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2013 Gift Cards
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
3 miles South of Bayfield Wi |
Tuesday @ 07:30PM
December 31, 2013 |
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About 2013 Gift Cards
Gift Cards are available in $5, $10, $25, $50, $75, $100 and $200 values.
Box Office at 715-373-5552.
Gift Cards are redemable for tickets or merchandise on the phone or in person.
At this time Gift Cards may not be used for on-line ticket purchases.
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2013 Ticket Booklets & Lawn Punch Pass
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
3 miles South of Bayfield Wi |
Tuesday @ 07:30PM
December 31, 2013 |
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About 2013 Ticket Booklets & Lawn Punch Pass
All Ticket Booklets & Punch Passes Delivered By Mail Only.
4-Show Lawn Punch Pass $100 Use your Lawn Pass for Four (4) lawn admissions in any combination of dates and guests. Valid June 21 - Sept 7, 2013. Not valid for Trampled By Turtles & Big Tap ChautauquaFest.
4 Tickets Booklet $60
General Admission for Four (4) individual regularly priced show. Worth $15.00 when upgrading to a Headliner Ticket.
10 Ticket Booklet $125
General Admission for Ten (10) individual regularly priced show. Worth $12.50 when upgrading to a Headliner Ticket.
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Big Top Idol- 4th Annual Singing Competition
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
August 03, 2013 |
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About Big Top Idol- 4th Annual Singing Competition
Big Top Idol - 4th Annual Singing Competition
Saturday, Aug. 3 at 7:30
Join us for one of our favorite nights of the summer, when local vocalists compete for the coveted title of Big Top Idol. Singers from the Chequamegon Bay area audition in the spring. Finalists work with vocal coaches and then compete live on the Big Top Stage. Last year Kevin Soulier of Red Cliff garnered the top prize. Past Idols, including Kevin, have gone on to perform at the Big Top in some of our original performances. Get your tickets early for this popular performance. Audience members get to vote for their favorite finalists and help to pick the next Big Top Idol!
Tickets: $10
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Brandi Carlile
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Sunday @ 07:30PM
June 30, 2013 |
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About Brandi Carlile
Brandi Carlile
Sunday, June 30, 7:30
Brandi Carlile returns to the tent for the 3rd time - you may recall her first appearance as openers for The Indigo Girls, or her second in 2010 when it was Standing Room Only. Brandi has spent ten years performing, writing, recording and touring with The Twins, Phil and Tim Hanseroth, building a musical career one fan at a time. Her music is a vibrant mix of alternative country and folk-rock. She has headlined such celebrated venues as Red Rocks Amphitheater, Wolf Trap and the Austin City Music Festival where she performed to 75,000 screaming fans. She has five albums to her credit, her latest Bear Creek (2012) reached #10 on the Billboard Top 200 Album Chart.
Tickets: $54/$48/$38
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Corey Carlson with the Big City Band
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
August 16, 2013 |
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About Corey Carlson with the Big City Band
Corey Carlson with the Big City Band
Friday, August 16 at 7:30
Favorite son Corey Carlson returns to Big Top Chautauqua for his annual smokin' hot summer concert. Carlson grew up on this very ski hill that is the home of the Big Top and was weaned on all of the legendary performers that have graced this stage. He is a prolific songwriter and exceptional musician whose charismatic stage presence, amazingly versatile voice and rock solid instrumentation make him a perennial favorite at Big Top Chautauqua. Expect high-energy rock and blues.
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students* Student prices for ages 3-17
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Don Williams
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
July 12, 2013 |
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About Don Williams
Don Williams http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fi0vmnxM3ao&feature=related
Friday, July 12, 2013 at 7:30PM
They came to call Don Williams "the Gentle Giant" in the decades he was a dominating country hit maker because of his unique blend of commanding presence and that laid-back, easy style that has appealed to country and pop enthusiasts alike. Between 1974 and 1991, Don had at least one major hit every year, including such country standards to be as "I Believe in You." "Good Ole Boys Like Me," "Till the Rivers All Run Dry," "It Must Be Love," "I'm Just a Country Boy," "Amanda." He also had a hit duet with Emmylou Harris on Townes Van Zandt's "If I Needed You." Don was the CMA Male Vocalist of the Year in 1978; his "Tulsa Time" was the ACM Record of the Year for 1979. In 2010, Don received country music's highest honor, with his induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame.
Tickets: $50/$60/$70 Box Seats: $85
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Gaelic Storm
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Thursday @ 07:30PM
August 08, 2013 |
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About Gaelic Storm
Gaelic Storm
Thursday, August 8, 7:30 PM
Gaelic Storm steps back into the ring with the dazzling #1 Billboard World Album Chicken Boxer, a heavyweight record that comes out swinging with a mix of empowering anthems and traditional ballads. With catalog sales of more than 1 million, the group has now had three albums debut at #1 on the Billboard World Albums Chart, 2008's What's the Rumpus?, 2010's Cabbage, which remained parked in the top slot for three consecutive weeks, and 2012's Chicken Boxer. Their fifth album was released on the band's own label, Lost Again Records, and showcases the incomparable songwriting and accomplished musicianship of a band that has made their mark bringing fans to their feet two hundred days per year. The group's ability to deftly incorporate a rock sensibility into their sound affords them rare crossover appeal. With their signature acoustic production, Gaelic Storm blends indie-folk and world grooves with Celtic tradition.
Tickets: $24/$29/$38
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General Admission 2013
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
3 miles South of Bayfield Wi |
Tuesday @ 07:30PM
December 31, 2013 |
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About General Admission 2013
General Admission For One Regularly Priced Show
worth $18 when upgrading to a headliner ticket
Regularly priced shows are Big Top Original Musicals but my include some Headliners. Please check our schedule to determine which shows are eligible. No refunds give. All sales final. WI sales Tax and Canvas Renewal Fee apply.
Price $22.00
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Gordon Lightfoot
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
August 02, 2013 |
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About Gordon Lightfoot
Gordon Lightfoot
Friday, August 2, 7:30 PM
Legendary singer/songwriter Gordon Lightfoot is celebrating 50 years of masterful songwriting, multi-platinum albums and international hits. He's calling his anniversary tour the "50 Years on the Carefree Highway Tour." And that momentous tour will be making a stop at the Big Top, where Gordon will perform his immortal classics like "Early Morning Rain," "If You Could Read My Mind," "Carefree Highway," "Sundown," and "The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald." Mr. Lightfoot was recently inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame. Don't miss this real living legend in concert, on the Big Top stage for the second time since 1999.
Tickets: $46/$58/$68
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Great Big Sea
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
July 06, 2013 |
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About Great Big Sea
Great Big Sea
Saturday, July 6, 7:30
Great Big Sea is a Celtic folk-rock band from Newfoundland and Labrador, with its roots in St. John's rowdy pubs. They are best known for performing energetic rock interpretations of traditional Newfoundland folk songs including sea shanties, which draw from the island's 500-year-old Irish, Scottish, and French heritage. Judging from their 2009 appearance at Big Top Chautauqua (right after their front man Alan Doyle appeared in Russell Crowe's movie Robin Hood as a travelling minstrel and one of the merry men) we know this will be a highly energetic and extremely fun night to be at the tent.
Tickets: All Seats Reserved $44
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Greensky Bluegrass & Elephant Revival
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield |
Friday @ 07:30PM
September 13, 2013 |
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About Greensky Bluegrass & Elephant Revival
Greensky Bluegrass and Elephant Revival
Friday, September 13, 7:30 General Admission/Standing Room Only
Tickets: $29 in advance $33 at the door
Big Top is throwing a year-end, jam-grass party before the tent gets packed away for the winter. All of the seats will be out of the tent. But we're keeping the stage up and the sound & lights lit for one last night. And on that stage, we're bringing two of the hottest young bands on the festival circuit today. Elephant Revival has played at the Big Top three times, becoming a crowd favorite. The five etheric souls in Elephant Revival hail from Nederland, Colorado. They play their own unique brand of gypsy/rock/Celtic/Alt-country/folk. Greensky Bluegrass is perhaps the best-named band in bluegrass! Combining traditional bluegrass with rock n roll and indie Americanna, the 5-piece band hails from Kalamazoo, Michigan. You'll either need to bring your feet for standing or lawn chairs for sitting for this show. Sounds like a dancin' good way to close out the summer.
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Highway 61 Revisited - A Bob Dylan Retrospective
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Thursday @ 07:30PM
June 27, 2013 |
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About Highway 61 Revisited - A Bob Dylan Retrospective
Highway 61 Revisited - A Bob Dylan Retrospective
Thursday, June 27, 7:30PM and Thursday, July 18, 7:30 PM
Severin Behnin leads the Blue Canvas Orchestra in a retrospective of the songs of the incomparable Bob Dylan. Dylan, a Minnesota Native, is an undeniable musical pioneer, using his unequalled songwriting talent as a sword in the civil rights and anti-war struggles of the 60s and 70s. He has won many awards throughout his career including 11 Grammy Awards, an Academy Award and a Golden Globe Award; He has been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, Songwriters Hall of Fame, and has received the Presidential Medal of Freedom. Join the Blue Canvas Orchestra with special guests Corey Carlson, Barbara Jean Meyers and Danielle Nepstad as they interpret and honor the work of this legendary figure.
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students* Student prices for ages 3-17
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Indigo Girls
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Sunday @ 07:30PM
September 08, 2013 |
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About Indigo Girls
Indigo Girls in an "Honor the Earth" show
with Winona LaDuke and other special guests
Sunday, September 8, 7:30 PM
Tickets: $40/$53/$63
We are thrilled to welcome The Indigo Girls, Amy Ray and Emily Saliers, back to Big Top Chautauqua for a very special performance featuring Native American guest artists and a focus on environmental issues. The Indigo girls are a folk rock music duo known for their strong vocal harmonies and brilliant songwriting as well as for their activism. They have been champions for the environment, gay rights, the rights of Native Americans, and the National Coalition to Abolish the Death Penalty. They helped Winona LaDuke establish Honor the Earth, an organization dedicated to creating support and education for native environmental issues. Winona LaDuke (Anishinaabe) is an internationally acclaimed author, orator & activist. A graduate of Harvard & Antioch with advanced degrees in rural economic development, LaDuke has devoted her life to protecting the lands & lifeways of Native communities.
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Ira Glass
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
August 31, 2013 |
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About Ira Glass
Reinventing Radio: An Evening with Ira Glass
Saturday, August 31, 7:30
The creator of the public radio show This American Life talks about his program and how it's put together: what makes a compelling story, where they find the amazing stories for their show, how he and his staff are trying to push broadcast journalism to do things it doesn't usually do. As part of this, Glass mixes stories from the show, live onstage, combining his narration with pre-taped quotes and music, recreating the sound of the show as the audience watches. And he plays funny and memorable moments from the show, and talks about what was behind their creation.
Tickets: $44/$52/$60
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Joan Osborne
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
August 17, 2013 |
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About Joan Osborne
Joan Osborne
Saturday, August 17 at 7:30
Seven-time Grammy nominee Joan Osborne hasn't let up since her song "What If God Was One of Us" set her career afire with her 1995 debut album Relish. She's been touring extensively and has shared the stage with the likes of Bob Dylan, Stevie Wonder, Emmylou Harris, and Patti Smith. Joan's gritty, rich voice with its soulful and impassioned delivery has found a new intensity with 2012's Bring It On Home, a collection of blues, R&B and soul songs and her seventh studio album. Nominated for Best Blues Album at the 2013 Grammy Awards, this album is brilliantly constructed, showing Osborne at her musical best with a triumphant return to her roots.
Tickets: $36/$46/$56
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Jonny Lang
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
September 06, 2013 |
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About Jonny Lang
Jonny Lang
Friday, September 6, 7:30 PM
Jonny Lang is a Grammy Award-winning American blues, gospel, and rock singer, songwriter, guitarist and recording artist. When the Blues Wunderkind first appeared on the stage, he was known as Kid Jonny Lang - heralded for his gritty blues voice and his amazing guitar solos. In the more than ten years on the road, Lang has toured with the Rolling Stones, Buddy Guy, Aerosmith, B.B. King, Blues Traveler, Jeff Beck and Sting. In 2004, Eric Clapton asked Lang to play at the Crossroads Guitar Festival to raise money for the Crossroads Centre Antigua. He also appears regularly as a part of the Experience Hendrix Tour along with many other well-known guitarists to pay tribute the deceased guitar legend.
Tickets: $48/$55/$62
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Kathy Mattea
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
August 10, 2013 |
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About Kathy Mattea
Kathy Mattea
Opening Set by Barbara Jean Meyers
Saturday, August 10 at 7:30
Two-time Country Music Association Female Vocalist of the Year Kathy Mattea returns to the Big Top for her first performance since 1998 in a concert focused on music from her 2012 album Calling Me Home. The West Virginia native's newest project celebrates the folk music and culture of Appalachia where she has gathered songs of bravery, pride, and grief that speak of life in the world's oldest mountains. Long known as an impeccable songcatcher, her 17 albums are woven through with bluegrass, gospel, and Celtic influences, and have garnered multiple CMA, ACM, and Grammy Awards. Expect to hear Kathy's most recent music alongside her Top 20 radio hits: from the signature ballad "Where've You Been?" to the iconic "Eighteen Wheels and a Dozen Roses." Barbara Jean was the winner of our 2011 Songwriting competition. She is a multi-instrumentalist whose music brings together rich imagery from Lake Superior's rugged banks, reflections on difficult choices poised in matters of the heart, and masterful musicianship.
Tickets: $30/$40/$50
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Kevin Kling's "Walkin' Shoes"
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
June 29, 2013 |
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About Kevin Kling's "Walkin' Shoes"
Kevin Kling's "Walkin' Shoes"
Saturday, June 29, 7:30
Full of humor, music and surprises, Walkin' Shoes brings Kevin Kling (one of MN's most significant storytellers) and Dan Chouinard (accordianist, pianist and writer) together for tales of the roads they've traveled. Kevin and Dan kindly rely on the "strangeness of others" to inspire stories and songs. Kevin is perhaps best known for his popular commentaries on National Public Radio's "All Things Considered." His autobiographical tales are as enchanting as they are true to life: hopping freight trains, getting hit by lightning, performing his banned play in Czechoslovakia, growing up in Minnesota, and eating things before knowing what they are. Kevin has a way of describing encounters with surprise and humor; together with Dan they will feature tales from the road on the American journey.
Tickets: $22/$11 for students 3-17
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Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
June 22, 2013 |
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About Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Ladysmith Black Mambazo
Saturday, June 22, 7:30 PM
In 2013, Ladysmith Black Mambazo celebrates over fifty years of joyous and uplifting music that marries the intricate rhythms and harmonies of their native South African musical traditions to the sounds and sentiments of gospel music. In the mid-1980s, Paul Simon visited South Africa and incorporated Black Mambazo's rich tenor/alto/bass harmonies into his Graceland album (remember "Diamonds on the Soles of Her Shoes?") - a landmark 1986 recording that was considered seminal in introducing world music to mainstream audiences. A year later, Simon produced Black Mambazo's first U.S. release, Shaka Zulu, which won a Grammy Award in 1988. Since then, the group has been awarded two more Grammy Awards and has been nominated a total of fifteen times including a nomination for their most recent CD release, Songs From A Zulu Farm.
Tickets: $34/$44/$52
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Leo Kottke
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Sunday @ 07:30PM
September 01, 2013 |
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About Leo Kottke
Leo Kottke
Sunday, Sept. 1, 7:30 PM
Leo Kottke is bona fide "Guitar God" known for his innovative finger-picking style on 6 and 12-string guitar. For over 40 years, Kottke has been writing and playing music, and touring all over the country. His performances are known as much for his instrumental brilliance as they are for his comic wit and his baritone singing voice. Leo's musical style is so intricate that the uninitiated listener will swear that they are hearing more than one guitarist and several instruments playing. But in fact it is one man and one guitar, and 10 lightning-propelled fingers. Kottke has graced the Big Top stage seven times since 1995. He is one of our favorite guitarists and we're excited to have him back at the Big Top.
Tickets: $24/$34/$42
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Low, The Pines, Birds of Chicago
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield |
Friday @ 07:30PM
August 30, 2013 |
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About Low, The Pines, Birds of Chicago
Low, The Pines, Birds of Chicago
Friday, August 30, 7:30 PM
Duluth has spawned some amazing musical talent including "minimalist rock" trio Lowe who champion a style of music known as "slowcore" (so named for its sometimes glacial, trance-like pace.) Low celebrates its 20th anniversary as a band, during which time they have had their songs covered by Robert Plant and have toured with Radiohead and Wilco. Also on the bill, fellow Duluthians, The Pines, an indie-roots band that produces hip and haunting musical landscapes. And introducing "two of the most compelling new voices in Americana roots music" according to the Chicago Sun-Times, JT Nero and Allison Russell of Birds of Chicago. Fire dancers of The Spin Collective continue the groovy vibe between sets. Hipsters - be there - YOLO!
Tickets: All Seats Reserved $28
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Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Thursday @ 07:30PM
August 22, 2013 |
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About Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Thursday, Aug. 22 at 7:30
Lyle Lovett is a singer, composer and actor who has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel, and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. Lovett has appeared in 13 feature films, and on stage and television. Among his many accolades are 4 Grammies and the American Music Association's inaugural Trailblazer Award. Garden & Gun recently called Lovett "one of America's most beloved singer/songwriters," and he was featured in the coveted "What I've Learned" column in the February 2012 issue of Esquire.
Tickets: $75/$89/$99
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Merle Haggard
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Thursday @ 07:30PM
July 25, 2013 |
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About Merle Haggard
Merle Haggard Opening Set by Noel & Dana Haggard
Thursday, July 25, 2013 at 7:30PM
The word "legend" usually makes an appearance at some point when discussing Merle Haggard. It's an acknowledgment of his artistry and his standing as "the poet of the common man." It's a tribute to his incredible commercial success and to the lasting mark he has made, not just on country music, but on American music as a whole. Merle Haggard is one of the legends of Outlaw Country that remain with us - we lost Waylon and Johnny but we still have Merle! He performed under the Big Top in 1999. We are so pleased to welcome him back to the tent!
Tickets: $72/$86/$96 Box Seats $111
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Michael Perry & The Long Beds
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
June 28, 2013 |
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About Michael Perry & The Long Beds
Michael Perry & The Long Beds
Friday, June 28, 7:30 PM
Join Michael Perry and his band the Long Beds for a night in which the music will be punctuated by Perry's stories (some new and some "classic"). Band member Billy Krause was the first to encourage Perry to perform the songs he'd composed in between writing bestselling books. As Perry says about that inaugural concert, "I ain't sayin' I was nervous, but I ripped out a 60-minute set in 32 minutes flat!" These days he is more relaxed and the band (often with special guests) gathers onstage like friends who are simply happy to be singing together—as they are.
Tickets: $22 adults/$11 children*
*Child-priced tickets for ages 3 - 17. Children under 3 years of age on laps do not need a ticket.
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Music of ABBA by The Arrival
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
July 19, 2013 |
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About Music of ABBA by The Arrival
The Music of Abba by Arrival from Sweden http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1HR-TjKU5c0&feature=related
Friday, July 19, 2013 at 7:30 PM
The original and greatest ABBA tribute show - featuring ABBA original musicians - has been seen by millions of people in sold-out concerts throughout the world including nearly 1,000 at Big Top Chautauqua in 2011! All of the hit songs from the group that sold over 300 million albums - as well as the music from the smash hit musical MAMA MIA are performed with authentic costumes, dance moves, big band and disco lights - hit songs like "Dancing Queen," "Mama Mia," "Honey Honey," and many more. Great Fun!
Tickets: $45/$38/$30 Box Seats $60
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New First Night with Bill Miller & BCO
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
June 21, 2013 |
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About New First Night with Bill Miller & BCO
New First Night with Bill Miller & the Blue Canvas Orchestra
Friday, June 21, 7:30
Join us for opening night of the 2013 Summer Season, our 28th year. The Blue Canvas Orchestra welcomes special guest Bill Miller back to the tent for his 6th time since 1998. Miller is a Wisconsin-born Native American singer/songwriter of Mohican heritage. . A three-time Grammy winning singer/songwriter as well as an acclaimed speaker and gifted painter, Miller is the quintessential American artist.
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students Student prices for ages 3-17
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Old Last Night
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
September 07, 2013 |
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About Old Last Night
Old Last Night
featuring Della Mae, Blue Canvas Orchestra and Michael Perry
Saturday, September 7, 7:30 PM
Every year on the Saturday after Labor Day, we celebrate the year with our "Old Last Night" variety night. Our own Blue Canvas Orchestra, under the Old Last Night leadership of our renowned fiddler Bruce Bowers, kicks the evening off with their own brand of high-energy, bluegrass/folk-inspired, crowd-pleasing music. Michael Perry, humorist and host of Tent Show Radio, adds his Wisconsin-grown wit and humor to the night. And this year, we welcome bluegrass sensation Della Mae to close out the evening. The five female musicians of Della Mae form a powerful collective chemistry with vocal, instrumental, and songwriting talent to spare, the Boston-based combo mines time-honored elements to create music that's unmistakably fresh and contemporary - and is a fun and fitting official close to the 2013 Big Top Season (although this year you'll notice we're continuing on in a few post-season special events.)
Tickets: $20/$28/$32
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Riding The Wind
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
July 05, 2013 |
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About Riding The Wind
Riding The Wind
Friday, July 5 and Friday, July 26 at 7:30
The first Big Top show, and still the favorite, Riding the Wind is a musical and big-screen visual portrait of Bayfield with secrets of Red Cliff and Old LaPointe told through story and song. Warren Nelson's songs from this show have become well-loved classics. This year Warren re-joins the cast along with original Blue Canvas Orchestra members and some new faces. Come see it with friends for the first time, or as so many have done, see and hear it again and again. Riding the Wind never loses its magic.
Created by Nelson Ferris Concert Company.
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students* Student prices for ages 3-17
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Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Sunday @ 07:30PM
August 18, 2013 |
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About Robert Randolph and the Family Band
Robert Randolph Family Band
Sunday, August 18, 7:30 PM
Robert Randolph and the Family Band is an American funk and soul band led by pedal steel guitarist Robert Randolph. Rolling Stone included Robert on their list of the 100 greatest guitarists of all time. Frontman Robert Randolph was trained as a pedal steel guitarist in the House of God Church and makes prominent use of the instrument in the band's music. The instrument is referred to in many African-American Pentecostal churches as Sacred Steel. Randolph was discovered while playing at a sacred steel convention in Florida. Randolph cites Stevie Ray Vaughan as a primary influence in his own technique and style. The group's sound is inspired by successful 1970s funk bands such as Earth, Wind & Fire and Sly & the Family Stone.
Tickets: $32/$44/$50
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Rockin' Jason D. Williams
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Friday @ 07:30PM
August 23, 2013 |
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About Rockin' Jason D. Williams
Rockin' Jason D. Williams
Friday, August 23, 7:30
From MTV to The White House, Jason D. Williams brings a mad-man's wild energy and a sparking passion to the stage. His Signature brand of wild and rowdy Boogie Woogie and Rock-n-Roll mixed with raw energy and boundless talent is a sure fire recipe for pleasing your audience. Williams sound skips across multiple genres, incorporating everything from classical to country blues, jazz and rockabilly. But where he really shines is in his live performance, raw energy fuelling the tunes as he stomps and bangs and dances behind the keys, and sometimes on the keys. Often compared to Jerry Lee Lewis, there will be no doubt why fans and critics alike agree that the dynamic piano player from Memphis is a MUST SEE, with the same musical genius as Mozart and the red-hot performance skills of the rock-n- roll greats.
Tickets: $20/$24/$30
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Stories for the Water
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
July 13, 2013 |
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About Stories for the Water
Stories for the Water
Saturday, July 13; Thursday, August 1 & Thursday, September 5, 7:30PM
Make a journey toward the sea with an evening of music reflected off American waters. This new original show by Bruce Burnside features the Blue Canvas Orchestra along with members of the Eau Claire Chamber Orchestra. Guest artists include Inga Aleckson and Kevin Soulier. Together they perform works by Burnside that focus on our water and our waterways - the life-giving arteries of adventure and survival. Set sail with us as we re-commit to our role as good stewards and celebrate all things water!
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students Student prices for ages 3-17
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Tent Show Radio Live with Michael Perry & BCO
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
August 24, 2013 |
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About Tent Show Radio Live with Michael Perry & BCO
Tent Show Radio LIVE with Michael Perry, Blue Canvas Orchestra
and Special Guests
Saturday, August 24 at 7:30
Tent Show Radio will celebrate its 20th Anniversary next year. In honor of this momentous milestone, Big Top is launching a tour throughout the state re-creating the popular program live onstage. Broadcasting continually since 1994 on Wisconsin Public Radio, Tent Show Radio LIVE features music with our Blue Canvas Orchestra and monologues by New York Times best-selling author and TSR radio show host Michael Perry. Big screen visuals accompany, adding a new dimension to the traditional radio show. Watch for special guests to join in the celebration.
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students* Student prices for ages 3-17
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The Beach Boys
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Sunday @ 07:30AM
July 14, 2013 |
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About The Beach Boys
The Beach Boys
Sunday, July 14, 7:30 PM
It's time for the "Endless Summer" to hit Bayfield! Of course you know these hit songs: "Surfin' USA," "Fun, Fun, Fun," "I Get Around," "Help Me Rhonda," "California Girls," and "Good Vibrations." Perhaps these songs conjure your best summer memories. Come re-live those times with Mike Love and the Beach Boys at the Big Top! You can define most pop music acts by reciting how many hits they've had and how many millions of albums they've sold. But these conventional measurements fall short when you're assessing the impact of The Beach Boys. To be sure, this band has birthed a torrent of hit singles and sold albums by the tens of millions. But its greater significance lies in the fact that it changed the musical landscape so profoundly that every pop act since has been in its debt.
Tickets: $104/$94/$80
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The BoDeans
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield |
Sunday @ 07:30PM
August 11, 2013 |
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About The BoDeans
The BoDeans
Sunday, August 11, 2013 at 7:30 PM
"I've always thought of the BoDeans as an American band," says Kurt Neumann, the founder, primary writer and frontman of the Milwaukee-based group. 'Roots rock' was a label I fought, but if by 'roots' you meant blues, rock, country & soul all slammed together into one sound, then yes-that is the sound of American-made music." Thanks to Neumann's renewed passion and determination, the BoDeans are still going strong a quarter century after their debut album led them to win a Rolling Stone readers' poll as "Best New American Band," and nearly 20 years after their "Closer to Free" became a massive hit and the theme song of the sitcom Party of Five. Big Top is pleased to welcome The BoDeans back for their third time on our stage.
Tickets: All Seats Reserved $39
*we expect this audience to be a standing and dancing audience, please choose your seating
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The Official Blues Brothers Revue
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
July 27, 2013 |
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About The Official Blues Brothers Revue
The Official Blues Brothers Revue
Saturday, July 27, 2013 at 7:30 PM
The Official Blues Brothers Revue recreates the live concert experience, integrating the humor and songs from the original film and subsequent albums. Produced by Judy Belushi Pisano and Dan Aykroyd, the Revue pays homage to Chicago's rich history of blues, soul music and gospel in the true spirit of the original Blues Brothers. Under the musical direction of Paul Shaffer, Jake, Elwood and the high-energy eight-piece Intercontinental Rhythm & Blues Revue Band lay down a big sound, performed with the passion and precision of the original Blues Brothers. Fun for all ages, The Official Blues Brothers Revue strikes the right balance of humor, music and mayhem featuring Wayne Catania and Kieron Lafferty as Jake and Elwood.
Tickets: $28/$34/$40
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Trampled By Turtles
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
June 15, 2013 |
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About Trampled By Turtles
Trampled by Turtles http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=b5wKAmtG2TI
Saturday, June 15, 2013 at 7:30PM
Sponsored by Kelly & Crew
Progressive, high-energy bluegrass from Duluth, Trampled by Turtles is making a big noise on the Billboard charts. With a sound that's a bracing hybrid of classic American songwriting, bluegrass and folk, this is forceful acoustic music delivered at a breakneck pace with the fervor of religion. Last summer's TbT concert broke the attendance record for a Big Top show by far! We expect a standing and dancing crowd so please choose your seats accordingly.
Tickets: Reserved and Grounds Seats $30* - $35 at the gate Box Seats: $45
*Advance tickets $30 plus tax & handling ($1.35 savings.) At the gate tickets will be $35 including tax & handling.
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Warren Nelson's PLAY BALL!
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 07:30PM
July 20, 2013 |
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About Warren Nelson's PLAY BALL!
Play Ball!
Saturday, July 20, 7:30 PM and Sunday, July 21, 3:00 Matinee
Warren Nelson's newest original show Play Ball! debuted at the Big Top in August 2012 and returns for encore performances. It was a hit! A grand slam! Warren's songs are the joy of this lively theatrical musical celebration of baseball. "It was the experience of being at the ballpark I was swinging for." Wear your favorite team's cap and come early for the "popcorn...peanuts...cold beer here!" The show features a Major League cast and band and is illustrated by hundreds of vintage baseball photos and film. So says an audience member— "Play Ball! will go into the Hall of Fame for bringing the spirit of the bleachers to the stage. It's a loving look at the history and mystique of the game." A great show for the entire family. Directed by Jan Lee. Musical Direction by Severin Behnen.
Tickets: $22 adults/$11 children*
*Child-priced tickets for ages 3 - 17. Children under 3 years of age on laps do not need a ticket.
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Whad' Ya Know? with Michael Feldman
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Saturday @ 09:30AM
August 03, 2013 |
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About Whad' Ya Know? with Michael Feldman
Whad' Ya Know? with Michael Feldman
Saturday, August 3 at 9:30 AM (note special time)
Join us for a live broadcast of the popular radio show Whad'YaKnow? Hosted by Michael Feldman and produced by Wisconsin Public Radio. Along with the Whad'Ya Know Quiz, music from the Whad'Ya Know Trio, and interviews with both celebrities and audience members, other segments have become recurring staples to the show's format. Tell your friends and relatives to listen to their radios on Saturday morning. They just might hear YOU playing the quiz with Michael!
Tickets: $20/$28/$35
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Wild Woods & Waters
Lake Superior Big Top Chautauqua
32535 Ski Hill Road, 3 Miles South of Bayfield, |
Thursday @ 07:30PM
July 11, 2013 |
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About Wild Woods & Waters
Wild Woods & Waters
Thursday, July 11 and Thursday, August 15 at 7:30
Celebrate the wild side of our nation's waters and landscapes with our Blue Canvas Orchestra and special guests. From the rivers to the Great Lakes, and from the wetlands to the forests, this show features the stories, songs and images of our flora, fauna and greatest natural resources. It is a celebration of these gifts and a renewed call to keep them safe for future generations.
Tickets: $22 /$11 for Students* Student prices for ages 3-17
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