PLAYING FOR CHANGE HEADLINE THE WILBUR THEATRE ON JUNE 15TH
Boston, MA- Playing for Change is coming to The Wilbur Theatre on Sunday, June 15th , 2014 at 8:00 PM.
Los Angeles – March 19th, 2014 – Playing For Change have announced their upcoming US tour in support of Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World”, the band’s third CD/DVD set available June 17th, 2014. Coming off a successful 2013 stadium tour with Robert Plant in Australia, the PFC Band is getting ready to hit the road again, from the streets to the stage, to the hearts of the people. The band embarks on a 27-city tour that features 10 artists from around the world including Amsterdam, Tel Aviv, South Africa, Japan, Zimbabwe, Los Angeles, Cuba, New Orleans, Los Angeles and the Congo. Tickets will be available via fan club pre-sale starting today (link). Checkwww.playingforchange.com for full on-sale details.
Playing For Change 3 “Songs Around The World,” the band’s third CD/DVD set available June 17th, 2014, will be available both digitally and physically at all major retailers and via Starbucks in North America, and includes performances from Keith Richards, Sara Bareilles, Andres Calamaro, Toots Hibbert from Toots & The Maytals, Los Lobos, Preservation Hall Jazz Band, Keb Mo, and Taj Mahal in addition to a song produced by Jackson Browne. As Keith Richards stated, “Playing For Change, That’s the way music was meant to be.” To watch the band’s trailer PRESS HERE and Starbucks newsroom shared an article about the project today.
Playing For Change is a movement created to inspire, connect and bring peace to the world through music. In 2005, co-founders Mark Johnson and Whitney Kroenkecreated the concept of the Songs Around The World by uniting together musicians from many different countries and cultures to perform on the same track. Mark and a small crew traveled across 5 continents with a mobile recording studio and cameras with the vision of building a global family through the power of music. The first song released was a version of “Stand By Me,” featuring over 35 musicians from 10 countries who had never met in person. Since then, this international version of “Stand By Me” has been viewed over 100 million times online.
Since the release of the first video, Playing For Change has sold over 550,000 units worldwide, topped the World Music Charts, and has had over 200 million online video views. The video for Maroon 5’s “Daylight” topped the VH1 and MTV top video countdowns. Playing For Change has been featured in a diverse range of national print and TV media including NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste Magazine, LA Times, and The New York Times. The band has also performed on The Colbert Report, The Tonight Show with Jay Leno and Conan (twice).
In September of 2013, the Playing For Change Band performed the song “A Better Place” at the United Nations after showing our video to a standing ovation of delegates and Presidents/Prime Ministers from around the world. They have also toured throughout 4 continents for over 150 performances, playing in massive arenas including theHollywood Bowl in Los Angeles, England’s Glastonbury Festival, Bourbon Street Festival in Brazil and Byron Bay Blues Festival in Australia. The PFC band also toured as a support act for Robert Plant in 2013 throughout Australia and they will be hitting the road again in 2014.
The Playing For Change Band includes: Grandpa Elliot of New Orleans, Louisiana (vocals, harmonica); Clarence Bekker of Amsterdam, Netherlands (vocals, acoustic guitar); Titi Tsira of Guguletu, South Africa (vocals); Tal Ben-Ari aka Tula of Tel Aviv, Israel (vocals); Jason Tamba of Matadi, Congo (vocals, guitar); Mermans Mosengo of Kinshasa, Congo (vocals); Keiko Komaki of Kagoshima, Japan (keyboards); Peter Bunetta of Los Angeles, California (drums); Louis Mhlanga of Zimbabwe (flying guitar); and Orbe Ortiz of Santiago de Cuba, Cuba (bass).
A highlight of this summer’s tour will be a series of six free concerts presented by Levitt Pavilions, the national nonprofit behind the largest free concert series in America. Playing For Change fans living near Los Angeles, Denver, Memphis, Pasadena, Arlington and Bethlehem, will be treated to a free outdoor show at their local Levitt venue, each featuring a welcoming vibe and grassy lawn perfect for picnicking and soaking up the music. As part of the Inaugural Levitt National Tour, the evenings will also feature pre-concert drum circles open to the entire audience, no experience required, and post-concert on-stage interviews with the Playing For Change band.
Bill Blumenreich presents Playing for Change
Sunday, June 15th 2014 at 8:00 PM
The Wilbur is located at 246 Tremont Street in Boston’s Historic Theatre District
Tickets: $25-$45
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