Speakeysie News Desk – March 8, 2023

ATLANTA – Atlanta Symphony Hall welcomes three musical acts to the stage taking place later this year. Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton will make a stop in Atlanta on the Just for the Funk of It! Final Tour?? on August 8, 2023. This night of funk music will feature special guest Fishbone. Lyle Lovett will hit the stage at Symphony Hall on August 12, 2023. The Texas-based musician will be accompanied on stage by his Large Band. Multi-instrumentalist, Brian Culbertson, is set to return to Symphony Hall for his The Trilogy Tour on November 12, 2023. Tickets to each performance go on sale this Friday, April 7 at 10am at ticketmaster.com.

PARLIAMENT FUNKADELIC
Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton is coming to Atlanta Symphony Hall on August 8, 2023. George Clinton’s Parliament Funkadelic collective developed an influential and eclectic form of funk music in the 1970s. He and other members of Parliament Funkadelic were inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997. In 2019, Parliament Funkadelic was awarded the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award.

Parliament Funkadelic featuring George Clinton on August 8, 2023 is presented by Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE and Rival Entertainment.

LYLE LOVETT
Singer, composer, and actor, Lyle Lovett has broadened the definition of American music in a career that spans 14 albums. Coupled with his gift for storytelling, the Texas-based musician fuses elements of country, swing, jazz, folk, gospel and blues in a convention-defying manner that breaks down barriers. His works, rich and eclectic, are some of the most beloved of any artist working today.

Whether touring as a ‘Duo’ or with his ‘Acoustic Group’ or his ‘Large Band,’ Lovett’s live performances show not only the breadth of this Texas legend’s deep talents, but also the diversity of his influences, making him one of the most compelling and captivating musicians in popular music.

Since his self-titled debut in 1986, Lyle Lovett has evolved into one of music’s most vibrant and iconic performers. Among his many accolades, besides the four Grammy Awards, he was given the Americana Music Association’s inaugural Trailblazer Award, and was named Texas State Musician.

Lovett Lovett and His Large Band on August 12, 2023 is presented by Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE and AEG Presents.

BRIAN CULBERTSON
Over the course of crafting a 25-album catalog and architecting nearly 40 Billboard No. 1 singles as a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter and producer, Brian Culbertson has charted his own unique course in music. Label him jazz and he will make a funk record. Call him an R&B artist and he drops an acoustic jazz trio collection. Brand him pop and he creates a 32-minute New Age opus. And you’d be hard pressed to name another instrumentalist of his ilk who can mount an elaborately designed concert production that will keep him on the road for three consecutive months.

Culbertson burst onto the scene in 1994 with a chart-topping album that he recorded in his college apartment featuring keyboard-led contemporary jazz tracks. Long Night Out landed him a lengthy record deal and signaled that a star was born. Flash forward to present day, Culbertson composed thirty songs that populate the three albums in The Trilogy that describes the three-part arc of a long-term relationship: the hot and steamy “falling in love” phase, the rocky middle when perhaps they even break up for a bit, and the couple reunites to live “happily ever after” phase. The Trilogy Tour will feature a mix of songs from The Trilogy Albums, as well as the greatest hits from Brian Culbertson’s catalog. Whether you’re listening to music from “The Trilogy” on record or live in concert, you’re hearing an eclectic, entertaining and engaging set from an artist at the peak of his power.

Brian Culbertson on November 12, 2023 is presented by Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE and Rival Entertainment.

About Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE
Atlanta Symphony Hall LIVE concerts feature world-renowned musicians and entertainers, several of which will be joined on-stage by the GRAMMY® award-winning, Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. Highlighting genres across the entertainment gamut, guests can enjoy concerts and events ranging from pop, rock, country, R&B, jazz, comedy, podcasts, book tours and everything in between. Symphony Hall continues to present a diverse array of artists throughout the year, bringing unique visual and audial experiences to the Atlanta community through the magic of live performances.