Thursday, March 12, 2009

2009 Headliners

Tickets for all these shows are currently available at http://www.bigtop.org/ or by call 888-244-8368.


June 19 at 7:30pm - New First Night 24th Season
Opener Join us for Grand Opening Night of our 24th year of music and magic under canvas! On this night we showcase our Blue Canvas Orchestra Players and Singers.

June 20 - Shooter Jennings
Waylon Albright “Shooter” Jennings is an American Country Music Singer in the “outlaw” tradition of his famous father. Tickets: All Reserved $28


June 26 - Richie Havens
Richie Havens voice has inspired and electrified audiences from the Woodstock Music & Arts Fair in 1969, to the Clinton Presidential Inauguration in 1993. Tickets: $38/$30/$20


July 3 - Red, White and Blues Blow-out with The Robert Cray Band
Early start time 7:30pm
It’s time to party to a blues beat at the big blue Big Top on this holiday weekend. Surprise blues musicians yet to be announced. Tickets: $60/$50/$40


July 11 - Big Bad Voodoo Daddy
Our favorite Swing Band returns to the Big Top to perform a Tribute to Cab Calloway in support of their forthcoming new album plus other BBVD classic tunes. Tickets: $38/$32/$24


July 16 - Keb’ Mo’
Singer-songwriter and guitarist Keb’ Mo’s music is a living link to the seminal Delta blues that traveled up the Mississippi River and across the expanse of America. Tickets: $65/$55/$45


July 25 - Marshall Tucker Band
One of the major Southern rock bands of the ‘70s, the group’s style combined rock, country, and jazz and featured extended instrumental passages on lead guitar and featuring flute as a lead instrument. Tickets: $48/$40/$30


August 2 - African Children’s Choir
The African Children’s Choir has been working with the most vulnerable children in Africa for 23 years raising awareness of the plight of the orphaned and abandoned. They perform throughout the world bringing hope and joy to everyone they meet while shining the spotlight on the plight of children in Africa. Tickets: $38/$30/$20


August 7 - Joan Baez
Mexican-American folk singer and songwriter known for her highly individual vocal style. She is perhaps best known to the general audience for her hit “Diamonds & Rust” and her covers of Phil Ochs' “There But For Fortune” and The Band’s “The Night They Drove Old Dixie Down” Tickets: $65/$55/$45


August 23 - Gaelic Storm
Gaelic Storm continues to broaden the musical horizons of the Celtic music genre by creating compelling originals and fresh arrangements steeped in Irish traditional melody and acoustic instrumentation combined with their unique blend of world rhythms. Tickets: $32/$26/$20


August 29 - Suzanne Vega
In the 80s Suzanne created an international sensation with her poetic stories and exquisite melody in her hit songs, Marlene on the Wall, Luka, and Tom’s Diner, opening doors for Tracy Chapman, Sarah McLachlan and others. Tickets: $48/$40/$30


August 30 - Greg Brown
Greg Brown has become one of Big Top’s most anticipated performers each season. His songwriting has been lauded by many, and his songs performed by Willie Nelson, Carlos Santana, Joan Baez, Bonnie Raitt, Shawn Colvin and Mary Chapin Carpenter. Tickets: $38/$28/$22

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Jamey