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NEWPORT, RI, June 09, 2009 – The Newport Yachting Center is proud to announce that it has secured pop-rockers Collective Soul on Thursday, August 13th as the 9th confirmed headliner for this summer’s 12th Annual Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series. Tickets for the concert, which are priced at $40 for preferred seating and $30 for standard seating, are available for purchase at www.newportwaterfrontevents.com. The Newport Yachting Center employs the convenient ClicknPrint ticketing system, which offers the benefit of selecting your own seat and “at home” ticket printing. Those interested in tickets can also call the Newport Yachting Center Box Office at (401) 846-1600. The opening act for Collective Soul has yet to be determined but the smaller Festival Stage act will feature Dean Petrella.
Stockbridge, Georgia-based international recording artists, Collective Soul, have sold more than 10 million albums and have had nineteen singles landing in the Billboard charts, seven of those reaching the #1 spot. Breaking into mainstream popularity with its 1993 hit, “Shine” off the double-platinum, Hints, Allegations, and Things Left Unsaid, the band’s infectious anthems have cropped up in TV shows, movies, commercials, soundtracks, and, most importantly, in tireless rotation for those who crave expertly-crafted, hook-laden pop-rock with an edge.
“The addition of Collective Soul really rounds out our final concerts in August with Guster the week before and the Temptations the week after,” said Michele Maker Palmieri, General Manager of the Newport Yachting Center. “There weren’t many bands bigger than Collective Soul in the 90s and their music is still popular today on hugely successful television shows and movies, including American Idol, The Hills and Twilight.” The band’s eighth album, Rabbit, is set for release in August.
The rest of the Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series line-up is as follows:
DATE MUSICIAN TICKET PRICING
Thurs., June 25 Huey Lewis and The News $70 preferred/$60 standard
Opening Act: Paul Thorn. Festival Stage: Buddy Cavaleri.
Fri., June 26 Los Lobos $30 preferred/$20 standard
Opening Act: Santa Mamba. Festival Stage: Jackie O’Brien.
Sat., June 27 Susan Tedeschi $40 preferred/$30 standard
Special Guest: Shemekia Copeland. Festival Stage: Josie Crosby and Marlie Wanseth.
Fri., July 24 Michael McDonald $65 preferred/$55 standard
Special Guest: Dylan McDonald. Festival Stage: Mary Day.
Sat., July 25 The Robert Cray Band $40 preferred/$30 standard
Opening Act: Kristin Diable. Festival Stage: Chris Rosenquest.
Wed., July 29 Chris Isaak $65 preferred/$55 standard
Opening Act: TBD. Festival Stage: Chris Monti.
Fri., August 7 Guster $35 preferred/$25 standard
Opening Act: TBD. Festival Stage: Pete Vendettuoli.
Fri., August 21 Temptations $40 preferred/$30 standard
Opening Act: Cadillac Martini. Festival Stage: Jan Luby.
The Newport Yachting Center is located on the waterfront in the heart of historic downtown Newport right off America's Cup Avenue. For each night of the Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series, the gates will open at 5:30 p.m., music starts on the Festival Stage at 6:00 p.m., the opening act/special guest begins at 7:00 p.m. on the Main Stage, and the headliner starts at approximately 8:00 p.m.
In addition to Nantucket Nectars, the Series’ other major sponsors include: Miller Lite, Dunkin’ Donuts and Sovereign Bank.
For more information on the Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series, please go on-line at www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or contact Michele Maker Palmieri, General Manager at the Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf in Newport, at (401) 846-1600, Ext. 222.
“It’s all here!” at the Newport Yachting Center with a 2009 Newport Waterfront Events line-up which includes the 12th Annual Nantucket Nectars Sunset Music Series and the 9th Annual Newport Comedy Series (both held throughout the summer), the Newport Arts Festival (August 29-30); the 12th Annual Newport Waterfront Irish Festival (September 5 -7), the 39th Annual Newport International Boat Show (September 17-20), the 21st Annual Stop & Shop Taste of Rhode Island (October 3-4) and the 17th Annual International Oktoberfest (October 10-12). All the events are held at the Newport Yachting Center in the “city by the sea” where beach-going, shopping, dining and enjoying the nightlife are often a part of the pre- or post-Newport Waterfront Events activity.
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