New this year: outside food is now welcome in the Park. Only soft collapsible coolers no larger than 12″ W x 12″ T x 12″ L are allowed. All soft collapsible coolers, as well as any other personal items you bring, must fit under your chair and must be stored there once the concert begins. No outside beverages are allowed in, with the exception of 2 sealed bottles of unflavored water per person. All coolers are subject to inspection. One cooler allowed per patron.
Gates open at 5:30 p.m. This event is general admission only. Guests are encouraged to bring folding and bag chairs. Scheduled events take place rain or shine, unless conditions endanger the safety of artists and the public.
Concertgoers are advised to follow RiverEdge Park on Facebook and Twitter for all concert updates, or call the RiverEdge Park Weather Line, 630.723.2480, to check status if inclement weather is pending.
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“Wouldn’t it Be Nice” to see The Beach Boys August 5th at RiverEdge Park?
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After 50 years of making music, Mike Love and The Beach Boys have a varied catalog of hits and a diverse group of fans. Few, if any, acts can match the band’s concert presence, spirit and performance. They were center-stage at Live Aid, multiple Farm Aids, the Statue of Liberty’s 100th Anniversary Salute, the Super Bowl and the White House. On one day alone – July 4, 1985 – they played to nearly 2 million fans at shows in Philadelphia and Washington, D.C.
The Beach Boys are beloved for their upbeat summertime surfer songs and artful pop creations of the early 1960s. Love’s role as the band’s front man sometimes overshadows his stature as one of rock’s foremost songwriters. “Surfin’,” The Beach Boys’ first hit came from his pen. With his cousin, Brian Wilson, Love wrote the classics “Fun, Fun, Fun,” “I Get Around,” “Help Me Rhonda,” “California Girls” and the Grammy nominated “Good Vibrations.” Years later, he showed he still had the lyrical chops by co-writing the irresistible and chart-topping “Kokomo.”
The band appeared on countless worldwide TV shows throughout the years including The Ed Sullivan Show, Dick Clark’s American Bandstand and The Tonight Show. Other television appearances include performances on Don Imus’ MSNBC show Imus In The Morning, TNT’s NBA All-Star Game, NBC’s Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade, The Today Show, PBS’ A Capitol Fourth, Good Morning America, Weekend Today and The O’Reilly Factor.
Mike Love continues his charity activities through Love Foundation, which supports national environmental and educational initiatives. Love and The Beach Boys’ recent efforts raised over a quarter of a million dollars for the Red Cross to benefit victims of Hurricane Katrina and made additional contributions to the disaster relief in Haiti. This fall, Love will publish an autobiography, “Good Vibration: My Life as a Beach Boy,” detailing his life, including the highs of creating hit songs and learning transcendental meditation to the lows.
In addition to founding Beach Boy Mike Love (lead vocals) and Beach Boy-vet Bruce Johnston (vocals/keyboards), Jeffrey Foskett (guitar/vocals), Brian Eichenburger(bass/vocals), Tim Bonhomme (keyboards/vocals), John Cowsill of The Cowsills (percussion /vocals) and Scott Totten (guitar/vocals) round out the band.
This tour will not feature Brian Wilson, Al Jardine or David Marks. For more information visit TheBeachBoys.com.
About The Temptations
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We “Ain’t to Proud to Beg” for a lil’ coverage about
The Temptations performing live August 5 at RiverEdge Park
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The history of The Temptations is the history of contemporary American pop. An essential component of the original Motown machine, that amazing engine invented by Berry Gordy, The Temps began their musical life in Detroit in the early 1960s. It wasn’t until 1964 however, that the Smokey Robinson written-and-produced “The Way You Do the Things You Do” turned the guys into stars.
An avalanche of hits followed, many of which, “My Girl” for instance, attained immortality. “It’s Growing,” “Since I Lost My Baby,” “Get Ready,” “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” “Beauty Is Only Skin Deep,” “I Wish It Would Rain”…the hits kept coming.
Beyond the fabulous singing, The Temptations became a staple of American style, smooth stepping, flawless presentations, flair, flash and class. When the sixties and seventies turned political, The Temps got serious. Hits like “Runaway Child,” “Cloud Nine,” “I Can’t Get Next to You,” “Papa Was a Rolling Stone” and “Psychedelic Shack” still smolder.
In the eighties and nineties, The Temps prevailed with smashes like the Otis Williams’ penned “Treat Her Like A Lady,” wowed with their appearance on Motown 25 in 1983, were the subject of a highly-rated NBC mini-series that chronicled the group’s history, for which an Emmy Award followed. Then came a series of acclaimed records, including For Lovers Only, Phoenix Rising, Ear Resistible, Awesome and Reflections.
The classic lineup was Otis Williams, Melvin Franklin, Paul Williams, Eddie Kendricks and David Ruffin. The current lineup consists of Otis Williams, Ron Tyson, Terry Weeks, Joe Herndon and Bruce Williamson. For more, visit TheTemptations.xyz.
About RiverEdge Park
In only its fourth season, Chicago and Chicago’s western suburbs have a terrific summer destination in RiverEdge Park, a beautiful outdoor concert venue in downtown Aurora.
Anchored by the contemporary John C. Dunham performance pavilion, RiverEdge is a general admission park with a capacity of up to 8,500, boasting state-of-the-art acoustics and lighting, a warm community feel and a gorgeous view on the banks of the Fox River.
RiverEdge Park is managed and programmed by the Aurora Civic Center Authority (ACCA), which also oversees operations for Aurora’s historic Paramount Theatre.
