By SALINA POST
On May 5 in Tony’s Pizza Events Center, you can experience The British Invasion – Live on Stage, an all-new live concert event that showcases the most popular music from the 1960s.
On Feb. 9, 1964, nearly 50 percent of U.S. television viewers tuned in to the No. 1 variety show of the era, The Ed Sullivan Show, to see the American debut of a British group called The Beatles. This was the beginning of a cultural phenomenon known as the British Invasion.
"The very next morning; all music, art, fashion, literature… in fact, the very essence of pop culture had been transformed, erased, re-vitalized, and reinvigorated," The British Invasion – Live on Stage noted on its website. "Within a week, British music dominated the charts and the airwaves."
Featuring songs from The Beatles, The Rolling Stones, Dave Clark 5, The Animals, The Kinks and Dusty Springfield, this immersive multimedia show will place the audience front and center of pop culture history.
"There was a sense of teenage rebellion with long hair, pointy boots and a unique kind of music that sped up and mashed up American sounds with an unstoppable urgency and rhythm. You could be whoever or whatever you wanted. The rules were gone!" the show's website noted.
Tickets go on sale Monday at 10 a.m. at the Tony’s Pizza Events Center Box Office, and online at www.tonyspizzaeventscenter.com. Prices are $39, $49 and $59.
From the producers of The Simon & Garfunkel Story, The British Invasion – Live on Stage will showcase the music and how it impacted art, fashion, literature, changing the very essence of pop culture and redirecting history.
Featuring an all-live band with huge projection period photos along with original film footage, the show will focus on British music that dominated the charts and the airwaves with bands such as Manfred Mann, The Searchers, Gerry & The Pacemakers, The Zombies, Freddie & The Dreamers, and Herman’s Hermits along with dozens more.