The Marcels Tickets
The Marcels Concert Tickets
Grab The Marcels tickets to see a great performance live and in person. The Marcels were a vocal group that sang the close harmony form of R&B called doo-wop that became popular in America in the late 1950s. Doo-wop, which gave standard songs a rock and roll beat, grew out of street corner performances in urban centers such as New York, Philadelphia and Pittsburgh, from where The Marcels emerged in 1959. Lead Cornelius Harp and bass Fred Johnson joined singers Gene Bricker, Ron Mundy and Richard Knauss and they took their name from Johnson's hairstyle known as the marcel wave.
In 1961, they recorded a unique version of the ballad 'Blue Moon' written by Richard Rodgers and Lorenz Hart in the 1930s that became an international sensation. The song had been made popular by Billy Eckstein and Mel Tormé in the 1940s and Elvis Presley recorded a version in 1956 but The Marcels gave it a whole new treatment. It zoomed to number one on Billboard's Hot 100 and R&B Charts and the UK's Official Singles Chart. Their immediate success led to tours and television exposure and the group appeared with Chubby Checker in one of the pop exploitation movies of the period, 'Twist Around the Clock', singing 'Merry Twist-mas'. The follow-up single 'Heartaches' reached number seven on the Hot 100 and number 19 on the R&B Chart.
They faded quickly, though, and the single 'Summertime' peaked at number 46 in the UK and only 78 in America. When the group ran into racial hostility in the American South, Gene Bricker and Richard Krauss, who were white, left to be replaced by Fred Johnson's brother Allen and Walt Maddox. Harp and Allen Johnson later quit being succeeded by Richard Harris and William Herndon. Various line-ups performed under the name The Marcels after that and Harp, Mundy, Johnson and Knauss sang 'Blue Moon' in 1999 on the PBS-TV fundraising show 'Doo Wop 50', which featured other bands from the period including The Platters, The Skyliners, The Cleftones and The Harptones. Harp died in 2013 and Mundy died in 2017. Purchase The Marcels tickets to witness a spectacular show.
How much are The Marcels tickets?
The Marcels ticket prices can range from around $34 on up. The get-in ticket price can be as low as around $27 depending on the location. If you are looking for cheap tickets, check the availability of seating in the upper levels of the venue. Over the past decade, concert ticket prices have seen an increase of over 55%. However, ticket prices for these performances will tend to be modest with most tickets being under $65 each.
When do The Marcels tickets go on sale?
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The Marcels Tour Dates & Concert Schedule
The Marcels concert schedule typically includes a number of stops along their tour. However, there are some instances where the performances are limited to one city or venue or limited tour stops. Potentially see them perform at The Fox Theatre at Foxwoods, Arcada Theatre in St. Charles and Daryl's House in New York. Look at the The Marcels tour date schedule above to find out when they will be in your hometown.
Songs from the The Marcels Tour Setlist
The Marcels's setlist while performing in Lorain , OH at “Lorain Palace Theatre” included the following songs:
- Heartaches
- Ain't That Peculiar
- Sleepwalk / What's Your Name / I Only Have Eyes for You / Earth Angel / Sincerely / In the Still of the Night / Then You Can Tell Me Goodbye / Sea of Love / Oh What a Night
- Stagger Lee
- Personality
- Blue Moon
- Encore
- (Your Love Keeps Lifting Me) Higher and Higher
Source: Setlist.fm
