What bands are performing for the Coshocton summer concert series? We have the details.
COSHOCTON ? Tribute acts to hall of fame rock'n' 'roll legends comprise the four acts slated for the third annual summer concert series from Our Town Coshocton, in partnership with the City of Coshocton.
More than 10,000 people attended shows in 2023 on the Coshocton Court Square. Acts were the Heart tribute band Bad Animals, Dirty Deeds - The Xtreme AC/DC Tribute, rising country star Claudia Hoyser and 7 Bridges: The Ultimate Eagles Experience. All shows are free.
This year's performers are:
Invincible
Invincible is based in Northeast Ohio and is a Pat Benatar tribute band. It is led by Michelle McDowell on lead vocals and Lee Silvis on guitar and vocals. The band also features Kristin Kretzler on keyboards and vocals, Roy Tanner on bass and vocals, Danny Sidoti on guitar and Marty Zlocki on drums.
The concert will take place at 7:30 p.m. June 22.
Pat Benatar and her husband Neil Giraldo were inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2022. Benatar won the Grammy Award for best female rock vocal performance from 1981 to 1984. She had a dozen top 40 singles on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with "Hit Me With Your Best Shot," "Love is a Battlefield," "We Belong" and Invincible" making the top 10. Her albums "Crimes of Passion," "Precious Time" and "Get Nervous" made the top five.
Adrenalize
Adrenalize is a Def Leppard tribute band. It features George Tsalikis on lead vocals, Damiano Christian on guitar and vocals, Jef Scarfi on guitar and vocals, Lenny Lee on bass and vocals and Lee Nelson on drums and vocals. Songs performed include “Foolin,'” “Rock of Ages” “Love Bites” and “Pour Some Sugar On Me” among the hits with deep cuts such as “Wasted,” “High 'n' Dry” and “Switch 625.”
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. July 20.
Def Leppard originally formed in 1976. Their albums "Pyromania" in 1983 and "Hysteria" in 1987 went diamond in the U.S. "Adrenalize" in 1992 went triple platinum. "Love Bites" went to number one on the Billboard singles chart and they had 12 other top 40 singles. Def Leppard was inducted into the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2019.
Beginnings
Beginnings is a celebration of the music of Chicago. It is based in New York City, but tours all over the U.S. The group is comprised of Doug Woolverton on trumpet, flugel horn, percussion and vocals; Chris Milillo on drums and vocals; Lenny LaPinta on saxophone, flute and percussion; Dan Hendrix on trombone and percussion; Scott Chasolen on piano, keyboards and vocals; and Ryan Ball on guitar and backing vocals. They perform in Chicago's classic seven piece configuration.
The concert is at 7:30 p.m. Aug. 3
Chicago formed in 1968 as the Chicago Transit Authority and had hits from the 1970s to 1990s. Number one singles on the Billboard Hot 100 include "If You Leave Me Now," "Hard to Say I'm Sorry," and "Look Away" with "Make Me Smile," "25 or 6 to 4," "Does Anybody Really Know What Time It Is" and "Saturday in the Park." Including greatest hits albums, Chicago had 16 albums go platinum. They made the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2016.
Southern Accents
Southern Accents is a Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers tribute band. It is named for the 1985 platinum selling album by Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers.
The concert is at 3 p.m. Sept. 8.
The band had four platinum albums with 1991's "In the Great Wide Open" being the best selling. Petty also scored big with the solo albums "Full Moon Fever" in 1989 and "Wildflowers" in 1994.
The group had 15 top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100 chart with memorable songs including "Breakdown," "Don't Do Me Like That," "Refugee," "Don't Come Around Here No More," "I Won't Back Down," "Free Fallin,'" "Mary Jane's Last Dance" and "You Don't Know How it Feels." Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers were named to the Rock 'n Roll Hall of Fame in 2022.
Leonard Hayhurst is a community content coordinator and general news reporter for the Coshocton Tribune with more than 15 years of local journalism experience and multiple awards from the Ohio Associated Press. He can be reached at 740-295-3417 or [email protected]. Follow him on X (formerly Twitter) at @llhayhurst.
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