NELSON: ‘Ricky Nelson Remembered’ at The BriXton
March 3, 2010This Thursday, March 4th, 2010
“Mr. 80′s” Julian Douglas welcomes, as The BriXton presents this historic concert “RICKY NELSON REMEMBERED” featuring MATTHEW and GUNNAR NELSON with The Stone Canyon Band.
“Ricky Nelson Remembered” is a unique multi media tribute show featuring the live music of Ricky Nelson’s hit songs (including “Hello Mary Lou“, “Travelin’ Man”, “Garden Party“, “Poor Little Fool“), performed by Ricky’s sons Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, featuring never before seen video footage of the Nelson family. Celebrating the life of America’s original ‘Teen Idol’, this year 2010 marks the 25th anniversary of Ricky Nelson’s passing in a tragic New Year’s Eve plane crash.
Matthew and Gunnar Nelson, the identical twin sons of Rock ‘N Roll Hall Of Famer Ricky and grandsons of 50′s TV icons Ozzie & Harriet Nelson, earned them a spot in the Guinness Book of World Records as the only family in entertainment history with 3 generations of #1 hitmakers with their band NELSON.
On this historic night, Matthew and Gunnar Nelson will be performing the Greatest Hits of NELSON, like “(Can’t Live Without Your) Love & Affection,” “After The Rain,” “More Than Ever,” “Only Time Will Tell,” “(You Got Me) All Shook Up“ and more. It’s night you won’t want to miss. NELSON hits the stage at 9 p.m.
Special Guest: MICHELLE MANGIONE (on at 8 p.m.).
Drink Specials and Pinkies BBQ (“Best Meat You’ll Ever Eat”) in the house, serving up BBQ Pork and Chicken Sandwiches and Mac ‘N Cheese.
Tickets are available in advance for only $20 online at www.BriXtonSouthBay.com. This show is due to sell out, so no comp or discount lists.
We hope to see you there for this historic night of music.
Brand new shows just added and now on sale: Thursday, May 27th – SCANDAL featuring PATTY SMYTH; Saturday, June 12th - WANG CHUNG.
THE BRIXTON - SOUTH BAY is located at 100 W, Torrance Blvd. Unit J (at the beautiful Redondo Beach Pier), Redondo Beach, CA 90277. Tel: (310) 406-1931. Doors open at 7:30 p.m., show at 8 p.m. 21 and over.
Upcoming shows at The BriXton: Many of these shows will sell out so get your tickets in advance. Plus many shows have advanced discount prices available.
Thursday, March 11th – TOAD THE WET SPROCKETT
Sunday, March 14th - MICHAEL MONROE of HANOI ROCKS & VAINS OF JENNA
Friday, March 19th – DILANA (backed by the house band of RockStar: SuperNova)
Thursday, March 25th - ”CLUB 80′S TOUR” with MISSING PERSONS, GENE LOVES JEZEBEL & TOMMY TUTONE
Friday, March 26th – GIN BLOSSOMS
Friday, April 2nd - AL STEWART
Saturday, April 3rd - IRON MAIDENS (all-female tribute to Iron Maiden) & ELVISS SIMMONS & THE MEMPHIS STRUTTERS
Friday, April 9th - THE ENGLISH BEAT
Saturday, April 17th - VITALOGY (tribute to Pearl Jam)
Friday, April 23rd – SWEET
Satuday, May 1st - FAN HALEN (tribute to Van Halen) & TRUE 2 CRUE (tribute to Motley Crue)
Saturday, May 15th - Y & T & TUFF
Thursday, May 27th - SCANDAL featuring PATTY SMYTH
Friday, May 28th - GILBY CLARKE (of Guns ‘N Roses & RockStar: SuperNova in his first show back) & SILENT RAGE
Saturday, May 29th - DEAD MAN’S PARTY (tribute to Oingo Boingo)
Friday, June 11th – AMBROSIA
Saturday, June 12th - WANG CHUNG
Friday, July 30th - DRAMARAMA
JOHNNY’S DIVE – The Official After-Party for every show, attached to The BriXton.
