The Four Seasons kick off Tulalip’s summer concert series
Published 1:30 am Thursday, June 21, 2018
If one headliner at the 2018 Tulalip Summer Concert Series doesn’t meet your fancy, there’s a good chance another will.
National acts — including Dwight Yoakam and The Pointer Sisters — will play country, rock, metal, gospel, R&B and pop at the Tulalip Amphitheatre the series that runs through August.
The trademark falsettos of Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons will kick things off June 23.
Valli is the only original member of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band still on tour. The longtime frontman helped the Four Seasons string together several No. 1 doo-wop and pop hits in the early 1960s, including “Sherry,” “Big Girls Don’t Cry” and “Walk Like a Man.”
Even after original bandmembers Bob Gaudio, Tommy DeVito and Nick Massi left over the years, Valli never considered quitting the band himself.
It’s become a source of pride in his life.
“Why would I want to derail something I enjoy doing and was part of putting together?” Valli asked.
The Four Seasons were one of only two American bands to top the charts before, during and after the British Invasion, when rock and pop acts from the U.K. like The Beatles and The Rolling Stones became popular in the United States. The Beach Boys were the other.
Valli, ranked 80th in Rolling Stone’s list of the top 100 greatest singers of all time, is known for his multioctave range and control while singing falsetto.
He also had a successful solo career, including two top hits in “My Eyes Adored You” and “Grease” released in the 1970s.
Valli said fans should expect to hear all the Four Seasons’ biggest hits with little to no changes to how they were originally recorded.
“We’re trying to sustain what the Four Seasons have been all about and what our career has been,” Valli said. “Of course, you always do the best you can.”
The summer series is billed as a chance to spend “a night under the stars” at the amphitheater that seats 3,000.
Here’s a look at the rest of Tulalip’s summer concert lineup:
Creedence Clearwater Revisited, featuring original members of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame band Creedence Clearwater Revival, will share the stage with Blue Öyster Cult, another renowned rock band, June 29.
Grammy-winning singers LeAnn Rimes and Melissa Etheridge mix country and rock July 14.
Two all-sibling groups, The Isley Brothers and The Pointer Sisters, will play R&B, soul and funk from their Grammy-winning collections Aug. 3.
Styx, the progressive/pop-rock band known for “Mr. Roboto,” plays Aug. 28. The band features two original members, lead guitarist James Young and bassist Chuck Panozzo.
Country performers include Clint Black and Sara Evans (Aug. 16) and Dwight Yoakam with Joe Nichols (Sept. 8).
Black and Evans produced several top Billboard singles and platinum albums. Yoakam, a Grammy-winning singer, is known for popularizing honky tonk music.
Nichols produced several No. 1 singles on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs and Country Airplay charts, including “Brokenheartsville,” “Gimme That Girl” and “Sunny and 75.”
If you go
The 2018 Tulalip Summer Concert Series runs through August at the Tulalip Amphitheatre, 10200 Quil Ceda Blvd., Marysville. Pre-show and opening acts at 7 p.m., headliners at 8 p.m. Tickets range from $55 to $70.
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