360 North Broadway, Aurora, IL 60505
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
TICKETS GO ON SALE TODAY, JULY 3 FOR LATIN LEGENDS
JOAN SEBASTIAN AND RAMÓN AYALA, PERFORMING SEPTEMBER 13 AT AURORA’S NEW RIVEREDGE PARK
(from left) Joan Sebastian and Ramón Ayala. For hi-res go to http://RiverEdgeAurora.com/press/.
AURORA, IL, July 3, 2013 – Tickets go on sale today, Wednesday, July 3, for living Latin legend singer/songwriter Joan Sebastian, and accordionist and Norteño star Ramón Ayala, performing a double bill Friday, September 13 at 7 p.m. at the new RiverEdge Park, 360 North Broadway in downtown Aurora.
Tickets are $50 general admission; $95 reserved seating; and $125 Skydeck (includes food and drink.) Purchase tickets online at RiverEdgeAurora.com, via phone at 630.896.6666, or stop by the nearby Paramount Theatre, the satellite box office for RiverEdge, located at 23 E. Galena Boulevard, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Saturday (excluding Thursday, July 4, Independence Day.) The RiverEdge box office is also open onsite any day that RiverEdge is hosting a concert or event this summer, starting at 10 a.m.
Gates open at 6 p.m. for this rare Chicago concert featuring the internationally renowned Sebastian and Ayala. This special event also serves as the big weekend kick off for Fiestas Patrias Aurora 2013, on Saturday and Sunday, September 14 and 15. Celebrating its new home this year at RiverEdge, Fiestas Patrias, sponsored by the Aurora Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, is the Fox Valley’s premier outdoor festival of Mexican culture, and features a variety of international music acts, folklorico dancing, exhibit booths and food vendors.
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RiverEdge presents Joan Sebastian and Ramon Ayala – pg 2 of 3
RiverEdge’s concert with Ramón Ayala and Joan Sebastian is sponsored by La Ley, 107.9 FM.
More about Ramón Ayala (en Español y Inglés)
“El Rey del Acordeón” y 4 veces ganador de los Grammy, Ramón Ayala, ha estado presentándose desde los 6 años. En los años 60 y 70 su dúo Los Relámpagos del Norte tuvo mucho éxito con su revolucionaria reinvención del género Norteño. Ha grabado más de 105 discos y sus canciones han sido cubiertas por una multitud de artistas latinos contemporáneos.
“The King of Accordion” and 4-time Grammy Winner, Ramón Ayala,has been performing since age 6. In the 60s and 70s, his duo Los Relámpagos del Norte burned up the charts with their revolutionary reinvention of the Norteño genre. He’s recorded more than 105 albums and his songs have been covered by multitudes of contemporary Latin artists.
More about Joan Sebastian (en Español y Inglés)
Cuatro premios Grammy y 7 veces ganador del Grammy Latino cantante / compositor Joan Sebastian trae su música a Aurora. La leyenda viviente encontró sus raíces en la música ranchera, banda y grupera siendo hijo de un vaquero gitano. Su padre le dio un radio que recogía las estaciones de México a Nashville cuando tenía 11 años de edad. Desde entonces ha escrito cientos de canciones y ha estado en las listas de top-40 de México numerosas veces en una carrera que se extiende por décadas. Sebastian se presentará arriba de su caballo, El Padrino, al estilo Banda.
Four-time Grammy and 7-time Latin Grammy Winning singer/songwriter Joan Sebastian is bringing his music to Aurora. The living Latin Legend found his roots in ranchera, banda and grupera growing up the son of a gypsy cowboy. His dad gave him a transistor radio that picked up stations from Mexico to Nashville when he was 11-years-old. Since then, he’s written hundreds of songs and been on Mexican top-40 charts numerous times in a career that spans decades. Sebastian will be performing on his horse, El Padrino, in true Banda fashion!
What else is on tap at RiverEdge this summer?
RiverEdge Park’s inaugural summer season continues with Bruce in the USA and Fox Valley Orchestra with post- concert Fireworks (July 4); Color Vibe 5K Race (July 6); Trace Adkins, Aaron Lewis, Blackberry Smoke and Drake White (July 13); Idina Menzel (July 19); The Tragically Hip presented by Two Brothers Brewing Co (July 20); the Aurora Puerto Rican 42nd Heritage Festival (July 27 & 28); Sing-a-long-a Grease Movie in the Park (August 9); Sail Rock featuring Christopher Cross, Orleans, Gary Wright, Firefall, John Ford Coley, Robbie Dupree and Player (August 10); Peter Frampton’s Guitar Circus with Peter Frampton, B.B. King and Sonny Landreth (August 16); Bruce Hornsby & The Noisemakers presented by Two Brothers Brewing Co (August 24); The Pink Floyd Experience (August 17); tween sensations Bridgit Mendler and R5 (August 18); Joan Sebastian and Ramon Ayala (September 13); and Fiestas Patrias Aurora 2013 (September 14 & 15).
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RiverEdge presents Joan Sebastian and Ramon Ayala – pg 3 of 3
RiverEdge Park is located directly across Metra’s Aurora Transportation Center, on the east bank of the beautiful Fox River. Almost all RiverEdge events allow folding chairs and bag chairs for general admission ticket holders. For preferred general admission bench seating, guests are encouraged to bring a padded seat cushion for added comfort. Food and drink are available for purchase inside RiverEdge Park. Concessions at RiverEdge offer a diversified menu from official food vendor Two Brothers Roundhouse, along with a bar featuring Two Brothers’ craft beers, Anheuser-Bush products, wine, sodas, bottled water and more. No outside food or drink (except water) are allowed in the park during events.
Concerts take place rain or shine, unless conditions endanger the safety of artists and the public. Concertgoers may call the RiverEdge Park WeatherLine at 630-723-2478 to check the status of a concert if inclement weather is pending. For tickets and information, visit RiverEdgeAurora.com or call the RiverEdge box office, 630.896.6666.
More about RiverEdge Park
Chicago and Chicago’s western suburbs are adding a beautiful, new outdoor concert venue to its short list of hot new summer destinations with the grand opening of the new RiverEdge Park in downtown Aurora – Illinois’ second largest city.
Chicagoland’s newest live outdoor entertainment venue is inspired by outdoor entertainment facilities in Chicago’s Millennium Park and Northerly Island, and Milwaukee’s Summerfest. RiverEdge Park is anchored by the contemporary John C. Dunham performance pavilion, which boasts state-of-the-art acoustics, flexible seating allowing for up to 2,500 seats in front of the stage, general admission for 6,000-8,000, plus a rooftop deck that hosts up to 300 VIPs, for total capacity of 8,500-10,500.
The entire 2013 RiverEdge Season is sponsored by The Dunham Fund, City of Aurora and Paramount Arts Center Endowment. The RiverEdge Park project was constructed by the City of Aurora through a combination of grants and donations from the State of Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (DCEO), the Fox Valley Park District, and The Dunham Fund.
RiverEdge Park is managed and programmed by the Aurora Civic Center Authority (ACCA), which also oversees operations for Aurora’s historic Paramount Theatre. ACCA has a proven track record of attracting audiences to downtown Aurora, with annual attendance at the Paramount Theatre having grown from 55,000 in 2010, to more than 200,000 for the recent 2012-2013 season.
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