Arts & Entertainment
Spring and Summer Concerts on Tap at Verizon
The 2012 concert season at Verizon kicks off in April with Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers will be the first concert of the spring and summer season at , according to the venue's Web site.
Tickets for the Sunday, April 29, concert are $35 for lawn seats, $85 and $125 for reserved seating and are on sale. The band's stop at Verizon is part of their North American concerts in 2012 prior to embarking on their first tour of Europe in 20 years.
Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers released their debut album in 1976 and have sold more than 60 million records.
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On Saturday, May 6, it's the 6th Annual Project 9-6-1 Cinco Party, but the lineup of artists have yet to be announced.
In addition to the rock and roll shows concertgoers will be treated to orchestral-themed performances as well.
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The amphitheater is the summer home of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and for one concert in June, it will team with a rising pre-teen singer with a voice beyond her years.
Jackie Evancho, who competed on "America's Got Talent," will appear in concert on Sunday, June 3, at 7:30 p.m. Ticket prices range from $29-$89.
On June 7, Foster the People will take the stage at the amphitheater.
Foster The People is Mark Foster (vocals, keyboards, piano, synthesizers, guitar, programming, percussion), Mark Pontius (drums and extra percussion), and Cubbie Fink (bass and backing vocals), according to the amphitheater's website. Their debut album, "Torches," was released in May 2011 on Columbia Records imprint Startime International.
The opening act will be The Kooks. The Thursday concert starts at 8 p.m., with the gates to the amphitheater opening an hour earlier.
Tickets are $36-$42. Expect fees to raise the actual price by approximately $12. If you buy tickets at the amphitheater's box office, those fees will be lower.
The fifth concert announced so far at the amphitheater will be another ASO performance. Il Divo joins the orchestra on Sunday, Aug. 12, at 8 p.m. Ticket prices range from $40-$125.
Recently named Artist of the Decade at the Classic BRITS, Il Divo are the most successful international musical break-out story of the millennium, selling more than 25 million albums and pioneering the classical crossover genre. Their ground-breaking success has brought an entirely new sound to vocal music and the group have more than 150 gold and platinum awards in 33 countries. Their first four albums, “Il Divo,” “Ancora,” “Siempre” and “The Promise” have achieved 50 No. 1 album chart positions internationally.
The IL DIVO 2012 world tour, the group’s fourth, follows the release of the quartet’s latest album, “Wicked Game” (on Syco/Columbia Records).