Produced by: Kesey Enterprises, Double Tee Concerts, Mammoth NW
Date: Wednesday, August 14, 2024
Event Type: Reserved Seating, General Admission Lawn, All Ages
Box Office Opens at: 4:15 pm
Gates Open at: 5:15 pm
Show Starts at: 6:45 pm
Tickets: All ages advance tickets are reserved seating for from 69.50 to $149.50 depending on seat location, and general admission lawn for $49.50, available Friday, May 3 at 10am online at Cascade Ticketing.
Squeeze Guided Tour Experience features One (1) Premium Reserved or GA Ticket; Guided Tour of Stage and Gear; Soundcheck Viewing Access; One (1) Personalized Photo, Signed by Difford & Tilbrook; One (1) Exclusive Merch Pack Designed for VIP Purchasers; One (1) Commemorative VIP Laminate; and VIP Venue Entry, available Friday, May 3 at 10am online at Cascade Tickets for $424.50
PLEASE NOTE: GUIDED TOUR PURCHASERS SHOULD BE PREPARED TO ARRIVE AT THE VENUE AS EARLY AS 2PM ON THE DAY OF THE SHOW
Boy George Meet & Greet Experience features One (1) Premium Reserved or GA Ticket (location given at checkout); Meet & Greet with Boy George; Individual Photo Opportunity with Boy George; One (1) Market Specific Poster; One (1) Exclusive Merch Pack Designed for VIP Purchasers; One (1) Commemorative VIP Laminate; and VIP Venue Entry (where applicable), available Friday, May 3 at 10am online at Cascade Tickets for $374.50
Squeeze VIP Merch Package features One (1) Premium Reserved or GA Ticket; One (1) Exclusive Merch Pack Designed for VIP Purchasers’; One (1) Commemorative VIP Laminate; and VIP Venue Entry, available Friday, May 3 at 10am online at Cascade Tickets for $179.50
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO ARTIST INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS PACKAGE.
Boy George VIP Merch Package features One (1) Premium Reserved or GA Ticket (location given at checkout); One (1) Market Specific Poster; One (1) Exclusive Merch Pack Designed for VIP Purchasers; One (1) Commemorative VIP Laminate; and VIP Venue Entry (where applicable), available Friday, May 3 at 10am online at Cascade Tickets for $179.50
PLEASE NOTE: THERE IS NO ARTIST INVOLVEMENT WITH THIS PACKAGE.
The reserved seating, general admission lawn concert is open to everyone of all ages.
All tickets subject to service charges and /or user fees.
As one of the most traditional pop bands of the new wave, Squeeze provided one of the links between classic British guitar pop and post-punk. Inspired heavily by the Beatles and the Kinks, Squeeze were the vehicle for the songwriting of Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, who were hailed as the heirs to Lennon and McCartney’s throne during their heyday in the early ’80s. Unlike Lennon and McCartney, the partnership between Difford and Tilbrook was a genuine collaboration, with the former writing the lyrics and the latter providing the music. Squeeze never came close to matching the popularity of the Beatles, but the reason for that is part of their charm. Difford and Tilbrook were wry, subtle songwriters that subscribed to traditional pop songwriting values, but subverted them with literate lyrics and clever musical references.
The early 1980s were filled with pop stars who seemed larger than life, but very few cut as indelible figure as Boy George. During the heyday of Culture Club — which lasted from their first hit, “Do You Really Want to Hurt Me,” in 1982 until 1984 — Boy George deftly blended soulful authenticity with knowing artificiality, singing songs inspired by Motown while embracing androgyny. This sly wit was as evident onscreen as it was on record, which is why Culture Club not only became one of the biggest groups on MTV, but why George managed to sustain a long, lasting career following the band’s implosion in 1986.
