Above & Beyond: Acoustic III

Boch Center and NV Concepts Present ABOVE & BEYOND ACOUSTIC III BOCH CENTER WANG THEATRE TUESDAY, JUNE 2, 2020 AT 8:00PM **TICKETS ON SALE FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 14 AT 10:00AM ** Boston, MA (February 6, 2020) – The Boch Center and NV Concepts announced that electronic trio Above & Beyond will bring their Acoustic III Tour to the Boch Center Wang Theatre on Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 8:00PM. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:00AM. Acoustic III, the group’s third acoustic album, is set for release this summer on the band’s Anjunabeats imprint and will be supported by a tour of some of the most prestigious concert venues in the UK and North America. In a new music video shot at The Alexandra Palace Theatre, a historic North London concert hall, Above & Beyond (Jono Grant, Tony McGuinness and Paavo Siljamäki) introduce a new live collaborator to the stage: Marty Longstaff. Longstaff, lead singer of The Lake Poets and the voice of the title theme for hit Netflix documentarySunderland Til I Die, has previously performed on two of Above & Beyond’s dance anthems; “Flying By Candlelight” and “Tightrope.” He will be joined on the Acoustic III Tour by long-time Above & Beyond collaborators Justine Suissa and Zoë Johnston. Sam Burger of Opposite The Other completes the vocalist line up, having featured on the recent Above & Beyond & Seven Lions hit “See The End.” The band has once again enlisted musical director and producer Bob Bradley to arrange and co-produce Acoustic III. The album is a subtle departure from the first two albums in this well-loved series. Fans can expect more varied arrangements, with some up-tempo and even funky grooves. In Bradley’s words: “We’ve had some fun with the songs this time. It’s a little more Quincy Jones and a little less orchestral, with some really intimate moments.” Acoustic III will feature completely new arrangements of some of the biggest hits from Above & Beyond’s #3 Billboard Hot 100 Album Common Ground, including “Northern Soul”, “My Own Hymn” and “Happiness Amplified”, plus reinterpretations of 2019 club singles “There’s Only You” and “Waltz.” Above & Beyond’s Acoustic project was born in 2013, with the first album accompanied by a short run of shows at The Porchester Hall in London and The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles - a gig that Billboard Magazine described as “one of the finest shows in dance music history.” The project returned in 2016 with sell-out Acoustic II shows at The Royal Albert Hall, Sydney Opera House and The Hollywood Bowl. The latter was the basis of a feature-length concert documentary titled Giving Up The Day Job - a reference to the group ditching their headphones in favour of guitar (McGuinness) and piano (Grant & Siljamäki). To further support the band's efforts to lessen the impact of touring on the environment, for every ticket sold a tree will be planted via One Tree Planted, “a non-profit organisation that plants trees all over the world to fight climate change, protect biodiversity, empower communities and restore our planet.” Fans can pre-order Acoustic III and sign up for pre-sale tickets to the tour now at anjunastore.com. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:00AM and are available at the Boch Center Box Office, www.bochcenter.org, by calling (800) 982-ARTS (2787) and via Ticketmaster. WHAT: Above & Beyond: Acoustic III WHEN: Tuesday, June 2, 2020 at 8:00PM WHERE: Boch Center Wang Theatre TICKETS ON SALE: Friday, February 14, 2020 at 10:00AM TICKETS: Tickets start at $40.00 Tickets are available at the Boch Center Box Office, www.bochcenter.org , by phone at 800.982.ARTS and via Ticketmaster. About the Boch Center The Boch Center is one of the nation’s leading nonprofit performing arts institutions and a guardian of the historic Wang and Shubert Theatres. As New England’s largest cultural venue, the Boch Center is home to theater, classical and popular music, dance, comedy, opera, Broadway musicals, family entertainment, and more. Located in Boston’s historic Theater District, the Boch Center also offers a diverse mix of educational and community outreach initiatives, including the City Spotlights Leadership Program and ArtWeek ; collaborates with artists and local nonprofit arts organizations; preserves historic venues; and acts as a champion for Greater Boston’s arts and cultural community. Learn more at bochcenter.org .