News about the 2010 ZooTunes lineup from Woodland Park Zoo:
Cyndi Lauper | Photo courtesy Podell Talent Agency, LLC.
BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru update:
Cyndi Lauper Memphis Blues Tour just added to close out ZooTunes season
WHAT: Woodland Park Zoo is pleased to announce that the quintessential girl who just wants to have fun Cyndi Lauper will join the BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru summer concert series line-up to close out the season with her Memphis Blues Tour on Thurs., September 2. Fresh off a stint on NBC’s Celebrity Apprentice, Lauper is back out on tour for her 11th studio album entitled Memphis Blues.
Tickets are $29 and go on sale beginning Mon., June 14 at 8:00 a.m. at the following Metropolitan Market locations: Sand Point, Queen Anne, West Seattle, Uptown and Proctor. They are on sale each day at Metropolitan Market from 8:00 a.m. until 10:00 p.m. Visit www.metropolitan-market.com for store directions. A $2 service fee is added, with 90% of the fee donated to the zoo. One child 12 and under per paid ticket is admitted free. Tickets sell out fast, so purchase early!
A limited number of tickets are available at Woodland Park Zoo gates during zoo hours: 9:30 a.m.–6:00 p.m. daily. A limited number of tickets will be available on www.BrownPaperTickets.com.
Ticket prices at all outlets will include a $1 facility fee to fund maintenance of the zoo’s concert facilities.
Tickets for the following ZooTunes performances are still available for purchase at the zoo and the aforementioned Metropolitan Markets locations ($2 service fee added): Jewel with Radney Foster (6/27), Steve Earle with special guest Joe Ely (6/30), Carbon Leaf (7/14), The Round 62 at the Zoo: a multi-arts collaborative show featuring Star Anna, Damien Jurado, and many more (7/18), The Levon Helm Band with Joe Pug (8/11), John Hiatt & The Combo (8/25), Herbie Hancock’s The Imagine Project (8/29).
Tickets for the following performance are available for purchase only at all Metropolitan Market locations: Jimmy Cliff with Trevor Hall (7/21), Great Big Sea (7/29), Mary Chapin Carpenter/Shawn Colvin (8/3).
With affordable ticket prices and free admission for one child 12 and under with each ticket purchased, BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru offers one of the best concert bargains in the Northwest. The concerts are festival seating and concert-goers are encouraged to spread out with blankets and low-backed folding chairs (maximum height allowed: 24” high). Outside alcohol is prohibited.
BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru is a major fundraiser for the zoo. Last year, ZooTunes raised more than $1 million to support the zoo’s quality animal care, engaging education programs and wildlife conservation.
Additional sponsorship support for BECU ZooTunes presented by Carter Subaru is provided by: No Wasted Notes, Metropolitan Market, KMTT 103.7 The Mountain, and The Seattle Times.
WHEN: Cyndi Lauper Memphis Blues Tour: Thurs., September 2, 2010, 6:00 p.m. Zoo gates open at 5:00 p.m. Concerts are held rain or shine—no ticket refunds.
WHERE: All concerts take place in the North Meadow at Woodland Park Zoo. The North Meadow is near the new West Entrance located at Phinney Ave. N. between N. 55th St. and N. 56th Street. Additional entry is through the South Entrance at N. 50th St. & Fremont Ave. N.
WHO: Cyndi Lauper burst onto the world stage as the quintessential girl who just wants to have fun. After more than 25 sterling years and global record sales in excess of 30 million, she has proven that she has the heart and soul to keep her legion of fans compelled by her every creative move. This summer she releases her 11th studio album entitled Memphis Blues. With this collection of blues cover songs, she is once again reinventing herself by putting her unique twist on one of music’s most beloved genres. Ever the Renaissance woman, Lauper just finished competing on the NBC hit “Celebrity Apprentice” and has recently inked a deal with Mark Burnett Productions for her own reality series set to launch later this year. In her decades-spanning career, Lauper has been nominated for 13 Grammy Awards, two Emmy Awards, two American Music Awards, seven American Video Awards and 18 MTV Awards.
