Z 97.9 Summer Music Fest
Sunday, August 12, 2012
Monterey County Fairgrounds
Enjoy a Sunday afternoon with the best music ever put down on vinyl. On stage at the Monterey County Fairgrounds -- Abbey Road performs some of the best music from the Beatles and Hitsville USA with a high energy tribute to Motown with songs from The Spinners, The OJay's, Al Green and more.
The festival features food and arts and crafts booths.
About Abbey Road: Abbey Road - A Tribute to the Beatles will perform their amazing three costume change show at the Monterey County Fair. With their tight harmonies, flawless note for note renditions of Beatles hits, custom–tailored costumes, vintage instruments, Liverpudlian dialect and precise attention to every detail, Abbey Road has honed their show to become one of the most musically and visually satisfying Beatle tribute acts in the world. Abbey Road recreates the magic, music, wit and charm of the Beatles, including the Fab Four’s cheeky personalities, familiar onstage banter and patter between songs?
About Hitsville USA: Hitsville – Legends of Motown has been wowing audiences all over the world for over 20 years. Producer Rudolf Peters, a seasoned show runner and stage performer delivers the finest Motor City sound west of the Mississippi. Based in Oakland, Hitsville recreates the golden age of soul with its reflections on war, peace and love like no other style of music can.Motown Records was the single most successful independent record company the world had ever known with artists such as Martha and the Vandellas, Diana Ross and the Supremes, the Tempataions, Marvin Gaye, the Jackson 5 and Stevie Wonder just to name a few. This roster of superstars delivered 110 Top 10 radio hits between 1961 and 1971 cementing their place in history as the hit factory of Detroit.“Watching a Hitsville – Legends of Motown show is like watching 1960’s Detroit come alive again right before your eyes”, says Hollywood Music agent Steve Selak.?
Tickets are just $5 plus a food donation to the Food Bank of Monterey County.