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Thursday a big night for music in Fresno
Published online on Friday, Oct. 09, 2009
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Decision, decisions.
Thursday is the biggest concert night of the year in Fresno, with country superstars Rascal Flatts at Save Mart Center, classical act The 5 Browns at Saroyan Theatre and rockers Stone Temple Pilots at The Big Fresno Fair's Paul Paul Theatre.
To help with your decision, we're making a case for each concert with five reasons you should consider it:
Rascal Flatts
- The country hit-makers are a proven commodity in Fresno, having sold out Save Mart Center in 2006 and 2008.
Rascal Flatts (from left, Gary LeVox, Joe Don Rooney and Jay DeMarcus) bring their country hits to Save Mart Center on Thursday.
The 5 Browns will perform Thursday with the Fresno Philharmonic at Saroyan Theatre.
Scott Weiland, right, is back as the frontman for Stone Temple Pilots, which plays Thursday at The Big Fresno Fair.
IF YOU GORascal Flatts: 8 p.m. Thursday at Save Mart Center. Tickets: $47.75-$57.75. Details: ticketmaster.com, (559) 347-3400.The 5 Browns: 7:30 p.m. Thursday at Saroyan Theatre. Tickets: $20-$65. Details: fresnophil.org, (559) 261-0600.Stone Temple Pilots: 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Big Fresno Fair. Tickets: $39-$45. Details: fresnofair.com, (559) 650-3247.
- The band recently played to a crowd of 37,000 at Wrigley Field in Chicago, becoming the first country act to sell out the iconic baseball park.
- Popular much? Every Rascal Flatts album has been certified platinum, meaning it has sold more than a million copies.
- Fresno loves its country music. After George Strait, Rascal Flatts has sold the most tickets of any country act at Save Mart Center.
The 5 Browns
- There are five of them, and five pianos.
- The group's appearance with the Fresno Philharmonic on Oct. 15 is the first pops concert for the orchestra this season, and it marks a new determination locally to find a broader audience.
- The five pianists were the first group of five siblings to attend Juilliard, which they did simultaneously for five consecutive years.
- They've written an autobiography: "Life Between the Keys: the (Mis)adventures of the 5 Browns."
- It's pretty heavy carrying five pianos around. The least you can do is buy a ticket to hear them play.
Stone Temple Pilots
- Singer Scott Weiland is back fronting the band and they're rockin' like it's the early '90s.
- In fact, the rock of the '90s is making a comeback. Pearl Jam has the No. 1 album on the Billboard charts this week while Alice in Chains has a heralded new album.
- Stone Temple Pilots are said to be working on a new album, so maybe Fresno will get to hear some new material in addition to past hits like "Interstate Love Song" and "Plush."
- The fair's Paul Paul Theater is probably as intimate a venue as you will see for the band these days.
- With a group like STP, you never know how long they're staying together. So who knows whether they'll be in Fresno again anytime soon?
The reporter can be reached at mosegueda@fresnobee.com or (559) 441-6479. Read his blog at fresnobeehive.com.
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