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Tickets go on sale Feb. 2 for Gordon Lightfoot’s June 16 concert at Penn State

Regarded as one of Canada’s greatest and most prolific singer-songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot will perform a variety of his songs spanning 50 years — including “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown” and “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” — at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Credit: Photo provided. All Rights Reserved.

UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Regarded as one of Canada’s greatest and most prolific singer-songwriters, Gordon Lightfoot will bring his United States tour to Penn State at 8 p.m. Saturday, June 16, in Eisenhower Auditorium. Tickets for the concert will go on sale at 9 a.m. Friday, Feb. 2.

“An Evening with Gordon Lightfoot” will feature songs selected from his 20 studio albums, ranging from hits — such as “If You Could Read My Mind,” “Sundown,” “The Wreck of the Edmund Fitzgerald” and “Rainy Day People” — to deep album cuts for die-hard fans. Lightfoot will tie together the songs with behind-the-scenes stories highlighting a historic career that has spanned more than 50 years.

For ticketing and event information, visit the Center for the Performing Arts online or call 814-863-0255. Student and group discounts are not available for this promoter presentation.

Lightfoot has carved a name for himself among music legends with half a century of hit song-making and international album sales that soar well into the multi-millions. He has earned five Grammy Award nominations, five number-one hits in the United States and 17 Juno Awards (Canada’s equivalent to the Grammy).

In recognition of his role in defining the folk-pop sound of the 1960s and ’70s, Lightfoot was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in 2012.

His songs have been recorded by Bob Dylan, Elvis Presley, Johnny Cash, Sarah McLachlan, Judy Collins, Anne Murray, Olivia Newton-John, Barbra Streisand, Jane’s Addiction, Glen Campbell and Toby Keith, among others.

“Lightfoot became a mentor for a long time,” Dylan said. “I think he probably still is to this day. I can’t think of any Gordon Lightfoot song I don’t like. Every time I hear a song of his, I wish it would last forever.”

Greenhouse Productions presents the concert. Tickets are nonrefundable and may not be exchanged for tickets to a Center for the Performing Arts at Penn State presentation.

Concert parking in the Eisenhower Parking Deck is $5 per vehicle. Patrons with Penn State faculty/staff parking permits will not be charged for parking.

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Last Updated February 19, 2018

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