Thursday June 23rd 2016

Hall & Oates Concert Meet Up & Afterparty June 23

On June 23rd, one of the finest American musical duos of all time is back on tour and performing live in Toronto at the Molson Canadian Amphitheatre! Hall & Oates achieved their greatest fame from the late-70's to the mid-80's with a fusion of rock & roll and rhythm & blues, which they dubbed "rock & soul". Hall and Oates have sold an estimated 40 million records throughout their career, making them the second best-selling music duo of all time. Their No. 1 hits "Rich Girl", "Kiss on My List", "Private Eyes", "I Can't Go for That No Can Do", "Maneater" and "Out of Touch", have gained them millions of loyal fans worldwide... and Toronto is no exception!

To make things even sweeter, the concert will be opened by none other than Mayer Hawthorne!

Mayer Hawthorne has over 100 million plays on YouTube, Spotify and all those other Internet sites. His sophomore album "How Do You Do" earned him a Grammy nod. And if he got a vote for every SoundCloud follower he has five million, he could get elected Senator somewhere. But hes not some piece of shit politician; hes a musician who writes songs from the soul. Mayer DJed in Michigan at the height of Detroit hip-hop. He was there. Before Em blew, when Dilla was still alive. He was spinning records and making rap beats. Now hes making soul records and rappers are sampling him. Circle of life. Mayers been digging in the crates and you can hear the influences in his music. A touch of Shuggie Otis here, some Bob Marley there, a sprinkle of Sly Stone On his fourth full-length album just released at the beginning of April "Man About Town", Hawthorne is back to handling the lions share of production. He also played damn near every instrument on the album and penned every track. His songwriting pulls from his life and observations; his heartache and joy. Sometimes its groovy, other times hes vulnerable and sincere.

"Its the shit people listen to when they wanna get drunk and stoned and sentimental. The reason? Mayer Hawthorne stays making that timeless, soulful, baby-making music." - Jude Angelini - SiriusXM Radio

WHAT!!! Hall & Oates & Mayer Hawthorne on the same bill?! It's gonna be a party ya'll!!!

CONCERT MEET-UP

For all those attending the concert on June 23rd, we are meeting as a group between 6pm & 7pm in the "Meet & Greet" area at the entrance to the amphitheatre, as seen in this diagram: http://bit.ly/1SX1wOi. Concert starts at 7:30pm

We are encouraging those that wish to take part in this concert meet-up to purchase "General Admission Lawn Seats" so we can all sit together, actually scratch that, DANCE together, in a spot that we claim on the lawn! Definitely not the "best seats in the house" in terms of sight lines, but always the most fun because you can party with a large group of friends in the same spot instead being separated in designated seating areas.

Full Concert Info here: http://bit.ly/1RZZPx1

Concert Tickets can be purchased on Ticketmaster here: http://bit.ly/1qfACHD

CONCERT AFTERPARTY

Immediately following the concert we'll be moving the party to a yet to be determined location. The response to this invite over the next few weeks will determine the most suitable venue to hold this afterparty.

Shuttle Buses to the afterparty will be available! More info TBA

Spinning an eclectic mix of retro 80's hits, classic house, old school hip hop, reggae, funk, rare groove & disco are DJs:

The Fishing Crew: Pat Boogie, Sean CH IN & DJ Cartel

The Secret Weapon: Jefferson Park

The Soul Shack's own: DJ-J-ME aka Jamie Wichartz

and more TBA!

Afterparty Admission: $10 with concert ticket stub $15 without

For more info contact: patboogie@boogieinc.ca

LET'S DANCE!