Get up close and personal with pioneering singer-songwriter, guitarist and former frontman of Grand Funk Railroad, Mark Farner on Wednesday, January 20 at 8:00 p.m. at The Ridgefield Playhouse. Grand Funk charted hits, packed arenas and broke attendance records. GFR is the only group, besides The Beatles, to sellout New York's Shea Stadium - and in record time! As part of the Pepsi Rock Series powered by Xfinity, it’s your chance to see the man who’s responsible for such iconic fun-loving, funky tracks as “The Loco-Motion,” “Some Kind Of Wonderful” and “I’m Your Captain.” Spend an evening with the man that filled the void between ’60s hard rock and ’80s heavy metal! Not slowing down, Mark Farner continues to electrify audiences with a mix of his original Grand Funk hits and music from throughout his more than 40 year professional career.
Mark released 4 contemporary Christian albums from 1983 through 1994, earning a Dove nomination and reaching the #2 chart position with the John Beland composition "Isn't it Amazing". His continuous touring schedule kept him in contact with both his longtime Grand Funk fans, and the new fans that first noticed Mark during his solo years. In 1995, Mark toured with Ringo Starr's All-Star Band, then toured with The Northwest Airlines All-Stars in 1996 before reuniting with Don Brewer and Mel Schacher for a series of benefit concerts that were recorded, and released as the double live CD "Bosnia" for Capitol-EMI. Mark toured with the reunited original Grand Funk Railroad in 1996, 1997 and 1998 and was named to Pollstar's Top 100 Tours of 1998. VH-1 featured Mark and the original Grand Funk Railroad on a "Behind The Music" special that aired in early 1999.
For tickets ($60), call or visit the box office at The Ridgefield Playhouse, (203) 438-5795. The Ridgefield Playhouse is a not-for-profit performing arts center located at 80 East Ridge, parallel to Main Street, Ridgefield, CT; ridgefieldplayhouse.org.