Performers Peter Frampton and Tank Join Leon County’s Spring on Stage

Performers Peter Frampton and Tank Join Leon County’s Spring on Stage

Leon County Government adds two concerts to the 2016 Spring on Stage Concert Series line-up: R&B singer-songwriter Tank on Friday, April 29 and classic rocker Peter Frampton on Saturday, May 28.

Tank’s performance, which occurs on the weekend of Florida A&M University’s (FAMU) spring graduation, will take place on Friday, April 29 at the Capital City Amphitheater in Cascades Park. Special guests include comedian “Tight Mike”, DJ Bo Weezy and FAMU’s own saxophonist, BK Johnson.

Tank’s third solo album – Sex, Love & Pain – was released in 2007 and debuted at #2 on the Billboard Top 200 and earned a Grammy-award nomination for “Best R&B Album”. His songwriting and production credits include working with artists such as Jamie Foxx, Pitbull, Aaliyah, Trevor Jackson, Adrian Marcel and Beyoncé.

Peter Frampton, whose music career spans nearly 50 years, remains one of the most celebrated artists and guitarists in rock history. Frampton will perform at the Capital City Amphitheater in Cascades Park on Memorial Day weekend, Saturday, May 28. He has collaborated with legendary artists George Harrison, David Bowie, Jerry Lee Lewis and Ringo Starr. In 2014 he was inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame.

His fifth solo album – Frampton Comes Alive! – celebrates its 40th anniversary this year and remains one of the top-selling live records of all time. Frampton’s latest album – Acoustic Classics – features re-worked versions of his classic hits including “Baby I Love Your Way,” “Do You Feel Like I Do,” “Show Me The Way,” and others.

Tickets for the April 29 Tank concert are currently on sale. General admission seats are $32 and reserved seats are $45, prices include taxes and fees. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

Tickets for Frampton’s May 28 performance in Tallahassee go on sale Friday, March 25 at noon. General admission seats are $35 and reserved seats are $50, prices include taxes and fees. Gates open at 7 p.m. and the show starts at 8 p.m.

The Spring Concert Series kicked off on February 27 with O.A.R. and continues on with Los Angles based indie-rock group Dawes (April 8), Grammy-award winning singer-songwriter Jason Isbell (April 9) and Bozz Scaggs (April 22), whose latest album was named one of the top 50 albums in 2015 by Rolling Stone.

For more information and to purchase tickets for all shows in the Spring Concert Series, go to www.CapitalCityAmphitheater.com.

The Leon County Division of Tourism Development (Visit Tallahassee) is the official tourism marketing organization for Tallahassee–Leon County, Florida, promoting tourism to the area through direct sales, advertising, public relations, sports, film, product development and visitor services. For more information, visit www.VisitTallahassee.com .

For more information, contact Lauren Pace, Leon County Tourism Development, at (850) 606-2322 / PaceL@LeonCountyFL.gov or Mathieu Cavell, Leon County Community and Media Relations, at (850) 606-5300 / cmr@LeonCountyFL.gov .

 

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