CD Live! Presents The Tragically Hip
10 August 2009 by Lauren in Featured, News
For immediate release
Monday, August 10, 2009
Contact:
Lauren Bracey, 412.471.3591, bracey@pgharts.org
Hip
8 pm, Friday, October 16, 2009, Byham
Theater
Brought to you by 91.3 WYEP, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and
Three Rivers Arts Festival
PITTSBURGH – The Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust, 91.3 WYEP and Three Rivers Arts Festival are pleased to announce
CD Live! presents The Tragically Hip at 8 pm, Friday, October 16, 2009, at the
Byham Theater in downtown Pittsburgh. Tickets go on sale Friday, August 14, at 9
a.m.
Critically acclaimed for over two decades, The Tragically Hip has
been at the heart of the Canadian music scene, evoking a strong emotional
connection between their music and their fans that remains unrivaled in this
country. A five-piece group of friends including Robby Baker (guitar), Gordon
Downie (vocals, guitar), Johnny Fay (drums), Paul Langlois (guitar) and Gord
Sinclair (bass), who grew up in Kingston, Ontario, The Hip has achieved the
enviable status of a band that enjoys both mass popularity with over 8 million
albums sold worldwide.
The band’s 12th studio album, We Are the
Same, was released in April 2009 by Rounder Records. The album was recorded
and mixed by Bob Rock at the band’s Bath House studio in Kingston, Vancouver and
Maui. Among the 12 brand new tracks are the singles “Love Is A
First” and “Morning Moon.”
Tickets ($39.50, $34.50, $29.50) go on sale Friday, August 14,
2009, at 9 a.m. at the Box Office at Theater Square, by phone at 412.456.6666,
and online at pgharts.org.
Calendar
Listing
CD Live! presents The Tragically Hip. 8 pm, Friday, October
16, 2009, at the Byham Theater. Doors open at 7 pm. Tickets: $29 – $39. On sale
Friday, August 14, at 9 a.m.: online at pgharts.org, by phone 412.456.6666 or
the Box Office at Theater Square. CD Live! is a project of Three Rivers Arts
Festival, The Pittsburgh Cultural Trust and 91.3 WYEP.
About CD
Live!
CD Live! widens the creative expression of the Pittsburgh
music scene while advancing the artistry of musicians from around the world.
This collaborative project of Three Rivers Arts Festival, The Pittsburgh
Cultural Trust, and WYEP-FM was formed to build new music audiences and to
welcome these listeners to the Cultural District.
