Summer Arts Festival Friday Night Outdoor Concerts Kickoff with Domino
Venue: Henderson Lawn, Virginia Tech, Blacksburg
Directions: Google Map Link
Organizations: Domino, Summer Arts Festival
Date: Friday, July 8, 2022
Time: 6:00 - 7:30 PM
Event Types: Music
Cost: Free
Description:
The Summer Arts Festival hosts their Friday Night Outdoor Concerts Kickoff with Domino on Friday, July 8, 2022 outside at Henderson Lawn on the campus of Virginia Tech.
The Domino Band is a high-energy horn band based in Roanoke, Virginia, specializing in classic R&B, Soul, and Old-School Funk! The Domino Band is all about preserving the classic soul, R&B, and funk sounds of yesterday, updated with their own flavors of today. If you enjoy Al Green, Tower of Power, Earth Wind and Fire, Marvin Gaye, Kool and the Gang, and other R&B-influenced artists of the '60s, '70s, '80s, '90s and today, you'll love The Domino Band.
Domino has backed the legendary Percy Sledge and opened for Delbert McClinton, Rock and Roll Hall of Fame Inductees The Impressions, and country music superstars Tracy Byrd, Trace Adkins, Trick Pony, Diamond Rio, Tracy Lawrence, and Blake Shelton.
Domino members have performed or recorded with The Stylistics, Sister Sledge, the Temptations, members of Tower of Power, Chicago, the Doobie Brothers, Santana, The Headhunters and more.
Links:
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http://www.thedominoband.com•
https://www.facebook.com/The-Domino-Band-1607297819487531/Admission is free and all are welcome.
Bring your chairs and/or blankets.
In the event of inclement weather, this event will be canceled.
Friday Night Outdoor Concerts on Henderson Lawn are presented by Virginia Tech and the Town of Blacksburg as part of the 2022 Summer Arts Festival.
For more information, visit:
https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/performances/2022/07/sopa-saf221dominoband.html or
https://www.performingarts.vt.edu/summer-arts-festival.html or contact Richard Masters at rjm2946@vt.edu.