Earth, Wind Fire Converge at the Palace

Earth, Wind & Fire. Photo: Courtesy of the Palace

Legendary funk band Earth, Wind and Fire is set to light up the Palace Theater stage when Premier Concerts presents the band’s 2013 Guiding Lights Tour stop in Waterbury Wednesday, May 8, at 7:30 pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 22 at 10 am.

During their Waterbury tour stop, the six-time Grammy Award-winning band will perform the hits that skyrocketed them to musical superstardom, including “Shining Star,” “September,” “Boogie Wonderland,” “Sing a Song,” “Fantasy” and many more. The band is currently touring in support of their latest release from Legacy Recordings, Now, Then & Forever, which is a compilation of the group’s greatest hits curated by some of today’s most popular artists.


Earth, Wind and Fire is one of the most musically accomplished, critically-acclaimed, and commercially popular funk bands of the ‘70s. A culmination of popular musical styles, the band developed a sound that was, and still is, uniquely its own. Considered one of the most successful bands of the twentieth century, they have been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, and have sold more than 90 million albums worldwide. With stellar live performances filled with energy and love, the band continues to plays to an immensely diverse and adoring fan base.

Tickets start at $66.50: 203-346-2000, www.palacetheaterct.org, box office, 100 East Main St. More info: www.earthwindandfire.com.