From Kansas to Jimi Hendrix: Full list of Mesa Arts Center's 'Performing Live' slate for fall/winter 2024-25
Mesa, Arizona (Release): Mesa Arts Center has released the acts for its 'Performing Live Season' 2024-25, and it's an abolsute doozy. Make sure you book your tickets early to avoid disappointment. You can contact the Box Office & Registration at 480-644-6500, or email them at BoxOffice@MesaArtsCenter.com. Or get your boots in and head down personally to One East Main St. Here's what you got to look forwrad to.
Carbonaro: Lies on Stage
When: August 16, 7.30pm
Artist: Michael Carbonaro
Michael Carbonaro -- magician, actor, and comedian -- is best known for his hidden camera magic TV show, 'The Carbonaro Effect'. The 48-year-old New Yorker has also appeared in various films and TV series like 'Happily Divorced', '30 Rock', 'Grey’s Anatomy', and 'CSI Miami'. Carbonaro is also famed for his theater tour, 'Michael Carbonaro Live!'.
Kansas 50th Anniversary Tour: Another Fork in the Road
When: September 27, 7.30pm
Artist: Kansas
An iconic band whose impact on modern rock and folk music spans five decades, Kansas has sold more than 30 million albums worldwide including eight gold albums, three sextuple-Platinum albums, one platinum live album, one quadruple-Platinum single 'Carry On Wayward Son', and another triple-Platinum single 'Dust in the Wind'. The band currently comprises original drummer Phil Ehart, bassist/vocalist Billy Greer, vocalist/keyboardist Ronnie Platt, keyboardist/vocalist Tom Brislin, violinist/guitarist Joe Deninzon, and original guitarist Richard Williams.
Experience Hendrix
When: Ocotber 4, 7.30pm
Artists: Kenny Wayne Shepherd, Christone 'Kingfish' Ingram, Zakk Wylde, Eric Johnson, Taj Mahal, Noah Hunt, Chuck Campbell and Calvin Cooke of the Slide Brother, Mato Nanji, Dylan Triplett, Henri Brown
The Experience Hendrix Tour celebrates the uniqueness and legacy of Jimi Hendrix and introduces modern fans to his iconic Electric Church. With a star-studded lineup, audiences will witness "unique collaborations" among the participating artists and will highlight these artists performing their favorite Hendrix signature songs including 'Little Wing', 'Fire', 'Purple Haze' and 'Voodoo Child'.
Home Free: Crazy(er) Life Tour
When: October 10, 7.30pm
Artist: Home Free
In 2024 Country stars Home Free embark on their Crazy(er) Life Tour, celebrating the 10-year anniversary of their album, 'Crazy Life', released after winning NBC’s fourth season of 'The Sing Off' in 2013. Their latest album, 'As Seen On TV', charted at #8 in its first week for Current Country Albums. The release extends their run of Top-10 Billboard Country chart appearances total to 14 in the last 10 years.
Vir Das: Mind Fool Tour
When: November 8, 7.30pm
Artist: Vir Das
One of India's most famous comedians, Vir Das has shot to global fame thanks to four hugely popular Netflix comedy specials. Hs most recent one, 'Landing' earned Das a 2023 International Emmy Nomination for 'Best Comedy', his second overall. He is currently on his international Mind Fool tour which is stopping in countries on every continent except Antarctica in 2023-2024. He also starred in Judd Apatow’s 'The Bubble' and he is currently developing a single-camera comedy with Fox, CBS Studios and Andy Samberg’s production company Party Over Here.
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis
When: December 10-11, 7.30pm
Artist: Chip Davis
Mannheim Steamroller Christmas by Chip Davis has been a tradition for over three decades. Grammy Award winner Davis has created a show that features Mannheim Steamroller Christmas classics in the distinctive Mannheim sound. The program includes 15 musicians playing more than 20 instruments against a backdrop of multimedia effects — capturing the spirit of the season in an "immersive yet intimate setting".
Dave Koz and Friends Christmas Tour 2024
When: December 18, 7.30pm
Artists: Dave Koz, Jonathan Butler, Vincent Ingala, Adam Hawley, Rebecca Jade
Dave Koz & Friends has become something of a traditon at the Mesa Arts Center. With nine Grammy nominations, nine #1 albums on Billboard’s Current Contemporary Jazz Albums chart, and a Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, saxophonist Dave Koz is ome of the legends of the genre.
Itzhak Perlman: In the Fiddler's House
When: January 23, 2025; 7.30pm
Artist: Itzhak Perlman
Tel Aviv-born Itzhak Perlman is a globally recognized violinist and conductor. With a love for both classical and contemporary music, the Juilliard-trained Perlman has performed with major orchestras across the world and won numerous awards, including multiple Grammys and a Presidential Medal of Freedom.
An Intimate Evening with David Foster and Katharine McPhee
When: January 26, 2025; 3pm and 7.30pm
Artists: David Foster and Katharine McPhee
Sixteen-time Grammy award-winning musician, songwriter, and producer David Foster and singer, television and Broadway star Katharine McPhee bring their live show to Mesa. This intimate show will feature Foster’s Hits from Chicago, Whitney Houston, Celine Dion, Josh Groban, Michael Buble, etc. and McPhee’s biggest songs from 'American Idol', 'Smash' and 'Waitress'. Plus some of their favorites that they just love.
Jesse Cook
When: January 31, 2025; 8pm
Artist: Jesse Cook
Guitarist, producer and filmmaker, Jesse Cook has spent 25 years enthralling audiences. To date there has been thousands of concerts performed around the world, over two million albums sold, five PBS specials filmed, more than 25 million views on YouTube and over 400 million streams of his songs. His 11th studio album Libre was chosen 2021 Album of the Year by JazzTrax. Cook's 'The Libre Tour' brings its unique brand of rhythm and rhumba to audiences across North America.
Micky Dolenz
When: February 1, 2025; 7.30pm
Artist: Mocky Dolenz
Actor, singer, director, producer, writer, radio DJ, inventor, and all-around performer, Dolenz is best-known as vocalist and drummer of the 1960s pop legends The Monkees. Micky has also released several solo albums. In 2016 he was part of The Monkees 50th anniversary album, 'Good Times'. In 2019 he toured as part of the It Was Fifty Years Ago Today -- a celebration of The Beatles 'White Album' with Christopher Cross, Todd Rundgren, and Joey Molland of Badfinger. On November 3, 2024, Micky releases the EP 'Dolenz Sings R.E.M.' featuring four songs from R.E.M. Later this year, he releases the book 'I’m Told I Had A Good Time: The Micky Dolenz Archives - Volume 1'.