Kool & The Gang

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JACK 96.9 presents Kool & The Gang as part of the Summer Night Concerts at The Fair At The PNE on Wednesday, August 29th at the PNE Amphitheatre.

Concerts are FREE with admission but super fans looking for reserved seating will have the opportunity to purchase a limited number of reserved seats starting at just $25.

RESERVE SEATS TO YOUR FAVOURITE SUMMER NIGHT CONCERT STARTING MAY 25th, 2018 AT 10AM

Available at: Ticketleader.ca, by phone at 604-252-3700. Tickets are also available to purchase on-site at The Fair from the ticket booth located outside the PNE Amphitheatre entrance.

The Fair at the PNE is August 18th to September 3rd (closed Monday, August 20th & Monday, August 27th).  For more information on The Fair please visit pne.ca/thefair

Kool & the Gang have influenced the music of three generations. Thanks to songs like “Celebration”, “Cherish”, “Jungle Boogie”, “Summer Madness” and “Open Sesame”, they’ve earned two Grammy Awards, seven American Music Awards, 25 Top Ten R&B hits, nine Top Ten Pop hits and 31 gold and platinum albums. Kool & the Gang has performed continuously for the past 43 years – longer than any R&B group in history. Their bulletproof funk and jazzy arrangements have also made them the most sampled band of all time.

Kool & the Gang has continued to tour the world appearing with artists such as Kid Rock, Dave Matthews Band, Elton John, The Roots and a 50-city tour with Van Halen.

As a result, they were honoured with a BET Soul Train Lifetime Achievement award. In October 2015, in the town they sing about in one of their earliest hits “Hollywood Swinging”, Kool & the Gang was honoured to take their place as American musical icons with a star on The Hollywood Walk of Fame.

2016 marked the bands 50th year together and celebrated their milestone by being inducted into the New Jersey Hall of Fame and received a touching tribute when a street they grew up on in Jersey City was re-named in their honour: “Kool & the Gang Way”.

Kool & the Gang’s current single “Sexy (Where’d You Get Yours)” from their 2017 release signifies a modernization of Kool & the Gang’s unmistakable sound, right down to the dance floor tailored bass grooves and the perfectly timed horns.

Kool’s bass is now displayed at the new Smithsonian Institution National Museum of African American History and Culture, and this legendary band continue to delight fans around the globe with their timeless hits.