Steely Dan, Stevie Nicks top June’s concert lineup
By LEE CLARK ZUMPE
Article published on Tuesday, May 27, 2008  |
PINELLAS COUNTY – June will usher in the summer concert season with Tampa Bay area appearances by a variety of musical artists, including performances by up-and-coming progressive metal acts, classic rock icons, blues legends and indie bands.
Headliner Dream Theater will bring the Progressive Nation Tour to town on Sunday, June 1, 7 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall, 1111 McMullen Booth Road., Clearwater. Opening bands will include Three, Between the Buried and Me and Opeth.
Tickets range from $40 to $65. Call 791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com.
The Suncoast Blues Society’s 11th Anniversary Party will take place on Saturday, June 11, at Skipper’s Smokehouse, 910 Skipper Road, Tampa.
Tickets are $12 in advance or $15 at the door. Call 813-971-0666 or visit www.skipperssmokehouse.com.
Dallas native Darrell Nulisch will headline. Nulisch began singing full-time in 1978 as one of the founding members of Black Top Records recording artists Anson Funderburgh and the Rockets. He also worked with Mike Morgand and the Crawl as well as Ronnie Earl and the Broadcasters. He formed his own band, Texas Heat, in 1990.
Opening the show will be the Charlie Morris Band. Several items will be entered in a silent auction, with proceeds benefiting the society’s community service programs, the Diamond Teeth Mary Fund and Rock Bottom scholarships.
Ford Amphitheatre
Stevie Nicks will perform on Sunday, June 8, 7:30 p.m., at Ford Amphitheatre. Tickets range from $25 to $125.
Nicks has enjoyed an extensive solo career in addition to her work with the band Fleetwood Mac. Over the course of her lifetime, she has been nominated for seven Grammy Awards. Her first solo venture, 1981’s “Bella Donna,” including the lead single “Stop Draggin’ My Heart Around,” a collaboration with Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers. Later this year, Nicks plans to release a CD/DVD set of her 2007 appearance on “PBS Soundstage.”
Other acts set for the amphitheatre include:
- Saturday, June 28 – Toby Keith, 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $30.25 to $69.50.
The amphitheatre is at 4802 U.S. 301 N., Tampa. Call 813-740-2446 or visit www.livenation.com.
Jannus Landing Courtyard
The British new wave band The Fixx will perform on Friday, June 27, 7 p.m., at Jannus Landing. Tickets range from $12.50 to $15.
The band is remembered for hits such as “One Thing Leads to Another,” “Red Skies,” “Stand or Fall” and “Saved by Zero.” The band recently celebrated the 25th anniversary of the release of their landmark album “Reach the Beach.”
Other acts scheduled in the courtyard include:
- Friday, June 13 – Trick Daddy, 7 p.m. Tickets are $30.
- Monday, June 16 – Kottonmouth Kings, 6:30 p.m. Tickets range from $19.99 to $44.99.
- Tuesday, June 17 – Less Than Jake, 5:30 p.m. Tickets are $17.50.
- Wednesday, June 18 – Rancid, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $19.99.
- Thursday, June 19 – Mark Bryan, 8 p.m. Tickets are $15.
Jannus Landing is at 16 Second St. N., St. Petersburg. Call 896-2276 or visit www.jannuslandingconcerts.com.
The Mahaffey Theater
- Friday, June 20 – Andrew Maldonaldo Latin Roots Band, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $20.
The Mahaffey Theater at the Progress Energy Center is at 400 First St. S. Call 898-2100 or visit www.mahaffeytheater.com.
The Orpheum
- Sunday, June 8 – Colour Revolt, 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $8.
- Monday, June 9 – Eric Hutchinson, 7 p.m. Tickets range from $10 to $12.
- Friday, June 13 – Sybris/Unwed Sailor, 7 p.m. Tickets range from $9 to $12.
- Thursday, June 19 – Voodoo Glow Skulls, 7 p.m. Tickets are $12.
- Tuesday, June 24 – The Morning Of, 7 p.m. Tickets are $10.
The Orpheum is at 1902 N. Avenida Republica De, Tampa. Call 813-248-9500.
Ruth Eckerd Hall
Steely Dan will perform on Monday, June 9, 8 p.m., at Ruth Eckerd Hall. Tickets range from $75.50 to $135.
The Grammy-award winning jazz-rock fusion band features Walter Becker and Donald Fagen. Active since 1971, the band is known for classic hits like “Do It Again,” “Reelin’ in the Years,” “Rikki Don’t Lose that Number,” “Peg” and “Hey Nineteen.” Their most recent studio album, “Everything Must Go,” was released in 2003.
Other acts scheduled to perform at the hall include:
- Sunday, June 15 – Melissa Etheridge, 7:30 p.m. Tickets range from $37 to $102.
- Wednesday, June 18 – True Colors featuring Cyndi Lauper, The B-52s, Rosie O'Donnell, Carson Kressley, Deborah Cox and The Cliks; 7 p.m. Tickets range from $85 to $225.
- Thursday, June 19 – Ashlee Simpson, 8 p.m. Tickets range from $34.50 to $60.
Ruth Eckerd Hall is at 1111 McMullen Booth Road, Clearwater. Call 791-7400 or visit www.rutheckerdhall.com.
St. Pete Times Forum
- Wednesday, June 11 – The Cure, 7 p.m. Tickets range from $43.25 to $63.25.
- Thursday, June 12 – Pearl Jam, 7:30 p.m. Tickets are $67.
St. Pete Times Forum is at 401 Channelside Drive, Tampa. Call 898-2100 or visit www.sptimesforum.com.
State Theatre
- Tuesday, June 3 – Nada Surf, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.
- Wednesday, June 11 – Matt Costa, 7 p.m. Tickets range from $16 to $18.
- Thursday, June 12 – Ingrid Michaelson, 7 p.m. Tickets are $15.
- Friday, June 13 – Skid Row, 2 p.m. Sponsored by 102.5 The Bone, Cowhead Live 3. Cost is free.
- Monday, June 16 – Gogol Bordello, 7 p.m. Tickets are $18.
- Wednesday, June 25 – Rooney, 6 p.m. Tickets are $12.
State Theatre is at 687 Central Ave., St. Petersburg. Call 895-3045 or visit www.statetheatreconcerts.com.
Skipper’s Smokehouse
Toronto’s Enter The Haggis, a quintet known to indulge in as many as 18 different genres of music, will play Skipper’s Smokehouse on Friday, June 20, 8 p.m.
From rock and Latin to bluegrass and Celtic, this fusion band has amassed fans across the country with high-energy, dynamic performances. Their most recent studio album, “Soapbox Heroes,” was produced by Grammy-award winner Neil Dorfsman.
Other acts scheduled to perform at the Skipperdome:
- Tuesday, June 3 – Todd Wolfe, 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.
- Friday, June 6 – Dive Bar Stalkers, Sarge and the Aeromen, 8 p.m. Tickets are $7 in advance, $10 at the door.
- Sunday, June 8 – The Duhks, Cherry Weasel, 5 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $13 at the door.
- Friday, June 20 – Enter the Haggis, 8 p.m. Tickets are $10 in advance, $13 at the door.
Skipper’s Smokehouse is at 910 Skipper Road, Tampa. Call 813-971-0666 or visit www.skipperssmokehouse.com.
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