Buffalo Place has announced some of the upcoming performers for the 2010 Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor Series at the Erie Canal Harbor – Central Wharf!
Hometown fans will enjoy a two-night stand with moe. on Friday and Saturday June 25th and 26th. Mad scientist of the guitar, Keller Williams, will open the evening on June 25th. Donna The Buffalo will be the special guest on Saturday, June 26th.
Crowded House will take the stage at the Erie Canal Harbor – Central Wharf on Friday, July 16th.
American rock band, O.A.R., will “Rock the Harbor” on Saturday, July 31st. Special guest for this evening will be Citizen Cope.
Slightly Stoopid will perform at Buffalo Place Rocks the Harbor on Sunday, August 1st! Special guest for the evening will be Cypress Hill and Collie Buddz.
Tickets are $10.00 in advance and $20.00 one week before each individual show date. Tickets are now available through Ticketmaster at www.ticketmaster.com or by calling 1-800-745-3000. Tickets for these shows are also available at Buffalo Place Inc., from 9:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. Buffalo Place Inc. is headquartered at 671 Main Street in Downtown Buffalo. For more information, call 716/856-3150.
moe. formed in 1991 at the University at Buffalo. The band moved to Albany, then New York City and now lives throughout the Northeast. Their name is derived from the old Louis Jordan tune “Five Guys Named Moe.” moe. is a band that has earned their reputation as a jam band. Having released more than 18 CD’s and owning their own record label, the band has proven itself to critics and fans alike.
Crowded House is a rock group formed in 1985 in Melbourne, Australia and led by New Zealand singer-songwriter Neil Finn. Their self titled first album, Crowded House, peaked at #12 on the US Billboard 200 in 1987 and catapulted the band to fame with the Top Ten hits, “Don’t Dream It’s Over” and “Something So Strong.”
Of a Revolution, better known as O.A.R., is an American rock band whose huge fan following ensued after the massive online distribution of their music over many campus networks. Like many of their fellow jam bands, O.A.R. built their impressive fan base by touring constantly and encouraging their fans to trade bootlegs of their shows. The strategy worked, as O.A.R. has sold over 1.4 million records and headlined shows at Madison Square Garden.
Slightly Stoopid is described as a fusion of acoustic rock and blues with reggae, hip-hop and punk. The band is the perfect underground success story – they created their own record label when they first formed and they are known for their relentless touring. Cypress Hill is a hip hop group from California, who received critical acclaim for their first two albums and have sold millions of albums worldwide.