The Big D Big Show!
On Saturday, October 16 at 7:30 pm, a three act BIG D BIG SHOW will roar into The Bushnell to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of 102.9 DRC-FM, Hartford’s Big D! The show brings pays tribute to our heritage, bringing together three of the greatest acts of the 60s, including Herman's Hermits, starring Peter Noone, Felix Cavaliere's Rascals and The Happenings.
Three great acts, one great night with all your friends from the Big D! Don't miss it...
September 3
MGM Grand Theater
Donna Summer rocketed to international superstardom in the mid-1970s when her groundbreaking merger of R&B, soul, pop, funk, rock, disco and avant-garde electronica catapulted underground dance music out of the clubs of Europe to the pinnacles of sales and radio charts around the world. Maintaining an unbroken string of hits throughout the 70s and 80s, most of which she wrote, Donna holds the record for most consecutive double albums to hit #1 on the Billboard charts (3) and first female to have four #1 singles in a 12 month period; 3 as a solo artist and one as a duo with Barbra Streisand.
Aerosmith
Saturday, September 4th - 8:00pm
Mohegan Sun Arena
The Bad Boys of Boston are hitting the road for an 18-city U.S. tour this summer with the Cocked, Locked, Ready To Rock Tour.
Aerosmith, will be celebrating their 40th anniversary as America's most enduring and thrilling band in Rock history. They are Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees, recipients of countless awards including four Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, four Billboard Awards and twelve MTV Video Music Awards. They have sold over 150 million albums, earned scores of multi-platinum albums and maintain a large army of millions of fans.
Now - September 5
Fox Theater
“Legends in Concert,” the longest running celebrity tribute show in the world, will commence nightly performances featuring live re-creations of superstars of yesterday and today. “Legends in Concert” is a true entertainment spectacle for all ages.
August 10 - September 5: Bruce Springsteen & The E Street Band, Aretha Franklin, Christina Aguilera, Michael Jackson and Justin Timberlake
September 10
MGM Grand Theater
John Fogerty began a solo career, originally under the name The Blue Ridge Rangers for his 1973 LP debut. Fogerty played all of the instruments on covers of others' country music hits, but after performing country & western tunes he released a rock & roll single in late 1973. The two John Fogerty penned songs were "You Don't Owe Me" and "Back In The Hills". His solo career continued in full force with 1985's Centerfield, his first album for Warner Bros. Records. Centerfield went to the top of the charts and included a top-ten hit in "The Old Man Down The Road"; the title track is frequently played on classic rock radio and at baseball games to this day.
Infinity Music Hall
Saturday, September 11th • 8:00 PM
Ronnie Spector - "Beyond The Beehive"
Only a few artists in history have been capable of defining an entire era in pop music. Ronnie Spector is one of those artists: the embodiment of the heart, soul, and passion of female rock and roll in the 1960s. And to this day, no one has ever surpassed Ronnie's powerful trademark vocals, her gutsy attitude, or her innocent but knowing sexuality. For these qualities and more, Ronnie Spector and the Ronettes, were inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in March 2007.
Tony Orlando
Saturday, September 11th - 8:00pm
Mohegan Sun Arena
Tony Orlando became a superstar when he formed the Pop group Dawn with Telma Hopkins and Joyce Vincent Wilson. They scored a long list of hits like “Tie A Yellow Ribbon (Round The Ole Oak Tree),” “Knock Three Times” and “Candida.” Throughout his career, Orlando’s had a top-rated TV variety series which can be found in stores as a DVD collection. Orlando has had five #1 hits, sold millions of records and has even starred in a Broadway show. Orlando and his group of talented back-up musicians return to perform what has become a favorite among Mohegan Sun audiences.
Four Town Fair
Saturday, September 16th
Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay with The Nifty Fifties Band! Saturday, September 16th at the 4 Town Fair in Somers, CT. Great fun, food and music! Come enjoy the sights and souns of the Four Town Fair and stay for a night of dancing to the best rock n' roll oldies! Visit theniftyfiftiesband.com for updates, band photos, both recent and from the band's infamous early days, plus links & maps to shows.
Infinity Music Hall
Monday, September 16th • 8:00 PM
From 1964 to 1967, Chad&Jeremy had eleven U.S. hit singles and released eight classic albums. Since then, the music of Chad&Jeremy has been re-released on countless albums and CDs worldwide.
Of all the British Invasion acts of 1964, Chad&Jeremy were unique in that not only were they long-haired purveyors of English-accented pop hits, but they were clever songwriters who had a softer side and a sensibility closer to many of their US folk-pop contemporaries. Combine this with a fantastic wit which they used to great effect on stage, television, and records and you are left with a memorable combination which still wins over audiences today.
Infinity Music Hall
Wednesday, September 18th • 8:00 PM
As always, the old Commander Cody himself is behind the piano, leading the musical mayhem and controlled chaos, and sporting his legendary antics and ability to spark up even the toughest crowds.
The band found themselves on bills with the Grateful Dead, The Doors, The Jefferson Airplane, Alice Cooper, Led Zeppelin and The Eagles. They also backed up legends Gene Vincent, Link Wray and John Lennon. Their 1974 album "Live From Deep in the Heart of Texas" was named as one of Rolling Stones 100 Greatest of all time!
Maple Tree Cafe
Saturday, September 18th
Rock 'n' Roll Is Here To Stay with The Nifty Fifties Band! Saturday, September 18th at The Maple Tree Cafe, 781 Hopmeadow Street in Simsbury. Great fun, food and music! Come for dinner from the excellent menu and stay for a night of dancing to the best rock n' roll oldies! Visit theniftyfiftiesband.com for updates, band photos, both recent and from the band's infamous early days, plus links & maps to shows.
Infinity Music Hall
Monday, September 23rdh • 8:00 PM
Maria Muldaur went platinum in two years and forever enshrined Maria in the minds of baby boomers the world over. "Midnight at the Oasis" remains to this day a staple song on multi-format radio. Four albums on Warner Brothers followed including her acclaimed second disc, Waitress in a Donut Shop, which contained her next hit single, a remake of "I'm A Woman." She invited her friends and musical heroes to join her musical adventures and the list is a who's who of the true lasting greats in American music
Warner Theater
September 24th | 8:00 PM
Abbey Road is the complete Beatles Tribute show! The show is filled with great musicians, cool costumes, and tight harmonies. Abbey Road is made up of James Copeland, Joe LaRoche, Dave Geisler and Ron Cataldi, these veteran musicians have shared the stage with icons such as Chuck Berry, Gerry Lee Lewis, Peter Noon and Denny Dorher. Abbey Road has performed in venues big and small through throughout the tri-state area and abroad. Voted "Best Tribute Band" by The Hartford Advocate. If you want to take a trip back to memory lane and the days of amazing musicians, Abbey Road is always a crowd pleaser!
Infinity Music Hall
September 30th • 08:00 PM
From their earliest days as a favorite at colleges and clubs in the Northeast US … to studio and live collaborations with industry greats Bonnie Raitt, Jackson Browne, Little Feat and others … to Top 10 success with bona-fide classics. Orleans is the group who brought us "Still The One" , "Dance With Me" and "Dancin' In The Moonlight."
Orleans has continually demonstrated “depth”. "Depth": A word used to describe sports teams who are multi-dimensional, movies that must be seen many times, art that continues to reveal hidden meaning. In the throwaway world of Rock&Roll bands, how often do you see real depth? For the past 35 years, Orleans has defied industry pundits and career counselors by doing many different things well.
October 2
MGM Grand Theater
Gladys Knight is a legendary American R&B/soul singer and actress credited with everything from being inducted into the Hollywood Hall of Fame, to recording the theme song to a Bond movie, to writing her biography, Between Each Line of Pain and Glory: My Life Story, and has become a mainstay of the music industry over the past five decades. She is best known for the hits she recorded during the 1960s and 1970s, for both the Motown and Buddah Records labels, with her group Gladys Knight & The Pips.
The Palace Theater
October 9th | 8:00 PM
Celebrating Queen features the one voice that can recreate the late great Queen lead vocalist Freddie Mercury's range like nobody else. The Celebrating Queen show brings the best representation of Queen's music you will witness, especially since the passing of the master himself, Freddie Mercury. Nobody brings out the detail like Celebrating Queen. You will hear all of those famous Queen vocal arrangements, while being driven by a rock band with a full head of steam!
Infinity Music Hall
October 23rd • 08:00 PM
It's almost time for Melanie to make musical history again. For three years Melanie, who became the voice of an era in one magical instant onstage at Woodstock, has been putting the pieces in order.
Pieces of a career, scattered by the winds of experience and assembled again by the force of love into the most personal and brilliant of Melanie’s many personal and brilliant albums.
October 23
Fox Theater
Doo-Wopp Hall of Fame of America featuring Frankie Lymon's Original Teenagers, The Del Vikings, The Jarmels, The Dubs, Louise Murry & The Hearts, Jaynetts and Harvey Robbins' Royalty of Rock 'N Roll All-Stars.
Infinity Music Hall (Two Shows!)
Saturday, November 6th • 06:30 PM & 09:00 PM
Don McLean is one of America’s most enduring singer-songwriters and is forever associated with his classic hits ‘American Pie’ and ‘Vincent (Starry Starry Night)’. Since first hitting the charts in 1971, Don has amassed over 40 gold and platinum records world-wide and, in 2004, was inducted into the Songwriters’ Hall of Fame. His songs have been recorded by artists from every musical genre, most notably Madonna’s No. 1 recording of ‘American Pie’ in 2000 and George Michael’s version of ‘The Grave’ in 2003.
Infinity Music Hall (2 Shows)
November 11th & 12th • 08:00 PM
Arlo Guthrie was born with a guitar in one hand and a harmonica in the other, in Coney Island, Brooklyn, New York in 1947. He is the eldest son of America's most beloved singer/writer/philosopher Woody Guthrie and Marjorie Mazia Guthrie, a professional dancer with the Martha Graham Company and founder of The Committee to Combat Huntington's Disease.
Warner Theater
November 12th | 8:00 PM
Up Close and Personal with KENNY VANCE & THE PLANOTONES
An intimate concert featuring the best in Doo Wop music played by an incredible band. Limited and reserved seating; all seats $50.
November 13
MGM Grand Theater
With the Miracles in the 1960s, Smokey Robinson paced dozens of tuneful Motown hits with his beautiful high tenor. As a solo performer from the 1970s onward, he was one of the staples of urban contemporary music. But his singing gifts, as notable as they are, comprise only one of his hats: he's also one of pop's best and most prolific songwriters. As a songwriter and producer, he was the most important musical component to Motown's early success, not only on the hits by the Miracles, but for numerous other acts as well (especially Mary Wells and the Temptations).
Infinity Music Hall
November 14th • 08:00 PM
Poco has always been a pioneer. It can easily be argued that Poco first created the combination of vocal harmonies, country instruments and rock and roll rhythms that became known as country rock.
Poco began when Richie Furay, Jim Messina, and Rusty Young met during the Buffalo Springfield’s ‘Last Time Around’ sessions in 1968. Rusty was called to play steel guitar on Richie Furay’s song ‘Kind Woman’ and after the session was over the three talked about starting a band. That was the beginning of a band that would inspire a generation of musicians.
Warner Theater
November 9th | 8:00 PM
Known throughout the world of rock music as the flute and voice behind the legendary Jethro Tull, Ian Anderson returns to the Warner for one performance only.
Widely recognized as the man who introduced the flute to rock music, Ian Anderson remains the crowned exponent of the popular and rock genres of flute playing. So far, no pretender to the throne has stepped forward. Ian also plays ethnic flutes and whistles together with acoustic guitar and the mandolin family of instruments, providing the acoustic textures which are an integral part of most of the Tull repertoire.
November 20
MGM Grand Theater
This 2005 recipient of a Presidential Medal Of Freedom honor (the U.S.A.’s highest honor), 17 Grammy Awards (and counting), a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and a Grammy Living Legend Award. She has received countless international and national awards and accolades. She has influenced generations of singers from Chaka Khan, Natalie Cole and Mary J. Blige to “American Idol” winner Fantasia Burrino and Oscar-winning Jennifer Hudson. Her ever-distinctive soulful, to-the-bone vocal style has graced the music charts for over four decades and while her ‘live’ performances have touched the hearts of literally millions since she began her musical journey as a gospel-singing child prodigy, it is her rich legacy of recordings that are a testament to the power, majesty and genius of this one-of-a-kind artist of the first order.
December 7 - 11am & 2pm
Fox Theater
Join us for Herb Reed & The Platters - I’ll Be Home for Christmas Holiday Show. One of the top vocal groups of the 50’s, The Platters will transport you to the doo-wop era with smooth renditions of songs you know and love. Including Only You, The Great Pretender, My Prayer, Twilight Time and Smoke Gets in Your Eyes. Plus, all your holiday favorites to warm the heart and get you into the spirit of the season. Don’t miss this trip back to the sock hop glory of 50's vocal harmony.
December 12
MGM Grand Theater
By now, Kenny Rogers has become such an icon that it's easy to forget how he got there. As one of country music’s biggest crossover successes, Kenny's numerous accolades include 4 Grammy Awards, 11 People’s Choice Awards, 18 American Music Awards, 8 Academy of Country Music Awards and 5 Country Music Association Awards. In March 1999, the Recording Industry Association of America awarded Rogers the prestigious Diamond Award celebrating sales of more than 10 million albums for his "Greatest Hits" album.
Warner Theater
December 18th | 8:00 PM
Rrazz Entertainment, Inc. presents, A Very Merry Doo Wop Spectacular
An unforgettable holiday concert featuring Herb Reed’s Platters, The Legendary teenagers, Shirley Alston Reeves, The Harptones and The Capris singing their hits and doo wop renditions of your favorite holiday tunes!