BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Grand Funk Railroad at Freeman Arts Pavilion BEGIN:VEVENT UID:161032023-06-24 DTSTART:20230624T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230624T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville Delaware 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville Delaware 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo: 38.466017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:Grand Funk Railroad at Freeman Arts Pavilion CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Originating from Flint\, Michigan in 1969\, this top selling Am erican\nrock group of the 70’s is “COMIN’ TO YOUR TOWN TO HELP YOU P ARTY\nIT DOWN.” GRAND FUNK RAILROAD is extremely excited to be touring \nin 2022 marking a 53-year milestone. After playing to millions of fans\n on the band’s tours from 1996 to 2021\, Grand Funk’s 2022 Tour will\nc ontinue to reach both new and long-time fans. \n\nKnown as “The America n Band\,” the high-energy five-piece group\nwill play forty shows all ov er the USA this year. GRAND FUNK\nRAILROAD includes original founding me mbers DON BREWER (vocals and\ndrums\, writer and singer of the multi-mil lion selling hit\, _We’re\nan American Band_) and bassist MEL SCHACHER \, “The God of\nThunder.” Joining Don and Mel are true “All Stars. ” Singer MAX\nCARL is a rock veteran from 38 Special. Max penned and s ang 38’s\nhighest-charting hit _Second Chance _and was co-founder of\n California’s legendary Jack Mack and the Heart Attack. Don refers to\nMa x as “the best blue-eyed soul singer on the planet.” Lead\nguitarist  BRUCE KULICK is best known for his 12 years with KISS and\nalso has credi ts with Michael Bolton\, Meatloaf and Billy Squier. (KISS\nmembers Gene Si mmons and Paul Stanley were influenced early on by\nGrand Funk.) Keyboardi st TIM CASHION has a master’s degree in\nmusic from the University of Miami. Affectionately called “Dr.\nTim\,” his credits include stints w ith Bob Seger and the Silver\nBullet Band and English soul man Robert Palm er. \n\nGRAND FUNK laid the groundwork for such bands as Foreigner\, Jou rney\,\nVan Halen and Bon Jovi with its signature hard driving sound\, sou lful\nvocals\, muscular instrumentation and forceful pop melodies. The fac t\nthat GRAND FUNK’S legacy still reigns over the Classic Rock\nlandsc ape fifty years after its 1969 birth in Flint\, Michigan is a\ntestament t o the group’s influence and staying power.\nMega-hits _We’re an Ameri can Band\, I’m Your Captain/Closer to\nHome\, Locomotion_\, and _Some K ind of Wonderful _still receive\ncontinuous airplay on Classic Rock radio . _We’re an American\nBand _has received notoriety in recent years bei ng used in movie\nsoundtracks and in television/radio advertising. The hug e hit was\nfeatured in a General Motors national TV ad campaign and in Dis ney’s\nanimated feature film _The Country Bears_. _We’re an American \nBand _was featured in the Cuba Gooding Jr. film _RADIO_\, and also in\ nthe swashbuckler _SAHARA _starring Matthew McConaughey. \n\nInternatio nally acclaimed GRAND FUNK has toured the world\, selling\nout in the U. S.\, Canada\, Europe\, Japan and South America. A 1971\nperformance at New York’s Shea Stadium sold out faster than the\nBeatles. The group’s wi despread appeal is also evident in its\nprestigious recording achievements . Over their career\, GRAND\nFUNK has had 19 charted singles\, 8 Top 40 hits and two Number One\nsingles (_We’re an American Band _and _Locomo tion_\, both selling\nmore than one million each). The group has now accum ulated 13 gold and\n10 platinum records with record sales in excess of 25 million copies\nsold worldwide. The most recent gold CD award was presente d to the\nband for their greatest hits package _Grand Funk Railroad the\n Collectors Series.  _\n\nThe multi-talented band carries on the traditio n of GRAND FUNK hits\nand creates a new chapter in the legacy of GRAND FUNK RAILROAD. GFR\ndrew 25\,000 people to their Molson Canal Series Conce rt outside\nBuffalo 20\,000 in Albany\, New York\, and 20\,000 fans to dow ntown\nOrlando\, Florida. EMI/Capitol (Universal Music) released a new _G rand\nFunk Greatest Hits _package that includes a bonus DVD of rare conce rt\nfootage. Seasoned GRAND FUNK lovers and contemporary rock fans\ndisc overing the group for the first time will be able to celebrate on\nthe roa d in 2022 with GRAND FUNK RAILROAD! \n X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:

Originating from Flint\, Michigan in 1969\, this top selling American rock group of the 70&rsquo\;s is &ldquo\;COMIN& rsquo\; TO YOUR TOWN TO HELP YOU PARTY IT DOWN.&rdquo\; \;Grand Fun k Railroad \;is extremely excited to be touring in 2022 marking a 53-year milestone. After playing to millions of fans on the band&rsquo\;s tours from 1996 to 2021\, Grand Funk&rsquo\;s 2022 Tour will continue to r each both new and long-time fans. \;

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Known as &ldquo\;The Am erican Band\,&rdquo\; the high-energy five-piece group will play forty sho ws all over the USA this year. \;Grand Funk Railroad \;incl udes original founding members \;Don Brewer \;(vocals and d rums\, writer and singer of the multi-million selling hit\, \;We&rs quo\;re an American Band) and bassist \;Mel Schacher\, \;&ldquo\;The God of Thunder.&rdquo\; Joining Don and Mel are true &ldquo\ ;All Stars.&rdquo\; Singer \;Max Carl \;is a rock veteran f rom 38 Special. Max penned and sang 38&rsquo\;s highest-charting hit \ ;Second Chance \;and was co-founder of California&rsquo\;s lege ndary Jack Mack and the Heart Attack. Don refers to Max as &ldquo\;the bes t blue-eyed soul singer on the planet.&rdquo\; Lead guitarist \;Bru ce Kulick \;is best known for his 12 years with KISS and also has credits with Michael Bolton\, Meatloaf and Billy Squier. (KISS members Gen e Simmons and Paul Stanley were influenced early on by Grand Funk.) Keyboa rdist \;Tim Cashion \;has a master&rsquo\;s degree in music from the University of Miami. Affectionately called &ldquo\;Dr. Tim\,&rdq uo\; his credits include stints with Bob Seger and the Silver Bullet Band and English soul man Robert Palmer. \;

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Grand Funk \;< /b>laid the groundwork for such bands as Foreigner\, Journey\, Van Halen a nd Bon Jovi with its signature hard driving sound\, soulful vocals\, muscu lar instrumentation and forceful pop melodies. The fact that \;Gran d Funk&rsquo\;s \;legacy still reigns over the Classic Rock landsc ape fifty years after its 1969 birth in Flint\, Michigan is a testament to the group&rsquo\;s influence and staying power. Mega-hits \;We&rsq uo\;re an American Band\, I&rsquo\;m Your Captain/Closer to Home\, Locomot ion\, and \;Some Kind of Wonderful \;still receive cont inuous airplay on Classic Rock radio. \;We&rsquo\;re an American Ba nd \;has received notoriety in recent years being used in movie so undtracks and in television/radio advertising. The huge hit was featured i n a General Motors national TV ad campaign and in Disney&rsquo\;s animated feature film \;The Country Bears. \;We&rsquo\;re an Ame rican Band \;was featured in the Cuba Gooding Jr. film \;RA DIO\, and also in the swashbuckler \;SAHARA \;starring Matthew McConaughey. \;

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Internationally acclaimed \;G rand Funk \;has toured the world\, selling out in the U.S.\, Canad a\, Europe\, Japan and South America. A 1971 performance at New York&rsquo \;s Shea Stadium sold out faster than the Beatles. The group&rsquo\;s wide spread appeal is also evident in its prestigious recording achievements. O ver their career\, \;Grand Funk \;has had 19 charted single s\, 8 Top 40 hits and two Number One singles (We&rsquo\;re an American Band \;and \;Locomotion\, both selling more than one mi llion each). The group has now accumulated 13 gold and 10 platinum records with record sales in excess of 25 million copies sold worldwide. The most recent gold CD award was presented to the band for their greatest hits pa ckage \;Grand Funk Railroad the Collectors Series. \; \;

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The multi-talented band carries on the tradition of \;G rand Funk \;hits and creates a new chapter in the legacy of \; Grand Funk Railroad. GFR drew 25\,000 people to their Molson Canal Series Concert outside Buffalo 20\,000 in Albany\, New York\, and 20\,000 fans to downtown Orlando\, Florida. EMI/Capitol (Universal Music) released a new \;Grand Funk Greatest Hits \;package that includes a bonus DVD of rare concert footage. Seasoned \;Grand Funk \;lovers and contemporary rock fans discovering the group for the first tim e will be able to celebrate on the road in 2022 with \;GRAND FUNK R AILROAD! \;

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