Live at the MN Zoo: An evening with Cheap Trick
Cheap Trick Saturday, July 6 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $65.00 (Reserved) & $77.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM An Evening with Cheap Trick Cheap Trick may be one of the most covered bands of all time. Since the ‘70s they’ve been blending elements of pop, punk and even metal in a way that is instantly catchy and recognizable. With timeless classics such as I Want You to Want Me, Surrender, and The Flame, Cheap Trick are a musical institution. Anyone familiar with Comedy Central’s The Colbert Report will note that Cheap Trick wrote and performed the theme song. The band’s extensive history includes more than 5,000 performances, 20 million records sold, 29 movie soundtracks and 40 gold and platinum recording awards. The band was also ranked No. 25 in VH1’s list of the 100 Greatest Artists of Hard Rock.Their most recent release, The Latest, has garnered glowing reviews worldwide and continues Cheap Trick’s reign as power-pop progenitors as they continue their legacy of over 35 years in the music industry. TICKETS INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $65.00 (Reserved) & $77.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com www.cheaptrick.com
Live at the MN Zoo July 5th: Dark Star Orchestra
Dark Star Orchestra Friday, July 5 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 6:30 | Music 7:00 | All Ages Ticket Price: $30 Reserved Seating / $42.50 VIP Box On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM Summer Tour 2013 Continuing the Grateful Dead Concert Experience Dark Star Orchestra shows are built off the extensive catalog of the Grateful Dead. On any given night DSO will perform a show based on a set list from the Grateful Dead’s 30 years of extensive touring or use the catalog of original songs to create a unique set list for the show. DSO’s determined commitment to “raising the Dead” has drawn nationwide attention and encourages fans both young and old to share in the experience. Grateful Dead classics are performed in the same way an orchestra interprets the music of classical composers. The composer spirit is derived and channeled as the players capture the excitement and innovation of the original performances and compositions. Continuing a long and strange trip since their humble beginnings, DSO has been touring nationwide for over 15 years to the tune of nearly 2200 shows since their formation. DSO will bring out the Deadheads to Music in the Zoo on July 5. TICKETS INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $30.00 (Reserved) & $42.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at www.darkstarorchestra.net
Live at the MN Zoo June 30th: Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo
Pat Benatar & Neil Giraldo Sunday, June 30 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $60.00 (Reserved) & $72.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM Pat Benatar has always been a rule-breaker and a trailblazer. She remains a bold and distinctive artist both on stage and on record. And now, after more than three decades in rock ‘n’ roll, she’s a bona fide living legend. Songs like Love Is A Battlefield, Hit Me With Your Best Shot, Promises In The Night, and We Belong are as unforgettable now as they were at the dawn of MTV. Neil Giraldo began his career as a key member of the Rick Derringer Band. In 1979, he was introduced to the up and coming singer named Pat Benatar. Shortly afterwards, the world was introduced to Benatar & Giraldo’s enduring partnership and rock ‘n’ roll love affair via her platinum debut album, In The Heat Of The Night, which included the classic Heartbreaker as well as the Giraldo-penned hit We Live For Love. The following year, they cemented their place in music history by being the first female and first guitarist, respectively, to ever appear on MTV, with the video for You Better Run taken from Crimes of Passion – an album that also included the Grammy-winning, gold certified single Hit Me With Your Best Shot. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $60.00 (Reserved) & $72.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com www.benatargiraldo.com
Music at the MN Zoo June 28th: Melissa Etheridge
Melissa Etheridge Friday, June 28 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $70.00 (Reserved) & $82.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM An Evening with Melissa Etheridge Melissa Etheridge has been a core Island Records artist since the release of her critically- acclaimed double-platinum debut album. For several years, Etheridge’s popularity built around such memorable songs as Bring Me Some Water (from her debut), No Souvenirs, (from Brave And Crazy) and Ain't It Heavy (from Never Enough), for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits I’m the Only One and Come to My Window, a searing song of longing that brought her a second Best Female RockGrammy. The album went six times platinum and spent more than two and a half years on the album chart. Her highest charting album, Your Little Secret (#6 on the Billboard Top 200), included the hit single, I Want to Come Over. Her astounding success led Etheridge to receive theSongwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996, and the Academy Award for Best Original Song in 2007. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $70.00 (Reserved) & $82.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com www.melissaetheridge.com
Live at the MN Zoo June 23rd : The James Hunter Six
The James Hunter Six with Shamekia Copeland Sunday, June 23 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $33.00 (Reserved) & $45.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM English singer James Hunter has an abiding passion for American soul music of the late fifties and sixties. For years, he was one of the best-kept secrets in British R&B and soul. In the early 1990’s, Hunter was hired by Van Morrison as a backup singer and spent the next several years with him. In 2006, his first US album, People Gonna Talk, was released and became an airplay staple. By the end of the year, the album charted at Number 1 on the Billboard Top Blues Albums charts, appeared on severalTop 10 Best Albums of the year lists, and earned a Grammy nomination. His next album The Hard Wayearned even better accolades and also charted at Number One on Billboard. Earlier this year, James Hunter and his equally talented and road-tested band (now known as the James Hunter Six) released their latest album Minute By Minute, which is being hailed his finest album to date. The James Hunter Six is now criss-crossing North America in support of Minute By Minute. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $33.00 (Reserved) & $45.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com www.jameshuntermusic.com
Live at the MN Zoo June 15th: Eric Hutchinson
Eric Hutchinson Saturday, June 15 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $35.00 (Reserved) & $47.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM American singer/songwriter Eric Hutchinson found international recognition with his million selling albumSounds Like This (No. 1 on Billboard’s Heatseeker’s Chart). That release contained the hit singles Rock & Roll(certified Gold) and OK It’s Alright With Me (Top 5 AAA radio). He’s also been gaining attention by enticing crowds with his songs filled with stories of the open road (one of his favorite places to make music) and the people that he has met along the way. Hutchinson’s most recent studio release, Moving Up Living Down, is a delightfully witty album that features more of his catchy guitar pop and R&B-influenced rock and perfectly displays his songwriting skills and swagger. The music is tuneful and rhythmic; the lyrics engaging and reflective. The road remains Hutchinson’s favorite place to make music and will make a stop at the Minnesota Zoo on June 15. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $35.00 (Reserved) & $47.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com (https://ticketmaster.com/) www.erichutchinson.com (https://www.erichutchinson.com/)
Live at the MN Zoo June 8th: Richard Thompson
Richard Thompson Electric Trio with Field Report (https://www.suemclean.com/artists/field-report/) Saturday, June 8 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $35.00 (Reserved) & $47.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM No artist to emerge in the second half of the ’60s has gone on to have a more productive and vital career than critically acclaimed, prolific songwriter Richard Thompson. The England- born artist has amassed an astounding body of work comprising of more than 40 albums; all containing artfully shaped material that seamlessly and expressively integrates traditional and contemporary modes. Thompson’s the recipient of BBC’s Lifetime Achievement Award and was named by Rolling Stone Magazine as on the Top 20 Guitarists of All Time. A founding member of the seminal British folk-rock group Fairport Convention, he was awarded the Mojo Les Paul Award for Guitar Legendand in 2012 received the Lifetime Achievement Award for Songwriting from the Americana Music Association. Robert Plant, REM, Elvis Costello, Bonnie Raitt, and many others have recorded his songs. Richard Thompson’s latest album, Electric, produced by Buddy Miller, is a guitar-driven set of songs that is being hailed as one of his best albums ever. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $35.00 (Reserved) & $47.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com (https://www.Ticketmaster.com) www.richardthompson-music.com (https://www.richardthompson-music.com/)
Live at the MN Zoo: Joan Baez
Joan Baez Thursday, June 6 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $47.00 (Reserved) & $59.50 (VIP Box Seat) On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM An Evening with Joan Baez Folksinger/songwriter Joan Baez has been performing for over 53 years and has released over 30 albums. Known for her highly individual vocal style, she’s considered one of the most accomplished interpretive folk-singers of the 1960’s. Many of her songs are topical and deal with social issues. She initially gained recognition at the 1959 Newport Folk Festival and at the 1969 Woodstock Festival. She released her first album Joan Baez in 1960. Her second release, Joan Baez, Vol.2 went gold; as did Joan Baez in Concert, Part 1 (1962) and Joan Baez in Concert, Part 2(1963). Joan is best known for her hit Diamonds & Rustand her covers of Phil Ochs’s There But For Fortune and The Band’s The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down. In 2007, she received the highly prestigious Lifetime Achievement Award at the Grammy’s. Some 50 years on, Joan Baez continues to show renewed vitality in both her recordings and concerts and remains a major musical force. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $47.00 (Reserved) & $59.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, all Ticketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com (https://www.ticketmaster.com/) www.joanbaez.com (https://www.joanbaez.com/)
It's time for Music in the Zoo: Bodeans
We will be spotlighting the entire Music in the Zoo series this summer at the Weesner Amphitheater. (https://www.suemclean.com/venues/minnesota-zoo-amphitheater/) One of the first shows on the schedule is midwest favorites Bodeans BoDeans Friday, June 21 @ Weesner Family Amphitheater, Apple Valley, MN Doors 7:00 | Music 7:30 | All Ages Ticket Price: $35.00 Reserved Seating / $47.50 VIP Box On-Sale: Saturday, April 27 @ 10:00 AM Twenty-six years after their T-Bone Burnett produced debutLove & Hope & Sex & Dreams led them to winning a Rolling Stone reader’s poll as Best New American Band,the BoDeans are still rocking and harmonizing gracefully, exposing longtime fans (and their kids) to real, heartfelt and trend-free music. They’re best know for their mid-90s Billboard hit anthem Closer to Free, which became the theme song for the Party of Five television show, as well as other great songs such as Fadeaway, Idaho, Naked,and She’s A Runaway. The band is now touring behind their 2012 album American Made. It’s their eleventh release and features an array of songs inspired by diverse genres including rock, country, blues, folk, southern roadhouse soul, and zydeco. The album is infused with the genuine sound of American-made music that the BoDeans are known for. TICKET INFORMATION Ticket Prices: $35.00 (Reserved) & $47.50 (VIP Box Seat) Plus applicable fees, includes $2.00 venue facility fee Tickets available at the Electric Fetus in Minneapolis, allTicketmaster locations, by calling 800.745.3000 and online at Ticketmaster.com (https://ticketmaster.com/) www.bodeans.com (https://www.bodeans.com/) www.suemclean.com (https://www.suemclean.com/)