New Year's Eve: B.B. King at The Warnors Theatre
It's not too early to start thinking about New Year's Eve and Warnors Theatre is coming out of the gates with a big event: B.B. King live in concert. Patrick Contreras has scored the opening spot.
Tickets go on sale Oct. 24. Here are some more details:
Event: New Years with B,B. King, December 31, 2008 at 9:00 PMWhere: Warnors Theater at Fulton and Tuolumne Streets in downtown Fresno
Tickets: $105, $80, $60 and $50 available online at www.warnors.com, by telephone at 559-264-2848 and at the Warnors Center box office Tuesday through Friday from 10 to 4 and two hours before performance times. Special Dinner and Dancing Package for Two, $375. Details at the Box Office 559-264-2848.
From the press release:
For 100 couples wanting to make it a Big Evening, the Warnors is offering a package that includes the King concert, pre-concert dinner for two at Frank's Place at the Warnors catered by Five Star Catering, reserved parking and two complimentary glasses of champagne at midnight and dancing until two in the Warnors Star Palace. The price for the Big Evening Package is $375.Tickets for the concert and the Big Evening Package go on sale October 24th. Ticket prices are $!05, $80, $60 and $50. Concert ticket holders will be able to join the post-concert dancing free of charge. Dancing in the Star Palace begins at 10:30, a full bar and hors d'oeuvres will be available. People not attending the King concert can join the fun for $25.
The first five purchasers of the Big Evening Package will also receive a free hotel room for two at the recently opened downtown Holiday Inn. For other concert goers, the Holiday Inn will have a special rate which can be arranged by calling Wendy Niles at 559-233-6650
For further information, call the box office at the Warnors Center for the Performing Arts, 559-264-2848.
Comments:
No joke: I thought B.B. King died last year.
Warnors needs to hire a copy editor to work on its press releases: "Ticket prices are $!05."
Posted by: Heather at October 16, 2008 11:49 AM
Big congrats to Patrick for scoring that gig. The dudes in PCB work their asses off and deserve to be on the bill with a legend like Mr. King.
Posted by: the fresnan at October 16, 2008 12:19 PM
Heather, I thought the same thing. I think there was another blues guy who died that made me think BB had passed, too. Crazy to think he's still touring at age 83.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2008 12:22 PM
So, wait. Who died then?
Posted by: Heather at October 16, 2008 12:31 PM
Yes! Congratulations to Patrick Contreras!
He's also playing *this* Saturday at the FUSE festival.
You can read more about it on my blog.
...wait, I don't have a blog.
You can read more about it at
www.fusefest.com
Ok, now that the cheap advert is over: I've seen B.B. King twice---great showman, authentic blues-meister. Team that up with one of the hardest working guys in local show biz (Mr. Contreras) and you have quite the beautiful New Year's gig.
And talk about 'hard-working'...did you know that before the P.Contreras Band plays at FUSE, they are playing in Golden Gate Park in San Francisco??? Yup! Then he's rocketing back the 180 miles from the Bay to play for us local festival types. Respect points to those folks!
Posted by: blake at October 16, 2008 12:39 PM
They're probably listed in here. I'll let you look around.
Posted by: adam at October 16, 2008 1:42 PM
Ah, it was Bo Diddley who died. This was in June.
Posted by: Ben at October 16, 2008 1:44 PM
There it is. I can go about my day now.
Posted by: Heather at October 16, 2008 1:51 PM
Down the street from my res, I'm just going to walk there and stand outside!
Yes, in the freezing cold.
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