Lighthouse Comes to the Chrysler Theatre August 23, 2012

Legendary Lighthouse with Light Up the Chrysler Theatre Stage

August 23, 2012

Lighthouse burst on the scene in 1969 with a unique blend of rock, jazz and classical influences that defied all conventions. They took Canada by storm, receiving four successive “Group of the Year Junos” and an “Outstanding Male Performance Juno” for Bob McBride. Fans responded by buying nine gold and platinum albums with international hits such as One Fine Morning, Sunny Days, Hats Off to the Stranger, 1849 and Pretty Lady.

Always innovative, Lighthouse collaborated and toured across the country with the Royal Winnipeg Ballet Company; wrote and performed the score for a CBC production of Prometheus Bound with Shakespearean actress Irene Worth; were the first rock band to headline the Newport, Monterey, and Boston Globe Jazz Festivals and the first to perform with a symphony orchestra.

Lighthouse represented Canada at Expo ’70 in Japan and their performance caused a near riot. In 1972 they performed for 98,000 people at Toronto’s City Hall and their weekend reunion at Ontario Place in 1982 drew an audience of 50,000.

Today Lighthouse is creating the same magic with an extraordinary group of ten musicians featuring the original nucleus of Skip Prokop, Ralph Cole and Paul Hoffert, an all-star horn section with originals Russ Little and Steve Kennedy and dynamic lead vocalist Dan Clancy.

Tickets are $39.95 plus tax and are on sale from the Chrysler Theatre Box Office, call 519-252-6579, or visit the Box Office at 201 Riverside Dr West at Ferry St.  ONLINE chryslertheatre.com

by Deborah Jones Publisher Biz X Magazine

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