Top Acts To Appear At Experience Music Project’s Opening
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emailSeattle Center’s Experience Music Project museum will launch in grand fashion on June 23-25 with concerts by 40-plus acts, including Dr. Dre , Metallica , No Doubt, Matchbox Twenty, Alanis Morissette, Eurythmics , Red Hot Chili Peppers, Beck and James Brown. Microsoft co-founder Paul Allen backed the unusual architectural wonder, which was designed by Frank O. Gehry.
At EMP, visitors will be able to view acres of music memorabilia, experiment with the latest music production technologies and speculate with the experts on what was actually the first rock and roll record. In addition, the museum will serve as a venue for live performances.
Tickets for all shows are available to EMP members immediately, and any remaining tickets will be available to the public on May 13th.
A full schedule for the ticketed and free shows of the Grand Opening Concert Series, all staged across the Seattle Center grounds, follows. Check liveDaily's sister site seattle.citysearch.com on Friday, May 12 for more information and for previews of all of the acts on the bill.
Friday, June 23:
3pm: Junior Brown, Bob Mould, Pedro the Lion (Flag Plaza, free show)
4pm: Patti Smith, Dave Alvin & Guilty Men, Christy McWilson (Mural Amphitheater, free show)
6pm: Metallica, Dr. Dre with Eminem and Snoop Doggy Dogg; Kid Rock, Filter, Red Hot Chili Peppers (Memorial Stadium, $59.50)
8pm: Rickie Lee Jones (Seattle Repertory Theatre, $25)
Saturday, June 24:
1pm: Taj Mahal & The Phantom Blues Band, Bo Diddley, Johnnie Johnson, Big Jay McNeely with the Palace of Culture, Thumbs Up featuring Carol Kaye (Mural Amphitheatre, free show)
1pm: Bing Bang Boom with Michael Shrieve, Airto and Zakir Hussein; Imperial Teen, Maktub, Neko Case and IQU (Flag Plaza, free show)
6pm: Eurythmics, Matchbox Twenty, Alanis Morissette, Beck and No Doubt (Memorial Stadium, $40-$50)
9pm: DJ/electronica show with artists to be announced (Flag Pavilion, $10)
Sunday, June 25:
1pm: The Kingsmen, Paul Revere and the Raiders, The Fabulous Wailers, The Dynamics with Jimmie Hanna, Ventures, Merrilee Rush, Jr. Cadillac (Mural Amphitheatre, free show)
2pm: Screaming Trees, Ann and Nancy Wilson, Built to Spill, The Fastbacks, Metal Madness, NW All-Stars, Subset, Sonics Tribute, Young Fresh Fellows (Memorial Stadium, $15)
3:30pm: Cold Cut Bros., Hovercraft, Murder City Devils, Bratmobile, Source of Labor (Flag Plaza)
7pm: James Brown, The JB's, Maceo Parker (Key Arena, $25-$40)
8pm: Bill Frisell's New Quartet with Brandon Ross and Keith Breit; Larry Coryell (Bagley Wright Theater, $15)
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