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ZZ TOP - TONIGHT - IVES CONCERT PARK

Last Concert of the Year at the Ives Concert Park

    

     Did you see any of the great local concerts at the Ives Concert Park this summer?  

     Danbury visitors included Steely Dan, Peter Frampton, Michael Franti & Grace Potter, The Beach Boys, J Geils, Alison Krauss, and Earth Wind & Fire.  Great crowds, music and fun.

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     This Thursday night is a great finale to our 2011 Union Savings Bank Summer Concert at the Ives Concert Park.

     Don't miss when ZZ TOP makes a local stop in Danbury with opening act, The Cadillac Black.

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     ZZ Top has sold more than 50 million albums worldwide,  The band scored 8 Top 40 hits on the Billboard Hot 100. They were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 2004.

     Eliminator, released in1983, featured two Top 40 singles ("Gimme All Your Lovin'" and "Legs"), and four mainstream rock hits (including "Got Me Under Pressure" and "Sharp Dressed Man").

     In 2008, ZZ Top performed "Sharp Dressed Man" with David Cook at the season 7 finale of American Idol.

Tickets are on sale right now at www.ivesconcertpark.com or at www.premierboxoffice.com , and by calling 1-866-55-tickets. 

Tickets will also be for sale the night of the concert at the Park.   Information can also be found at www.ivesconcertpark.com, and on the Ives Concert Park Facebook page.

Some Ives Park info: The Ives Concert Park is located at 43 Lake Avenue Extension, Danbury, CT 06811, on the Westside Campus of WCSU.

We allow food to be brought into the site, however NO Beverages can be brought it. Great Food from Vendors and Beverage are for available at the Park. If you purchased reserved seats, chairs are in place at the Park. If you buy lawn seats/general admission you should bring a beach chair or blanket. Rain panchos are for sale at the park or at Walmart type stores. Shows are Rain or Shine, and we always seem to get shine. Bug spray is a good thing to pack some nights. Our staff and volunteers are friendly, our 40 acre grounds beautiful, and the music awesome. The Charles Ives Authority is a non-profit, and we sincerely appreciate your support.

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