Where: Mississippi Moon Bar at Diamond Jo Casino, Dubuque
Details: 8:00pm show.
Throughout the 1990’s as well as the 80’s, 70’s, 60’s and 50’s, there has been only one King of the Blues, Riley B. King, affectionately known as B.B. King. B.B. King has released over 60 albums, many of them considered blues classics, like live blues album Live at the Regal and Together for the First Time. Soon after his number one hit, “Three O’clock Blues,” B.B. began touring nationally, and he has never stopped, performing an average of 125 concerts a year. B.B. has mixed traditional blues, jazz, swing, mainstream pop and jump into a unique sound that has made him the most renowned blues musician of the past 60 years.
His classic songs such as “Prayin’ the Cost to be the Boss,” “Caldonia,” “How Blue Can You Get,” “Everyday I Have the Blues,” and “Why I Sing the Blues,” are concert and fan staples. B.B. King has received many awards including the Songwriter’s Hall of Fame Lifetime Achievement Award and the Orville H. Gibson Lifetime Achievement Award. B.B. King’s imprint was added to the Hollywood Walk of Fame in 1991 and he was inducted into the Blues Foundation Hall of Fame in 1984 and into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1987. B.B. has also been presented with fifteen Grammy Awards over the years.
Where: Charter One Pavillion, Chicago, IL Details: 8:00pm show.
Jimmy Buffett and the Coral Reefer Band returns to downtown Chicago for one night only at the new Charter One Pavilion at Northerly Island on Saturday, June 29 at 8pm, as part of Jimmy Buffett’s “Songs From St. Somewhere” Tour 2013. Local Parrotheads won’t want to miss their chance to soak in the full Margaritaville experience.
“Once again we have a Jimmy Buffett concert in downtown Chicago, this time at the new Charter One Pavilion, located next to Soldier Field and 12th Street Beach. Add in tailgating, and you have the perfect recipe for the Parrothead party of the year," said Mark Campana, Co-President for Live Nation North American Concerts. “The new Charter One Pavilion, with its breathtaking views of Chicago’s skyline, provides a one-of-a-kind concert experience for all of the Buffett fans in Chicagoland.”
When: Friday, June 7th at 8:00pm
Where: Overture Center
It is no exaggeration to report that Joan Baez has been as busy as ever in the five years since she celebrated those joyful landmark years of 2008-2009, the 50th anniversaries of her legendary residency in 1958 at the famed Club 47 in Cambridge, and her subsequent debut at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival. The years are bookended by the release of her most recent album, Day After Tomorrow (September 2008), recorded in Nashville, produced by Steve Earle; and among other events, Joan’s long-awaited and eagerly anticipated 2013 return to the stage in Australia and New Zealand, where she has not appeared in several decades.
Heart will jumpstart the Fair as they perform on opening night, Thursday, Aug. 1. Sisters Ann and Nancy Wilson first showed the world that women can rock when Heart stormed the charts in the ‘70’s with hits like “Crazy on You,” “Magic Man,” and “Barracuda.” They continued topping the charts through the ‘80’s and ‘90’s with hits like “These Dreams” and “What About Love.”
The Heart show will begin at 7:30 p.m. with an opening act to be announced in the near future.
Tickets: $25-$35 All Main Stage tickets INCLUDE FAIR ADMISSION when purchased prior to entering the Fair Park. Purchase: Buy
The Happy Together Tour will return to the Fair and show off their updated 2013 lineup on Sunday, Aug. 4. This year’s program will feature THE TURTLES featuring FLO & EDDIE, CHUCK NEGRON formerly of THREE DOG NIGHT, GARY PUCKETT & THE UNION GAP, MARK LINDSAY former lead singer of Paul Revere & the Raiders and GARY LEWIS & THE PLAYBOYS.
The Happy Together Tour 2013 will begin at 7 p.m.
Tickets: $25-$35 All Main Stage tickets INCLUDE FAIR ADMISSION when purchased prior to entering the Fair Park.
When: Monday, August 5th, 7:30pm Where: Wisconsin State Fair Main Stage
What: Fairgoers will enjoy a night of classic hits and smooth sailing during Sail Rock 2013 starring Christopher Cross. Six other iconic artists from the ‘70s and ‘80s will perform together in one great show on Monday, Aug. 5, including Orleans, Gary Wright, Firefall, John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree and Player.
Concertgoers can expect to hear favorites like “Ride Like The Wind,” “Still The One,” “Dream Weaver” and “Baby Come Back,” to name just a few. These original voices will perform nothing but hits starting at 7:30 p.m.All tickets for Sail Rock 2013 starring Christopher Cross are reserved and will be available for $25 and $35.
All Main Stage tickets INCLUDE FAIR ADMISSION when purchased prior to entering the Fair Park.
Tickets for this show go ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 12 at 10 A.M. at WiStateFair.com and the Fair Ticket Office. TheTicket Office is located at 7722 W. Greenfield Ave. and is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Service fees apply to all online orders and purchasers will have print-at-home or mail order options.
When: Thursday, August 8th, 7:30pm Where: Wisconisn State Fair, Main Stage
What: On Thursday, Aug. 8 concertgoers can kick-back, relax and enjoy An Evening with YES when the band visits the Fair as part of their 2013 World Tour. YES members Steve Howe, Chris Squire, Alan White, Geoff Downes and Jon Davison as the lead singer will perform three albums in their entirety: “The Yes Album,” “Close to the Edge” and “Going for the One.”
As a dominant force for more than four decades, YES has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide, stretching the boundaries of progressive art-rock with their dynamic instrumental contrasts and abstract lyrics. Fans will enjoy long time favorites, including “Yours Is No Disgrace,” “Starship Trooper,” “Wondrous Stories,” “Awaken,” and more in a completely unique format starting at 7:30 p.m.All tickets for An Evening with YES are reserved and will be available for $25 and $35.
All Main Stage tickets INCLUDE FAIR ADMISSION when purchased prior to entering the Fair Park.
Tickets for this show go ON SALE FRIDAY, APRIL 12 at 10 A.M. at WiStateFair.com and the Fair Ticket Office. TheTicket Office is located at 7722 W. Greenfield Ave. and is open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. Service fees apply to all online orders and purchasers will have print-at-home or mail order options.
