SUMMER’S COMING

Amphitheater lineup announced

The 2022 Amphitheater music festival will start June 30 with a 12-show lineup, promising an eclectic mix of country, rock, pop, soul and blues tribute performers at the 2,500-seat Amphitheater.

Residents are invited to celebrate summer under the stars at the free weekly concerts. Shows start at 7:30 p.m. (schedule is subject to change).

Residents must have GRF photo I.D. cards for admission to Amphitheater shows. Non-resident guests must be accompanied by a resident.

Smoking is not permitted at the Amphitheater, which is located behind the LW News Office in the GRF Administration complex.

No parking is allowed in front of the Amphitheater on St. Andrews Drive along the southbound lanes. This is a tow-away zone on Thursdays during Amphitheater season.

Minibus transportation will be available before and after shows. Food trucks will provide options for pre-event dining. Playing in Concert Vegas Country—A Tribute to Tim McGraw and Shania Twain, June 30

Vegas Country is an entertaining tribute to Shania Twain and Tim McGraw featuring Donna Huber and Adam Tucker.

Huber is a renowned Shania Twain tribute artist from Ontario, Canada. Even Twain herself called Huber the best tribute artist in the business. Huber performs such popular Twain songs as “Man, I Feel Like a Woman,” “From This Moment On,” “That Don’t Impress Me Much,” “The Woman In Me” and “I Ain’t No Quitter.”

Tucker accurately recreates the music and mystique of country music icon Tim McGraw with mega-hits from the 90s such as “Don’t Take the Girl,” “I Like It I Love It,” “Everywhere” and many of McGraw’s radio hits of today.

Terry Otte & Abilene—July 7

Terry Otte & Abilene is a hometown classic country and rockabilly band that performs monthly to a full house in LW clubhouses.

Most of the players are LW residents, including front man Terry Otte on guitar and lead singer Tina Schaffer. The band has been going strong for over 20 years and also features Rod Anderson, lead guitar; Jim Greer, drums; and Jim Long, acoustic guitar and synthesizer.

Abilene’s clubhouse concerts feature full dance floors and great classic country songs such as “Silver Wings,” “These Boots are Made for Walking” and “Tulsa Time.”

ABBA L.A.—July 14

ABBA L.A. is a multimedia production that includes some of the greatest music produced in the 1970s and 1980s, including monster hits such as “Waterloo,” ABBA’s breakthrough song in 1974, which won the Eurovision Song Contest. I t topped the charts in many countries, and hit No. 6 in the U.S.

A year after the success of “Waterloo,” the band became a fixture on the world charts, with hits like “Fernando,” “Honey Honey” and “Dancing Queen, all of which ABBA L.A. will play in its high-energy tribute.

Ronstadt Revival—July 21

Ronstadt Revival is a premiere tribute to Linda Ronstadt, with a full seven-piece band, including fiddle and pedal steel, to bring the authentic sound of the Ronstadt catalog.

From Linda’s 1967 beginnings with The Stone Poneys, to her amazing renditions in the 70s of songs by beloved songwriters like Smokey Robinson, Warren Zevon, Lowell George, The Eagles and The Rolling Stones, to her 80s smash album “Mad Love” with it’s New Wave vibe, Ronstadt Revival will cover all the favorites, including “You’re No Good, “Blue Bayou,” “When Will I Be Loved,” “Tracks of My Tears” and so much more.

Michael Bublé Tribute with Anthony Bernasconi—July 28 Anthony Bernasconi will take the stage performing as a soulful Michael Bublé crooning classic swing and jazz standards and giving them a modern day feel. Anthony has mastered Bublé’s buttery vocals and couples that with a mesmerizing stage presence.

Matt Lewis as Elvis—Aug. 4

Matt Lewis began his entertainment career as an Elvis tribute artist at the age of 12. While there are lots of Elvis entertainers in the business, only one has been named “The Best Elvis in Vegas” by USA Today.

Over the past 10 years, Matt Lewis has headlined around the globe for the world-famous “Legends In Concert” show. The last five years have been at the Imperial Palace Hotel on the Las Vegas strip.

Matt has also appeared on the Jay Leno show, been featured on several pages of Entertainment Weekly and starred in a major feature film entitled “Tears Of A King.” There is no better talent than Matt Lewis to pay tribute to the great legacy of Elvis Presley.

Paul McCartney, Live and Let Die—Aug. 11

Live And Let Die, a tribute to the music of Paul McCartney, is a full multimedia live concert with state-of-the-art sound and lighting. The criticallyacclaimed show features Tony Kishman, who has performed around the world. The show celebrates the enduring music of Paul Mc-Cartney and includes hit songs from the Beatles catalog and Paul McCartney’s solo works. No one can resist singing along to “Hey Jude,” “Penny Lane,” “Live and Let Die,” “Yesterday,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “Let It Be,” “Got to Get You Into My Life” and many more. Tony Kishman is one of the world’s best McCartney lookalikes, who sounds amazingly like the real Paul as well.

Stone Soul—Aug. 18

This is an eight-piece, hornblowing, foot-stomping classic soul and Motown band has built a reputation as one of the hardest-working, most entertaining tributes around. With their snazzy suits and spot-on renditions of classic soul hits, the band members will have people dancing The Jerk, the Mashed Potato and the Twist to smash hits from Smokey Robinson, The Temptations, Stevie Wonder, The Four Tops, Otis Redding, James Brown and more.

Neil Diamond Tribute— Aug. 25 Jay White is one of the world’s most convincing recreations of iconic singer Neil Diamond. He energizes the stage with class and a dash of rock-n-roll. Jay has traveled to five countries performing over 9,000, continuing Diamond’s legacy.

Holding box office records worldwide, Diamond also won the Grammy, Golden Globe, and American Music Awards and has been inducted into both the Songwriters and Rock’n’Roll Halls of Fame.

Gregory Wolfe as Rod Stewart— Sept. 1 Gregory Wolfe’s first taste in music came at a very young age, listening to crooners like Nat King Cole and Andy Williams. After moving to L.A., he began impersonating Rod Stewart. He has since taken his act worldwide— to Singapore, Bangkok, Berlin and beyond.

The Long Run, Experience the Eagles—Sept. 8 Experience The Eagles is a superb tribute show based in Los Angeles dedicated to respectfully performing the timeless music of the Eagles for audiences all over the world. The band works year-round performing the classic Eagles repertoire to audiences across the United States and beyond.

The band faithfully recreates the timeless music of The Eagles. Marked by lush vocal harmonies and exceptional musical accuracy, every performance delivers a reverence for the beloved band blended with The Long Run’s own live-concert personality.

Walk Like a Man, A Tribute to Frankie Valli and the Four Seasons—Sept. 15 Walk Like A Man is a multi award-winning tribute show to Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons and true-life musical phenomenon.

The tribute includes the classics “Big Girls Don’t Cry,” “Sherry” and of course, “Walk Like A Man.”

Vegas Country—A Tribute to Tim McGraw and Shania Twain starts the 2022 Amphitheater season on June 30.