COSTA MESA, Calif., May 15 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets for performances by Steely Dan, Juan Gabriel, Marco-Antonio Solis, Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith at the Pacific Amphitheatre will go on sale Saturday and Sunday, May 17 and 18. The Pacific Amphitheatre Summer Concert Series will feature 21 shows during the Orange County Fair July 11 - Aug. 3 (closed Mondays).
The pioneering, critically acclaimed and Grammy-winning Steely Dan kick off their first concert tour in three years on July 23. Led by longtime creative partners Donald Fagen and Walter Becker, the band has carved one of the most distinctive paths in contemporary music, sporting a highly distinctive, signature sound. On June 10, they're scheduled to release a new album, "Everything Must Go." Concert tickets go on sale Sunday, May 18, at 12 pm.
Performing at the Pacific Amphitheatre on July 12, Juan Gabriel is an enormously successful artist with an equally enormous following. He's sold upwards of 30 million albums and routinely sells out major concert venues throughout the world. Gabriel was the recipient of the ASCAP Songwriter of the Year award in 1995, and was inducted into the Billboard Latin Music Hall of Fame the following year. Tickets go on sale Sunday, May 18, at 10 a.m.
Marco-Antonio Solis who performs July 19, has been a major presence on the Latin American music scene for many years, but then again he had an early start. Solis formed his first band when he was 12, and was a mere teenager when he started his next band, Los Bukis, which proved to be a powerful, successful, influential and enduring group, which Solis led for some 20 years. While still guiding Los Bukis, he also launched a solo career, turning out a string of best-selling albums, including "Quiereme," "Inalcanzable," "Por Amor a Mi Pueblo," as well as the more recent "Trozos de Mi Alma." Solis tickets go on sale Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m.
When Amy Grant and Michael W. Smith perform at the Pacific Amphitheatre on July 20, it will be a significant evening, as it will mark their first concert together in four years. Grant has racked up five Grammys, including one for Best Female Gospel Performance, three Doves (Gospel music's most prestigious award) and scored huge hits with both "Baby Baby," as well as "Next Time I Fall." Smith, who has won Grammy and Dove awards himself, has also sold more than eight million records and enjoyed 25 Number One hits. Tickets for the Grant-Smith show go on sale Saturday, May 17, at 10 a.m.
Tickets will be available at all Ticketmaster outlets, online at http://www.ticketmaster.com/ , by phone at (714) 740-2000 or (213) 480-3232, and at the Orange County Fair box office. Concert ticket prices include Fair admission. Gates open 90 minutes before show time. Concertgoers are encouraged to arrive early to avoid traffic and parking delays. The remaining concerts to be performed at the newly reopened Pacific Amphitheatre will be announced in the coming weeks.
The 111th annual Orange County Fair, themed "Red, Ripe and Rockin'," is July 11 - Aug. 3 at the Orange County Fair & Exposition Center. The Fair will be closed on Mondays (July 14, 21 and 28).
Conveniently located off the 405 and 55 freeways at 88 Fair Drive in the heart of Costa Mesa, the 160-acre Orange County Fair & Exposition Center is a popular Southern California destination, hosting over 100 events and shows a year and attracting 4.3 million visitors annually. It is the home of the annual Orange County Fair, Youth Expo and Centennial Farm. Orange County Fair & Exposition Center
CONTACT: Pam Highwart or Ruby Lau, both of Orange County Fair &Exposition Center, +1-714-708-1543
Web site: http://www.ocfair.com/
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1 comment:
This is an old release from a prior summer...not for the 2009 OC Fair.
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