Pink Floyd Experience and The Four Tops coming to Gainesville in 2008

October 25, 2007

GAINESVILLE, Fla. — University of Florida Performing Arts is pleased to announce the addition of two performances to its 2007-08 Season.

The Pink Floyd Experience echoes everything that made Pink Floyd one of rock and roll’s greatest icons. It is the Pink Floyd Experience in a new way.

The Pink Floyd Experience will appear at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 5. The performance is sponsored by WIND-FM. Tickets are: $40, front orchestra and mezzanine; $35, mid-orchestra; $30, rear orchestra; and $25, balcony.

Whether singing doo-wop or disco, jazz or R&B, The Four Tops have been delighting audiences the world over with their sweet harmonies for more than half a century. Credited with helping to define the “Motown sound” of the 1950s and 1960s, The Four Tops hit the charts with hits such as “Baby, I Need Your Loving,” “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie Honey Bunch)” and “Reach Out, I’ll Be There.” The group was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1990.

The Four Tops will perform at the Phillips Center for the Performing Arts at 7:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 18. Tickets are: $50, front orchestra and mezzanine; $45, mid-orchestra; $40, rear orchestra; and $30, balcony.

Tickets for the Pink Floyd Experience and The Four Tops go on sale at noon on Nov. 9.

Tickets are available by calling the Phillips Center Box Office at 352-392-ARTS (2787) or 800-905-ARTS (toll-free within Florida) or by calling Ticketmaster at 904-353-3309 or toll free at 800-277-1700. Orders may also be faxed to 352-846-1562. Tickets are also available in person at the Phillips Center Box Office, University Box Office at the University of Florida Reitz Union and all Ticketmaster outlets; and on the web at www.ticketmaster.com. Cash, checks, Visa and MasterCard are accepted. Group tickets are also available.

The Phillips Center Box Office is open Monday – Saturday, noon to 6 p.m. and two hours prior to the performance. Performance dates, times and programs are subject to change.