LEGENDARY SINGER-SONGWRITER
GORDON LIGHTFOOT
RETURNS TO AUSTIN!

TUESDAY, MARCH 3, 2009, 8:00PM
AT BASS CONCERT HALL

TICKETS ON SALE NOW!

Legendary Singer-songwriter Gordon Lightfoot returns to Austin for an evening of hits and memories, Tuesday, March 3, 8:00 p.m., at the University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center’s Bass Concert Hall. The acclaimed balladeer weaves tales of love and longing in eloquent musical masterpieces that have become enduring standards.

Tickets are on sale now at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.utpac.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

Lightfoot’s poetic journeys have been told with such timeless, thought-provoking songs as “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “Early Morning Ran,” “Carefree Highway,” “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald,” “Canadian Railroad Trilogy” and many more.

Combined with his rich, warm voice and nimble guitar technique, Lightfoot’s songwriting talent has led him from the 1960’s coffeehouse scene in his native Canada to pop chart hits with his ground-breaking multi-platinum albums and accolades that range from five Grammy nominations to 17 Canadian Juno Awards. He was honored as a charter member of Canada’s Walk of Fame and recently inducted into the Canadian Songwriters Hall of Fame.

Musical icons that have recorded his songs include Johnny Cash, Bob Dylan, Peter, Paul & Mary, Barbara Streisand, Jane’s Addiction, Glen Campbell, Olivia Newton- John, Sarah McLachlan and Nanci Griffith.

Lightfoot almost died in 2002 from an acute abdominal aneurysm that left him in a coma for six weeks, but has now fully recovered and continues to tour occasionally with his core band of highly talented acoustic musicians.

“Every time I hear a song of his, it’s like I wish it would last forever,” said Bob Dylan.

CALENDAR LISTING:

Tuesday, March 3, 2009 – The University of Texas at Austin Performing Arts Center presents Gordon Lightfoot in concert at the Performing Art Center’s Bass Concert Hall (E. 23rd St. and Robert Dedman Dr). A map of the campus: http://www.utpac.org/venues/bass_concert_hall. Show time is 8:00 p.m. Tickets ($35, $45 & $55) are on sale now at the following authorized ticket outlets, which include the Bass Concert Hall Box Office, most H-E-B stores and all Texas Box Office outlets, online at www.utpac.org, or by calling (512) 477-6060 or (800) 982-BEVO.

PRESS CONTACT:
Gene Bartholomew
512.471.0632; gbartholomew@utpac.org

Download a PDF version of the Gordon Lightfoot Press Release.

Press Release Update
In honor of UT Employee Appreciation Week, the Performing Arts Center would like to offer all University employees 2 for 1 tickets to Gordon Lightfoot. 2 for 1 UT employee tickets are only available for this event and must be purchased in person at the Bass Concert Hall ticket office, open Monday – Friday, 12 – 6 pm. This offer ends Tuesday, March 3rd at 6 pm. Please bring your UT ID to show when purchasing your tickets. This discount is not retroactive.