Rock band Cheap Trick will perform in the fourth show of the 2016 concert series at Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park on Saturday night. Bombay Black will open the show at 7 p.m. and Cheap Trick will follow at 8.
Lawn seating is included in the price of admission, with limited reserved seating available for $8 or $10. Parking is $10. Season passes are $74.99 plus tax or $69.99 plus tax at Kroger stores; $59.99 the day of the concert; free for children 3 and younger; $36.99 for children shorter than 48 inches and adults age 55 and older.
Cheap Trick was formed in Rockford, Ill., in 1973 by Robin Zander (vocals, rhythm guitar), Rick Nielsen (lead guitar), Tom Petersson (bass) and Bun E. Carlos (drums). Carlos left the band in 2010 and was replaced by Daxx Nielsen, son of band member Rick Nielsen.
The group, whose best known songs include "I Want You to Want Me," "Surrender," "Ain't That a Shame," "Dream Police," "The Flame," "Don't Be Cruel" and "Can't Stop Fallin' Into Love," has released 17 studio albums, the latest of which, Bang, Zoom, Crazy ... Hello, was released April 1. (The most successful band album was 1979's Cheap Trick at Budokan, a live recording from Japan.)
On April 8, the band was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame.
Timberwood Amphitheater, Magic Springs & Crystal Falls Water and Theme Park, 1701 E. Grand Ave. (U.S. 70 East), Hot Springs, (501) 624-0100, magicsprings.com
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The third annual Vanapalooza featuring The Federalis, Monkhouse, Go Fast, The Wildflowers Revue and Charlotte Taylor, will be held at 8 p.m. Saturday at the Rev Room in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
The Musiq & Friends (Demarcus and Pettus) will present "a Blazing Showcase" at 7:30 p.m. Sunday. Admission is $10 for standing room, $15 for guaranteed seating or $20 for VIP section.
Rev Room, 300 President Clinton Ave., Little Rock, (501) 823-0090, revroom.com
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Fret & Worry will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at South on Main in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
P.J. Morton will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $20.
Morton has been the keyboardist in rock band Maroon 5 since 2010. The New Orleans-born Morton won Grammy Awards for his songwriting and production work on India.Arie's Interested album.
South on Main, 13th and Main streets, Little Rock, (501) 244-9660, southonmain.com
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Motel Mirrors will perform at 9:30 p.m. Friday at White Water Tavern in Little Rock. Admission is $7.
Motel Mirrors began in 2013 as a duo of two Memphis-based singer-songwriters, John Paul Keith and Amy LaVere, who then added Texan Will Sexton, as the duo became a trio. The band has raised more than three-fourths of its goal of $14,000 to make a full-length album.
Heartbreakers & Rumpshakers will present the fifth annual "Summer Solstice" at 10 p.m. Saturday, with The Funk A Nites, who will back singer Bijoux, along with DJ sets by G-Force, Joshua Asante and Baldego. Admission is $10.
White Water Tavern, West Seventh and Thayer streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8400, whitewatertavern.com
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Adam Hambrick will perform at 9 p.m. Friday at Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack in Little Rock. Admission is $10.
SOULution will perform at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $5 for those over 21, $8 for those under 21.
Stickyz Rock 'n' Roll Chicken Shack, 107 River Market Ave., Little Rock, (501) 372-7707, stickyz.com
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Chase Rice will perform at 8 p.m. today at the Metroplex. Admission is $27.
Rice, who has toured with Kenny Chesney and The Cadillac Three, released the single "Whisper" in February. He released hit singles "Ready Set Roll" in 2013 and "Gonna Wanna Tonight" in 2014.
Metroplex, Col. Glenn Road at Interstate 430, Little Rock, (501) 444-8294, metroplexlive.com
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Stu Hamm's Rock Experience trio, plus opening act Blambo, will perform at 8 p.m. Saturday at Vino's in Little Rock. Admission is $15.
Hamm, the only bassist to win Guitar Player magazine's readers' poll for best rock bassist and best jazz bassist, has played with Steve Vai and Joe Satriani.
Vino's, West Seventh and Chester streets, Little Rock, (501) 375-8466, vinosbrewpub.com
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Liquid Kitty will perform at 8:30 p.m. Friday at Thirst N' Howl. Admission is free.
Canvas will perform at 8:30 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Thirst N' Howl, 14710 Cantrell Road, Little Rock, (501) 379-8189, thirst-n-howl.com
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East Cameron Folkcore will perform, along with opening act Joe Myside and the Sorrow, at 9 p.m. Friday at Maxine's in Hot Springs. Admission is $7.
The Wheel Workers will perform, along with opening acts Siberian Traps and Open Fields, at 9 p.m. Saturday. Admission is $7.
Maxine's, 700 Central Ave., Hot Springs, (501) 321-0909, maxineslive.com
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The Selwyn Birchwood Band will perform at 8 p.m. today at The Big Chill in Hot Springs. Admission is $8.
Birchwood released Don't Call No Ambulance, a debut album on Alligator Records, in 2014, and the album won a Blues Music Award and the Living Blues Critics Award for Best Debut Album.
The Big Chill, 910 Higdon Ferry Road, Hot Springs, (501) 624-5185
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Country singer Sara Evans will perform at 8 p.m. Friday in Hempstead Hall at the University of Arkansas at Hope campus. Tickets range from $23 to $75.
Hempstead Hall, University of Arkansas at Hope, 2500 S. Main St., Hope, (870) 722-8565, hempsteadhall.com
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Country singer Neal McCoy will headline the 36th annual Brickfest this weekend in Malvern from 9-10:15 p.m. Saturday. Admission is free.
Malvern City Park, 1393 Martin Luther King Blvd. (U.S. 270B), Malvern (501) 458-1115, malvernbrickfest.com.
Weekend on 06/23/2016