WABASH - The Honeywell Center is bringing four concerts to downtown Wabash in the coming months.
Tickets for these shows all go on sale May 6 at 8 a.m.The United States Army Field Band Jazz Ambassadors will perform at the Honeywell Center in a free concert July 1 at 7:30 p.m. The Jazz Ambassadors is the U.S. Army's premier touring jazz orchestra and one of the finest jazz ensembles in the world. This 19-member big band, formed in 1969, continues to receive great acclaim both at home and abroad while performing America's original art form - jazz.
Oldies 106 will welcome Spike and the Bulldogs to the Honeywell Center Aug. 1 at 8:30 p.m. The six-piece band plays music between 1955 and 1966 and has performed with such artists as The Beach Boys, Chubby Checker, Herman's Hermits and Mike Smith of the Dave Clark Five. Tickets are $5 for general admission and $120 for a table of eight.
Oldies 106 also will welcome rock 'n' roll icon Chubby Checker to the Honeywell Center Aug. 16 at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for the show are $65, $38, $32 and $22.
The millennium marked the 40th anniversary of Chubby Checker's explosion on to the music scene with his No. 1 mega hit "The Twist." The song led to the dance craze of the same name.
WWKI and K105 will welcome country music legend Vince Gill to the Honeywell Center Sept. 25 at 7:30 p.m. in a special acoustic performance. Corporate sponsorship for this concert is provided by Kellam Reed, LLC, Building Contractor & Excavator. Tickets are $100, $67, $47 and $27. Hits like "Oklahoma Borderline," "Cinderella," "I Still Believe in You" and "Don't Let Our Love Start Slippin' Away" are all part of this entertainer's list of great songs.
Tickets for all Honeywell Center events can be purchased by calling the Box Office at 260-563-1102, or by visiting www.honeywellcenter.org Tickets also may be purchased by dialing *tix from your Centennial Wireless phone. Additionally, stop by the Honeywell Center's Box Office, which is open Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m.