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Welcome your 2023 with a bang with your favorite soft rock band, Yacht Rock Revue! Join the Atlanta-native band in welcoming the new year with their yacht rock tunes this December 31 at the Murat Theatre At Old National Centre! Show your love for these hot dads in tight jeans as they invade the famous Indianapolis venue. Get ready to hear a few cover songs and all-original music from their latest album, "Hot Dads in Tight Jeans." Purchase your tickets now for a night you won't soon forget, complete with tight tunes and possibly even tighter jeans, courtesy of the one and only Yacht Rock Revue. Click the "Get Tickets" link to secure the best seats. 

Before becoming the successful band they are today, Yacht Rock Revue changed its name several times. Former indie rock band Y-O-U, fronted by Peter Olson and Nicholas Niespodzian, chose to play "yacht rock," a kind of music commonly associated with soft rock, one night while performing at a club. Unexpectedly, the crowd loved their renditions of songs from the genre. The band's once-fanciful side gig has since become its primary focus. Their performances of primarily yacht rock to sold-out audiences in various places. Their popularity prompted them to form a new group in 2009 under the moniker Yacht Rock Schooner, which eventually evolved into the Yacht Rock Revue we know today.

After establishing themselves, the group spent many years paying homage to the forefathers of yacht rock from the '70s and '80s. Nonetheless, the band kept working on Niespodzian's own material. In 2020, they released an album called "Hot Dads in Tight Jeans." "We built this Yacht Rock thing on the power of memories and good vibes. None of that is changing; we're just gonna make a few new memories as well," Niespodzian stressed in an interview.   

For those who are into contemporary music with a Bee Gees/Steely Dan vibe, you will definitely love Yacht Rock Revue. Witness the band perform live this December 31 at the Murat Theatre and enjoy their distinct sound while waiting to welcome the new year. Tickets are now on sale, and you can reserve yours by clicking the "Get Tickets" link.

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The band, Yacht Rock Revue, consists of seven musicians in their 40s who weren’t afraid to chase their rock star dreams, and they are set to perform in Indy and Fort Wayne this summer.

These hot dads in tight jeans now perform nearly 100 concerts a year around the country, playing mostly soft rock and covers from the 70s and 80s.

They’ve rocked on stage with John Oates, Eddie Money and Player, and they started performing as a side gig but they grew to have a massive following.

The groups’ singer, guitarist and spiritual leader Nick Niespodziani joined us Tuesday on “All Indiana” to share what you can expect from their upcoming performances.

Yacht Rock Revue is appearing at the Performance Pavilion at Sweetwater in Fort Wayne on Thursday, August 18 and at the TCU Amphitheater at White River State Park in Indy on Friday, August 19. 

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Set sail on the shimmering seas for a nostalgic musical journey through the late 70s and early 80s, where soft rock and smooth grooves rule the waves. This talented group with exceptional musicianship and tight harmonies pays homage to the golden era of yacht rock and takes audiences back in time, encouraging everyone to sing and dance the night away.

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• I'm Not in Love ( 10cc  cover) Play Video
• Summer Breeze ( Seals & Crofts  cover) Play Video
• Take It Easy ( Eagles  cover) ( Acoustic (during opening song power outage) ) Play Video
• Sirius ( The Alan Parsons Project  cover) Play Video
• What a Fool Believes ( Kenny Loggins  cover) Play Video
• Somebody's Baby ( Jackson Browne  cover) Play Video
• Steal Away ( Robbie Dupree  cover) Play Video
• My Old School ( Steely Dan  cover) Play Video
• Still the One ( Orleans  cover) Play Video
• Step Play Video
• Sister Golden Hair ( America  cover) Play Video
• Late in the Evening ( Paul Simon  cover) Play Video
• Maneater ( Daryl Hall & John Oates  cover) Play Video
• Sailing ( Christopher Cross  cover) Play Video
• Biggest Part of Me ( Ambrosia  cover) Play Video
• Lido Shuffle ( Boz Scaggs  cover) Play Video
• Rosanna ( Toto  cover) Play Video
• Heart to Heart ( Kenny Loggins  cover) Play Video
• Lady ( Little River Band  cover) Play Video
• Love the One You're With ( Stephen Stills  cover) Play Video
• Bad Tequila Play Video
• Reelin' in the Years ( Steely Dan  cover) Play Video
• The Heart of Rock & Roll ( Huey Lewis and the News  cover) Play Video
• Africa ( Toto  cover) Play Video
• You Can Call Me Al ( Paul Simon  cover) Play Video
• Escape (The Piña Colada Song) ( Rupert Holmes  cover) Play Video
• She's Gone ( Daryl Hall & John Oates  cover) Play Video
• Baker Street ( Gerry Rafferty  cover) Play Video
• More Than a Feeling ( Boston  cover) Play Video

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• Africa by Toto
• Baker Street by Gerry Rafferty
• Biggest Part of Me by Ambrosia
• Escape (The Piña Colada Song) by Rupert Holmes
• Heart to Heart by Kenny Loggins
• I'm Not in Love by 10cc
• Lady by Little River Band
• Late in the Evening by Paul Simon
• Lido Shuffle by Boz Scaggs
• Love the One You're With by Stephen Stills
• Maneater by Daryl Hall & John Oates
• More Than a Feeling by Boston
• My Old School by Steely Dan
• Reelin' in the Years by Steely Dan
• Rosanna by Toto
• Sailing by Christopher Cross
• She's Gone by Daryl Hall & John Oates
• Sirius by The Alan Parsons Project
• Sister Golden Hair by America
• Somebody's Baby by Jackson Browne
• Steal Away by Robbie Dupree
• Still the One by Orleans
• Summer Breeze by Seals & Crofts
• Take It Easy by Eagles
• The Heart of Rock & Roll by Huey Lewis and the News
• What a Fool Believes by Kenny Loggins
• You Can Call Me Al by Paul Simon
• Bad Tequila

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How Yacht Rock Revue stopped worrying about being a cover band and made original music

A good-time persona accented by tight jeans and mirrored sunglasses wasn't always a natural fit for Nicholas J. Niespodziani, the Yacht Rock Revue vocalist who grew up in Columbus, Indiana.

Niespodziani thought his Bloomington band Y-O-U would find indie-rock success after moving to Atlanta in 2002. Although Y-O-U enjoyed moderate success, the band didn't become a career for Niespodziani and fellow Hoosiers Peter Olson and "Question" Mark Cobb.

A music career arrived by accident. The members of Y-O-U devoted a one-off show in 2007 to "smooth music" that ruled the pop charts from 1975 to 1982. The just-for-laughs experiment turned into a weekly residency at an Atlanta nightclub.

"The next thing you know we have 401(k)s and an office," Niespodziani said.

Yacht Rock Revue is now a thriving concert draw that schedules two-night stands in many cities, including Indianapolis this weekend .

But in the beginning, Niespodziani considered covers of songs popularized by Toto, Boz Skaggs and Kenny Loggins to be the opposite of his musical aesthetic.

"My view of selling out was informed by the bands I listened to growing up, which were Nirvana and Pearl Jam and Beastie Boys," he said. “It was really weird for me. I was pretty defiant about it, honestly. I thought I was too cool to be doing yacht rock for a long time. I was very reluctant. As it got bigger and bigger, I had a darker and darker attitude about it.”

The former law school student eventually appreciated Yacht Rock Revue as a better option than practicing law.

“I had a series of moments over a few years where I realized that getting to make a living in music is such a special gift,” he said. “I came to enjoy it.”

On Feb. 21, the transition from Y-O-U comes full circle with the release of an album filled with original Yacht Rock Revue songs: "Hot Dads in Tight Jeans."

Sailing in uncharted waters

The seven members of Yacht Rock Revue previewed "Hot Dads in Tight Jeans" by releasing the song "Step" in October.

“Already our first single has been heard by more people than listened to Y-O-U in the 10 years we were in that band,” Niespodziani  said. ‘It kind of feels like a comeback story.”

The band released four original songs on a 2013 EP, but "Hot Dads" will stand as Yacht Rock Revue's debut album.

The synthesizer-and-saxophone texture of "Step" resembles yacht rock without sounding dated.

"I wouldn’t say our album is purely yacht rock," Niespodziani said. "It’s somewhere in between yacht rock and more modern stuff we love like Air and Tame Impala and LCD Soundsystem."

An Indiana influence

When Yacht Rock Revue performs Jan. 10-11 at the Egyptian Room in Old National Centre, Niespodziani will play a room he once frequented as an audience member.

He recalls catching Bela Fleck at the Egyptian Room, as well as the Flaming Lips at Broad Ripple's Vogue nightclub and Stone Temple Pilots in an agriculture building at the Indiana State Fairgrounds in 1993.

“My love for rock ‘n’ roll began in Indianapolis, I think,” Niespodziani said.

Five members of Yacht Rock Revue — Niespodziani, fellow vocalist Olson, drummer Cobb, keyboard player Mark Bencuya and saxophone player David B. Freeman — attended Indiana University.

Niespodziani moonlights in a musical project known as Indianapolis Jones, and Indianapolis sports-talk radio personality JMV is the presenting sponsor of the Jan. 10 performance. 

More than Christopher Cross

Niespodziani credits an online video series titled "Yacht Rock" for giving a modern label to yesteryear's smooth music, not to mention his band's name.

From 2005 to 2010, a dozen "Yacht Rock" short films crafted tongue-in-cheek mythology for Michael McDonald, Daryl Hall & John Oates and other soft-rock stars. 

Niespodziani said he associates yacht rock with sonic elements such as the "milky tone" of a Fender Rhodes electric piano and an "unaggressive approach" to playing drums.

He said detached emotional expression often accompanies the breezy lyrics of yacht rock.

Although the creators of the "Yacht Rock" short films maintain a website to give "yacht or nyacht" opinions about songs, Niespodziani and his Yacht Rock Revue band mates aren't sticklers about their repertoire.

"It’s in my best interest for yacht rock to have as broad of a definition as possible," Niespodziani said. "When you’re playing live and you get to the end of the show, you could play 'Sailing' by Christopher Cross or you could play 'More Than a Feeling' by Boston. The reaction you’re going to get from the crowd for the Boston song is many levels higher."

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>> WHEN: 8 p.m. Jan. 10-11.

>> WHERE: Egyptian Room in Old National Centre, 502 N. New Jersey St.

>> TICKETS: $20.

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Yacht Rock – “The Underbelly Of Pop Culture”

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Indianapolis is showing an affinity for yacht rock.

Cover band Yacht Rock Revue plays several times a year at The Vogue in Broad Ripple, and 1070 The FAN’s own JMV infrequently makes his appreciation of yacht rock known during his own show.

Most likely you fit in one of these two categories:

• you’ve never heard of yacht rock,
• or you have heard of yacht rock but have no idea how to define it.

Longtime Indy radio personality Adam Ritz will see to it that you’re educated on the subject with his show, Yacht Rock Radio .

“Yacht rock is a genre of music, a subset of soft rock, the smooth soft rock from the late ‘70s and early ‘80s,” described Ritz.  “It combines two major factors that make it incredible to listen to on radio: it’s smooth and nostalgic.

“Yacht rock is the kind of music a yuppie would listen to on his yacht in 1980…artists like Michael McDonald, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Ambrosia, Steely Dan, Little River Band, Stephen Bishop, Robbie Dupree, etc.”

Yacht rock channels now have a presence on every major streaming service — SiriusXM, Pandora, Amazon, iHeartRadio, Slacker, and iTunes.  But when Ritz first heard the original couple yacht rock streaming channels “I didn’t like either of them.

“With such a new and undefined format, no one really knew what was and wasn’t yacht rock, and it reflected in their playlist,” observed Ritz at the dawning of the four or five years ago.  “When I heard 38 Special and Foreigner on a yacht rock channel, I knew it was time to make my own.”

Ritz began programming Yacht Rock Radio online, and attributed some of the success to quickly snapping up the YachtRockRadio.com domain, as well as the YachtRockRadio Facebook , Twitter , and Instagram handles.

Another point of distinction from the ‘ pure play’ yacht rock channels which operate 24/7, is they are automated playlists with no human touch or interviews; a loosely defined yacht rock jukebox based on an algorithm, basically.

“ Yacht Rock Radio is the only yacht rock outlet where you’ll hear a live DJ interview yacht rock legends like Ambrosia, Little River Band, or Bertie Higgins,” says Ritz.

Among other interviews, JMV has made an appearance on Yacht Rock Radio to list his 5 favorite songs of the genre.

While the jumping off point for broadcast was a soft rock terrestrial radio station in Springfield, IL, Ritz found out that even the best radio program directors weren’t quite sure what to do with Yacht Rock Radio .

“The Wall Street Journal and Jimmy Fallon have done features on yacht rock.  Yet as popular as it’s become, it still is the underbelly of pop culture.”

Today Yacht Rock Radio is on the Dash Radio platform which boasts 7.5 million users over 70 commercial-free stations, as well as a host of celebrity and music-expert DJs programming the shows and stations.

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‘People Don’t Let Go of These Songs’: The Surprising Evolution of the Yacht Rock Revue

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“If you asked me five years ago to do a full original album with this band, I’d say, ‘Tear my heart out and leave it on the floor,'” Yacht Rock Revue singer Nick Niespodziani says.

It’s hard to tell if he’s being hyperbolic.

The 41-year-old frontman of the Atlanta-based tribute band has always been conflicted about his gum-chewing, polyester-wearing, hair-feathering throwback group. In his eyes, it was a way to make a living, not a serious creative outlet. Besides, he had other projects to flex that muscle, like the psychedelic and experimental rock of Indianapolis Jones. But as he slowly came to accept, nothing had the reach of Yacht Rock Revue.

Since forming in 2008, the seasoned party band has graduated into a national touring act, packing clubs, anchoring corporate events, and setting sail on themed cruises with their note-perfect re-creations of soft-rock’s smoothest jams, from “Brandy” by Looking Glass and “Lido Shuffle” by Boz Scaggs to Ace’s “How Long” and Toto’s irrepressible “Africa.” (Yacht Rock Revue cut it well before Weezer did .) Their crowds are far from passive too, buying tickets in advance and showing up in boat shoes, ascots, and aviators to recite aloud the sacred texts of saints Christopher Cross, Michael McDonald , and Robbie Dupree. Captain’s hats are ubiquitous.

It’s not an oldies fan base either. “Kids, young people, are the ones who have adopted this music, and they’re there to have a good time,” says Dupree, who often performs his 1980 hit “Steal Away” with the band at their all-star “Yacht Rock Revival” shows. “The audience looks like they used to [when these records first came out] — only you got older. But it’s more exciting now because these people know every single song in the show.”

Still, Niespodziani could never fully get on board the boat he helped build. When he and the band took a stab at releasing original material in 2012 with the on-the-nose “Can’t Wait for Summer,” they did so sheepishly. “Our hearts weren’t all the way in it,” he says now. “We were kind of apologetic about it.”

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As pop music evolved over the past eight years, however, so did Niespodziani’s perception of Yacht Rock Revue. The songs that make up the band’s set lists are now celebrated, “Yacht Rock” has transcended its gag tag to become a legitimate subgenre, and the icons of the scene are getting long-overdue recognition — in May, the Doobie Brothers will be inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.

Most important, Niespodziani peered over his onstage shades and recognized the happiness that he and his group were bringing to their crowds.

“When we started out, I wasn’t super proud of being in a cover band,” he says, “but as we’ve done this, I’ve seen that joy in people, which changed my thinking and changed my heart about it, and made me open to the vulnerability of doing an original album.”

In February, the seven-piece band of fortysomething musicians — along with Niespodziani, there’s fellow vocalist and multi-instrumentalist Peter Olson, bassist Greg Lee, sax player Dave Freeman, guitarist Mark Dannells, drummer Mark Cobb, and keys man Mark Bencuya — released its first full-length album of original music, Hot Dads in Tight Jeans . Like their live show, which features a vintage boutique’s worth of loud shirts and the titular constricting denim, there’s an element of humor to the record. But the 10 tracks aren’t parodies or goofs.

Songs like “The Doobie Bounce” and “Step,” with their layered production and Niespodziani’s sky-high falsetto, transform the staid notion of yacht rock — or, more broadly, soft rock — into something immersive and, dare one say, hip and cool. These are tracks that could slide in comfortably next to anything off Tame Impala’s latest, The Slow Rush . The sounds and tones employed by Tame Impala mastermind Kevin Parker actually served as validation for Niespodziani.

“We finished recording this album and were mixing it in spring and summer, and that’s when Tame Impala started to leak tracks from their new album,” he says. “They were really similar to the sounds we had on our record, and that made me feel really encouraged, that the sound that we had was not going to be throwaway or irrelevant.”

Olson, Niespodziani’s onstage foil in choreography (they’re experts at re-creating Paul Simon and Chevy Chase’s “You Can Call Me Al” routine ), says the band aimed to expand the boundaries of what yacht rock is, or could be, while in the studio.

“We felt free to redefine the genre a little bit, as more of an attitude than a sound,” Olson, also 41, says. “We weren’t tied to just having Rhodes pianos and super-lush harmonies and sax solos, but there are elements of that. We weren’t afraid to sing about something meaningful and not just piña coladas. Although there is a song about tequila, so…”

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“Bad Tequila,” with its pithy, made-for-merch payoff line — “when life gives you bad tequila/make a good margarita” — is insanely catchy but modern, more in line with something by Portugal. The Man and Daft Punk than Seals and Croft or Loggins and Messina. Yes, it has a yachty sax breakdown, but the woodwind fits in just as naturally as one of Lizzo’s flute solos .

The band credits producer Ben Allen with helping them connect the dots between yesteryear’s soft rock and contemporary flourish. The track “Another Song About California” opens with a synth line that nods to Hall and Oates’ “She’s Gone” before spiraling off on its own psych-pop journey.

“Ben has been instrumental in finding the middle ground between staying true to what the band has always done in the yacht-rock vibe, but not being afraid to make a record that could fit in a playlist with Justin Timberlake or Lizzo,” says Niespodziani, who also challenged the way the band approaches its lyrics. He used yacht-rock buzzwords (think “sand,” “ocean,” “sun,” and “girl”) as a gateway to convey deeper thoughts and mindsets.

“I’d take little nuggets of the yacht-rock vibe or culture and look at it through my own lens,” he says, citing “The Doobie Bounce.” “That song sneaks in little nods to nihilism and things that have meaning to me.”

Currently on a U.S. tour with gigs scheduled at the Wiltern in L.A., Webster Hall in New York, and the House of Blues in Boston, Niespodziani, Olson and the band are hopeful that their core fans will embrace the “new” yacht rock. They’ve already been slotting “Step” and “Bad Tequila” alongside perennials like “Escape (The Piña Colada Song)” and “Baker Street.” Who knows — perhaps their own 21st-century yacht jams will one day become a part of the genre’s core canon.

After years spent wondering and worrying when the yacht-rock wave would crash, Niespodziani and Olson have come to just enjoy the ride.

“We always thought the fad would end. But people don’t let go of these songs. It’s evident in the way that doctors’ offices, Home Depots, and Bed Bath & Beyonds haven’t let go of these songs either,” says Olson. “These are the playlists of public areas.”

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• Lawn Terrace: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT a Concert Ticket
• Fast Lane: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT a Concert Ticket
• Concierge Experience: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A Concert Ticket
• Hollywood Casino Shuttle:Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT a Concert Ticket
• Rockstar Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT a Concert Ticket

Starlight Theatre | Kansas City, MO

Train - summer road trip 2024, artpark outdoor amphitheater | lewiston, ny, budweiser stage | toronto, on, pine knob music theatre | clarkston, mi.

• Pine Knob Premier Parking: Train & REO

Broadview Stage at SPAC | Saratoga Springs, NY

• Saratoga - SPAC Premier Parking: Train
• Saratoga - SPAC Reserved Parking: Train
• Broadview VIP Club: Train
• Saratoga - SPAC Lawn Chair Rental: Train
• Spac Terrace Club Presented By Jack Daniel's: Train
• Fast Lane Access - Train - Not a Concert Ticket
• Saratoga - SPAC Blanket Voucher: Train

Bethel Woods Center for the Arts | Bethel, NY

• Premium Parking - Train & REO Speedwagon
• Bethel Woods Camping: Train & REO Speedwagon
• The Green Room - Train & REO Speedwagon
• Reserved Lawn - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Lawn Chair Rental - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)

Freedom Mortgage Pavilion | Camden, NJ

• VIP Club Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Freedom Mortgage Lounge Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• River Garden Deck Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Fast Lane Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Lawn Chair Rental: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Live Nation Blanket - Train & REO Speedwagon
• Riverlink Ferry Pass: Train & REO Speedwagon

Northwell Health at Jones Beach Theater | Wantagh, NY

• Premier Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Citi VIP Club Access:TRAIN & REO SPEEDWAGON
• Fast Lane: TRAIN & REO SPEEDWAGON- This is NOT a Concert Ticket

BankNH Pavilion | Gilford, NH

• BNHP Event Parking & Camping: Train 7/28
• Coors Light VIP Club Add-On: Train
• Sam Adams Brewhouse Add-On: Train
• Fast Lane Access - NOT A CONCERT TICKET: Train
• Lawn Chair Rental: Train

Empower Federal Credit Union Amphitheater at Lakeview | Syracuse, NY

• Premier Parking - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Fastlane Access - Train & REO Speedwagon - Not a Concert Ticket
• Lakeview Lawn Chair Rental: Train & REO Speedwagon

PNC Bank Arts Center | Holmdel, NJ

• VIP Club Access: Train & REO Speedwagon - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Shore Club Cabanas:Train & REO Speedwagon-This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• VIP Fast Lane: Train & REO Speedwagon - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Lawn Chair Rental: Train & REO Speedwagon-This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Party Decks: Train & REO Speedwagon - This is NOT a Concert Ticket

Xfinity Theatre | Hartford, CT

Train & reo speedwagon- summer road trip 2024.

• Reserved Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Xfinity Theatre VIP Club Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Xfinity Theatre Unplugged in the Hot spot :Train & REO Speedwagon
• Xfinity Theatre Fast Lane:Train & REO Speedwagon
• Xfinity Theatre Lawn Chair Rental: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Xfinity Theatre Blanket Voucher:Train & REO Speedwagon

Xfinity Center | Mansfield, MA

• Xfinity Center Parking : Train & REO Speedwagon
• Xfinity VIP Club Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Fast Lane Access - NOT A CONCERT TICKET: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Live Nation Blanket Purchase: Train & REO Speedwagon

Jiffy Lube Live | Bristow, VA

• Dominion Lounge: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)
• Fast Lane: Train & Reo Speedwagon (not A Concert Ticket)
• Lawn Blanket: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)
• Early Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)
• Oversize Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)

Veterans United Home Loans Amphitheater at Virginia Beach | Virginia Beach, VA

• Premium Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)
• VIP Club Access: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)
• Flight Deck Access: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not a Concert Ticket)

Coastal Credit Union Music Park at Walnut Creek | Raleigh, NC

• Premier Parking - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• VIP Club - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Coastal Fast Lane - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Live Nation Blanket - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Early Parking - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)

PNC Music Pavilion | Charlotte, NC

• Parking Upgrades: Train - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• VIP Club Access: Train - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Fast Lane: Train - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Lawn Chair Rental: Train - This is NOT a Concert Ticket
• Live Nation Blanket: Train - This is NOT a Concert Ticket

Live Oak Bank Pavilion | Wilmington, NC

• Vip Club Access - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Fast Lane - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Lawn Chair Rental -Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Clear Bag Voucher -Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Blanket Voucher - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Coat Check- Train - Not a Concert Ticket

Oak Mountain Amphitheatre | Birmingham, AL

• Oak Mountain Premier Parking - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Oak Mountain Preferred Parking - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Oak Mountain VIP Club - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Oak Mountain Fast Lane - Train (Not A Concert Ticket)

Ameris Bank Amphitheatre | Alpharetta, GA

• Beaver Toyota Lounge: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Fast Lane: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Oversized Vehicle Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICK

FirstBank Amphitheater | Franklin, TN

• Premium Field Parking

MIDFLORIDA Credit Union Amphitheatre at the FL State Fairgrounds | Tampa, FL

• Premier Parking: Train (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• VIP Club Access: Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Fast Lane: Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Lawn Chair Rental: Train (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Live Nation Blanket: Train (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)

iTHINK Financial Amphitheatre | West Palm Beach, FL

• Parking Upgrades: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not A Concert Ticket)
• Ford Fast Lane: Train & REO Speedwagon (Not A Concert Ticket)

Daily's Place | Jacksonville, FL

The wharf amphitheater | orange beach, al, the cynthia woods mitchell pavilion presented by huntsman | woodlands, tx.

• Train & REO Speedwagon - Garage Parking
• Train & REO Speedwagon - Lawn Chair Rental

Dos Equis Pavilion | Dallas, TX

• Dos Equis Parking Upgrades- Train & REO -this is not a concert ticket
• Live Nation Lounge Presented by Citi - Train & REO Speedwagon
• Lonestar Cabana: Train & REO Speedwagon. this is not a concert ticket
• AmegyBank Fast Lane Access: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Lawn Chair Rental: Train & REO Speedwago. this is not a concert ticket
• Live Nation Blanket - Train & REO Speedwagon - Not a Concert Ticket

Utah First Credit Union Amphitheatre (formerly USANA Amp) | West Valley City, UT

• Gold Parking - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Premium Parking -Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Fast Lane Access - Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Lawn Chair Rental -Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)
• Live Nation Blanket -Train & REO Speedwagon (NOT A CONCERT TICKET)

White River Amphitheatre | Auburn, WA

• Star Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon - Not A Concert Ticket
• Fast Lane Entry: Train & REO Speedwagon - Not A Concert Ticket
• Eagle Club Access: Train & REO Speedwagon - Not A Concert Ticket

Hayden Homes Amphitheater | Bend, OR

• South Lot Premier Parking-Train & REO Speedwagon- Not a Concert Ticket
• Lawn Chair Rental - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET

RV Inn Style Resorts Amphitheater | Ridgefield, WA

• ilani VIP Club Access - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Fast Lane Access - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET

Toyota Amphitheatre | Wheatland, CA

• Premier Parking: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Fast Lane - Train & Reo Speedwagon
• Lawn Chair Rental - Not a Concert Ticket - Train & REO Speedwagon
• Club Upgrade - Train & Reo Speedwagon

Shoreline Amphitheatre | Mountain View, CA

• Citi VIP Terrace: Train & REO Speedwagon
• The Hideaway: Train & REO Speedwagon
• Fast Lane: Train & REO Speedwagon

Kia Forum | Inglewood, CA

• Parking | Train & REO Speedwagon

North Island Credit Union Amphitheatre | Chula Vista, CA

• VIP PARKING - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Parking Upgrades - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• VIP Lounge - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• The Backyard Access - Train & REO Speedwagon - Not a concert ticket
• Kona Beach Pass - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Fast Lane - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Lawn Chair Voucher - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Live Nation Clear Bag - Train & REO Speedwagon - NOT A CONCERT TICKET

Talking Stick Resort Amphitheatre | Phoenix, AZ

• Premier Parking - Train - NOT A CONCERT TICKET
• Casino Arizona VIP Lounge - Train - Not A Concert Ticket
• Oasis Lawn Lounge - Train - Not A Concert Ticket
• Deck Access - Train - Not A Concert Ticket
• Lawn Chair Rental - Train - Not a Concert Ticket
• VIP Upgrade - Train - Not A Concert Ticket
• Live Nation Blanket - Train - Not a Concert Ticket

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Yacht Rock Revue Kicks Off First Night of Drive-In Concerts in Indiana

Live Nation’s outdoor music series attracted many captain hats, but few masks (which weren’t required).

By Sarah Bahr

NOBLESVILLE, Ind. — On a breezy, 80-degree summer night, more than a thousand, mostly middle-age smooth rock fans, many of them sporting cargo shorts and captain’s hats, danced for two hours to tunes from the 1970s and ’80s by Yacht Rock Revue , who were performing in an Indiana parking lot.

A couple who looked to be in their 50s twirled like two young lovers around a camper van to a rendition of Toto’s “Africa.” Dads in polo shirts and shorts decorated with palm trees clutched cans of Coors Light as they took group selfies in front of SUVs and pickups bearing “Hall/Oates ’20” stickers.

The drive-in concert in the grassy parking area west of Ruoff Music Center, an outdoor amphitheater approximately 30 miles northeast of downtown Indianapolis, kicked off the first night of Live Nation’s “ Live From the Drive-In ” series, which includes nine performances this weekend by artists like Brad Paisley and Darius Rucker at three venues in the Midwest and Southeast. (Nashville and Maryland Heights, Mo., near St. Louis, are the other two host cities.)

The coronavirus caseload in Indiana increased on Friday, with the state reporting 748 new infections , the highest daily total since May 6. But Dan Murphy, a self-described Yacht Rock Revue groupie who follows the band around the country and has seen them play more than 20 times, said he wasn’t worried. Murphy, a 53-year-old father from Carmel, Ind., said he felt safe attending with his wife and 23-year-old daughter because he believes outdoor activities are low risk. “I feel like it’s safe as long as you’re wearing the mask when you’re near other people,” he said.

Sarah Gaspary, 37, who was attending with her husband and neighbors and wearing a white captain’s hat with gold trim, an accessory wildly popular among the group’s fans, said it was hard to know what to believe because she was hearing conflicting information from the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. “I don’t want to be insensitive, but everyone’s going to die at some point,” she said. “At some point, you have to live your life.”

Live Nation instituted safety measures for the series: All tickets had to be purchased in advance and were scanned through car windows by staff members in masks who were careful not to make physical contact. There were about 400 cars gathered on Friday night, and each was capped at four occupants and allotted three spaces: one for the vehicle, one for tailgating and one that acted as a buffer space, allowing cars to remain about 18 feet apart.

Attendees were told to wear face coverings upon arrival, but they weren’t required to do so within the tailgating areas. (People were asked to wear them when they walked to the portable toilets — some did; some didn’t.) And to make up for the distance, LED screens were set up facing the temporary stage, giving attendees up-close shots of the lead singer Nick Niespodziani’s shaggy hair and form-fitting boot-cut jeans.

At around 7:45 p.m., Niespodziani’s call to arms rang out through the lot: “Indiana, it’s time to yacht rock!” The band then began a set that saw dads in rainbow shark shorts and boat shoes boogeying to Jackson Browne’s “Somebody’s Baby” and “You Make My Dreams” by Hall & Oates.

Martha Harms, 54, was bopping to strains of the Doobie Brothers’ “Takin’ it to the Streets” in a designated “gold zone” closest to the stage. “Aren’t they just so cute?” she said, motioning toward the band’s line of real-life dads (well, one cat dad) shaking a tambourine and soloing on the sax while standing six feet apart.

Harms had been worried attendees would be confined to their cars, but was glad to see that wasn’t the case. She said the night felt like a mix of a tailgate — though grills and open fires were prohibited, fans set coolers full of fruit salads, ranch dip and hot dog condiments on red-and-white-checked tablecloths — and a concert at The Lawn, the outdoor amphitheater in downtown Indianapolis. “It’s still a party,” she said. “It’s just separate parties.” She said it was the first concert she and her husband had attended all year because of “this stupid virus.”

Yacht Rock Revue, a tribute band that covers soft-rock hits from acts like Steely Dan, Fleetwood Mac and the Bee Gees, and that released its first album of original music, “Hot Dads in Tight Jeans,” in February, was also shaking off the cobwebs. Niespodziani told the crowd it was the first time the band had played together since March. “It’s been four months since we’ve done karate kicks,” he said. “So it’s a good thing nobody busted their ass.”

Niespodziani said in a phone conversation on Wednesday that he hoped the performance would give people a safe way to escape. “If 300 or 400 cars are at our show instead of going out to the bars in Broad Ripple in Indianapolis, that’s probably a net win against the virus,” he said.

While many of the light-rock-loving attendees were in their 40s and 50s, Isabel Murphy, Dan Murphy’s 23-year-old daughter, said it was her first time seeing the group perform live. She discovered the dad rockers through her parents’ “playing their music nonstop on Pandora,” but has since become a fan. (As it turns out, other young women across the country have also recently found themselves in a Steely Dan phase .)

Isabel Murphy, a fifth-year student in the pharmacy program at Butler University in Indianapolis, works as an intern at CVS. “I come into contact with people every day, and I haven’t gotten sick,” she said. “So it’s this weird duality of knowing I have to be safe and social distance, but also not having been affected by it personally.”

Niespodziani said that he had been feeling anxious as case numbers were increasing in other areas of the country. But after talking to Live Nation in the weeks leading up to the event, he felt reassured. “I feel like this setup is safer than going to the grocery store,” he said.

But some attendees were ready for much more than a trip down the cereal aisle. Michael Gaspary, who is married to Sarah Gaspary, said he and his wife had tickets for the Indianapolis 500 on Aug. 23, which, even at half capacity, could attract as many as 175,000 fans. “The information we’re getting is coming in cycles of three to four days,” he said. “So it’s very difficult to say what those numbers are going to be in two weeks, much less six to eight weeks.”

As the Yacht Rock Revue concert drew to a close, the sun sank to the left of the stage and a chorus of car horns clamored for an encore. Niespodziani led one last round of jean-straining jams, and “We’ll Meet Again” played over the loudspeakers as the crew closed up shop. Attendees returned hot dog buns and watermelon slices to Tupperware containers, and masked staff members waved as cars snaked back through the maze of orange cones and metal barriers to the 146th Street exit.

Sarah Bahr is a reporter on the Culture desk and a member of the 2020-2021 New York Times fellowship class. More about Sarah Bahr

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Yacht Rock Revue headlines Coralville’s 2024 4thFEST concert

CORALVILLE, Iowa (KCRG) - Yacht Rock Revue is set to headline Coralville’s free summer outdoor concert that’s part of the 2024 4thFest.

The ensemble group will bring its concert of classic hits of the late 70′s and early 80′s, paying homage to classic artists like Hall & Oates, Steely Dan, Toto, Michael McDonald and more.

The concert starts at 8 p.m. on July 3 in Coralville’s S.T. Morrison Park.

An opening act, which will be announced at a later date, will kick the show off at 6:30 a.m.

Find more information about Coralville’s 4thFEST here.

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