The Greensboro Coliseum Complex has announced music legends The Beach Boys as the first-ever concert booking at the Complex’s new White Oak Amphitheatre.
Tickets will go on sale Friday, March 25th at 10:00 am and may be purchased at the Coliseum box office, on-line at www.ticketmaster.com, Ticketmaster outlets and charge by-phone at (800) 745-3000. Special guest Sleeping Booty will open the show.
The band has launched a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions, The Beach Boys continue to create and perform with the same bold imagination and style that marked their explosive debut almost 50 years ago. And now in 2011, their 2003 Capitol Records release, Sounds of Summer (RIAA certified double platinum with over two million in sales and climbing), and it’s 2007 companion The Warmth of the Sun marks a resurgence in Beach Boys interest that has again rocked the world.
Had this remarkable band been less committed to its art and its fans, it could have retired from the field with honor at dozens of points along the way, confident that it had made a lasting contribution to world culture. It could have rested on the success of the epoch-shifting Pet Sounds masterpiece in 1966 . . . or after recording Love’s co-written Golden Globe nominated “Kokomo” in 1988 and seeing it become its best selling single ever . . . or after being inducted that same year into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame . . . or after watching its worldwide album sales blow past l00 million . . . or after winning the NARAS Lifetime Achievement Award in 2001 (along with The Who, Bob Marley, Tony Bennett, Sammy Davis Jr. and Les Paul). And still, The Beach Boys continue to have fun, fun, fun, with no end in sight.
Captained by Mike Love, The Beach Boys play an astoundingly busy schedule of concerts, averaging 150 shows a year, ranging from their appearance at the last Winter Olympics to gala New Year’s celebrations and special events worldwide. In 1974 Mike Love’s concept album Endless Summer ignited a second generation of Beach Boys fans and stirred a tempest that rocked the music world.
Sleeping Booty is a high energy, 10-piece band known for its dynamic showmanship and explosive horn section. Sleeping Booty has opened for legendary acts such as B-52s, Chicago and Earth, Wind & Fire.
Opening this summer, White Oak Amphitheatre is located on the grounds of the Greensboro Coliseum Complex and will feature a seating capacity of 7,666, including more than 2,000 reserved seats.
EVENT: The Beach Boys in Concert
with special guest Sleeping Booty
DATE: Sunday, June 5
TIME: 7 p.m.
VENUE: White Oak Amphitheatre
TICKETS ON SALE: Friday, March 25th at 10:00 am
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