Tommy DeVito, Frankie’s friend and fellow Four Season, says in Jersey Boys: “If you’re from my neighborhood, you got three ways out: You could join the army. You could get mobbed up. Or—you could become a star.” At an early age, Frankie chose Door No. 3. When he was seven, his mother took him to New York City’s Paramount Theater to see Frank Sinatra. “I saw Sinatra coming out on stage,” Frankie recalls, “and the way he was lit up, it was like he had an aura around him. I decided then and there that’s what I was going to do—be a successful singer.”

For as far into the future as anyone can see, Jersey Boys will introduce the music of Frankie Valli to new generations. For as long as he wants to sing, people will want to listen.

Cher: Dressed to Kill Tour at PNC Arena – May 7, 2014

Posted: March 7, 2014 by MichaelSmithNC in All, Concert, Music
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PNC Arena

Raleigh, NC

May 7, 2014

It’s now official. The one and only Cher herself revealed that she will kick off her “Dressed To Kill” 49-city North American Tour beginning in Phoenix on March 22 with stops around the country, including Raleigh, NC. Cher shared the news with her fans following her performance on the Today Show on September 23.

Cher’s previous tour “The Farewell Tour” later dubbed “The Never Can Say Goodbye Tour” was one of the most successful tours ever by a solo artist and played for a record-breaking 325 dates and seen by over 5.5 million people.

For all online tickets purchased (presale and general public), ticketholders will receive a free copy of Cher’s new album “Closer To The Truth,” out September 24 on Warner Bros Records.

For more information visit www.Cher.com

Tickets: HERE

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