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Bret Michaels To Kick Off Graceland Concert Schedule; Other Shows Include Boz Scaggs, Brian Setzer, George Thorogood
The partnership between concert promoter Live Nation and Graceland promised regular concerts at the home of Elvis Presley, and will kick off the music March 23 with Bret Michaels at the Graceland Soundstage.
Nine performances are included so far, as listed below:
March 23 – Bret Michaels (GracelandSoundstage)
April 6 – Billy Gardell (GracelandGuestHouse Theatre)
April 13 – George Thorogood and The Destroyers (GracelandSoundstage)
April 19 – Buckcherry (GracelandSoundstage)
May 3 – Allman Betts Band (GracelandSoundstage)
June 2 – Stryper (GracelandSoundstage)
June 16 – Boz Scaggs (GracelandSoundstage)
June 22 – Chubby Checker & The Wildcats (GracelandSoundstage)
August 21 – Brian Setzer’s Rockabilly Riot (GracelandSoundstage)
The two venues are the Graceland Soundstage (1,500 capacity seated, 2,000 general admission) and the Graceland GuestHouse Theatre, which seats 464.
General public tickets went on sale today., with ticket holders receiving free access to Elvis Presley’s Memphis, a 200,000 square foot entertainment complex featuring a full city block of exhibits, restaurants, and shops dedicated to the legend of Elvis after 3 p.m. on show dates.
Promised for 2019 are more national touring artists and rising stars.
Booking contact is Sean Striegel at [email protected].
Live Nation’s Clubs & Theatres division remains busy, with division president Ron Bension telling Pollstar recently, “To give you some perspective, in the last year alone, we’ve added 10 venues, which is just an incredible number. Those venues represent various sizes in major markets and secondary markets, both seated and non-seated, historic and non-historic. It’s been a fun bit of business but we’re also very focused on establishing ourselves as No. 1 and continuing to grow our portfolio.”