On a cool March night in 1952, DJ “Moondog” Alan Freed hosted a show that would change the world of music forever. It was at that concert where the frenzied media, the stampeding crowds, the frustrated authorities and, most importantly, the soul-stirring sounds converged to give a fresh and dangerous new musical genre its name - “rock ‘n roll.”
Forever after, rock artists have been our culture’s dream makers, paving a path to free expression, responding to their times in widely divergent ways. The same decade that brought us Roy Orbison’s “Only the Lonely,” for example, also produced John Lennon’s “Revolution.”
In Rock ‘n Roll Heaven, we honor the artists whose genius defined American popular music during the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s. And what better way to honor a firmament filled with rock legends than with a no-holds-barred concert? From Dusty Springfield to Bill Haley to Sam Cooke to Jim Croce – we’ve combed the catalog for the best of the best and paired the songs we found with some of the most phenomenally talented performers in the Upstate.
Scan the press releases for our lineup of vocalists and musicians and you’ll find, among other things, a starring role in the Broadway tour of Fame, studio sessions in Nashville and Los Angeles, appearances on major network television shows like Seinfeld and (in cartoon form, of course) The Simpsons, and ... getting the idea?
Make no mistake, at $30 a ticket, Rock ‘n Roll Heaven is the entertainment bargain of the season. A concert of hits that you absolutely don’t want to miss – not in this lifetime, anyway!
PERFORMANCES THURSDAY-SUNDAY ONLY. Tickets for Rock 'n Roll Heaven are $30. NO DISCOUNTS OR GROUP RATES FOR THIS SHOW. The box office can be reached at 864.233.6733, 2-6 p.m. Tuesday-Friday, and 2 hours before performances. The theater is located at 501 River Street inside the Citi Smith-Barney building just one block off Main Street in downtown Greenville.
