LABELLE AT THE APOLLO
The legendary group’s one and only public performance for 2008 and their first full concert since 1977!
WHO: Labelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle)
WHAT: Celebrating the release of their first studio album in over 30
years ‘Back to Now’ (Verve), Labelle will perform songs from their
incredible career including “Lady Marmalade” and the new single
“Superlover.”
WHEN: Friday, December 19th - 7:00pm doors; 8:00pm showtime
WHERE: The world famous Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street
between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd & Frederick Douglass Blvd.
TICKETS: $200 Gold Circle - VIP package; $125 Orchestra; $100 Lower
Mezzanine; $75 Upper Mezzanine
Tickets available at the Apollo Theater Box Office, 212 531 5305 and
through Ticketmaster, 212 307 7171, ticketmaster.com
Three decades after the release of their last album, the formidable
group Labelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle) returns in
full form with ‘Back To Now’ (Verve). The anticipated new full-length
album produced by Gamble & Huff, Lenny Kravitz and Wyclef Jean “adds
a contemporary vibe without taking away from the funky Labelle that
longtime fans remember.” (Billboard, 10.18.08) ‘Back to Now’ features
original songs with the vocal firepower, lush harmonies, sassy
lyrics, and funky melodies conveying messages of empowerment and
passion.
WHO: Labelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx, Patti Labelle)
WHAT: Celebrating the release of their first studio album in over 30
years ‘Back to Now’ (Verve), Labelle will perform songs from their
incredible career including “Lady Marmalade” and the new single
“Superlover.”
WHEN: Friday, December 19th - 7:00pm doors; 8:00pm showtime
WHERE: The world famous Apollo Theater
253 West 125th Street
between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd & Frederick Douglass Blvd.
TICKETS: $200 Gold Circle - VIP package; $125 Orchestra; $100 Lower
Mezzanine; $75 Upper Mezzanine
Tickets available at the Apollo Theater Box Office, 212 531 5305 and
through Ticketmaster, 212 307 7171, ticketmaster.com
Three decades after the release of their last album, the formidable
group Labelle (Sarah Dash, Nona Hendryx and Patti LaBelle) returns in
full form with ‘Back To Now’ (Verve). The anticipated new full-length
album produced by Gamble & Huff, Lenny Kravitz and Wyclef Jean “adds
a contemporary vibe without taking away from the funky Labelle that
longtime fans remember.” (Billboard, 10.18.08) ‘Back to Now’ features
original songs with the vocal firepower, lush harmonies, sassy
lyrics, and funky melodies conveying messages of empowerment and
passion.
posted by Lady Bunny at Thursday, October 30, 2008
2 Comments:
Dear Lady Bunny:
Big trouble at the LaBelle concert. Basically, it was cancelled after 4-5 songs and a brief a capella stint following an announcement that there was a "power outage."
Everything started well. Whoopie Goldberg introduced the group. I'm not a fan, so I can't identify what they sang. But I liked what I heard, and the crowd was totally loving it. Soon, Patti LaBelle seemed to be running out of steam. She stood with her back to the audience, hunched over the piano. She "jokingly" asked her buddies, using sing-song, to help her out. Sarah Dash jumped to the rescue by thanking us all for being there, etc. etc.
The concert resumed. Then LaBelle's voice could not be heard. At first, we could hear everyone else. Patti tapped her microphone, in a motion commonly used to test whether it is working. Nona Hendryx offered her microphone to Patti, who first refused it, then later accepted it. Slowly, the other singers (Sarah and Nona) started indicating that their microphones weren't working either.
Nobody rushed out to offer anybody a working microphone. Eventually, the singers seemed to agree that the microphones weren't working, and eventually an "intermission" was announced at about 9:15pm (the 8pm concert had begun at 8:30pm). By about 10:15pm, it was announced that there had been a "power failure." Someone in the audience asked why the lights were still on. No answer.
Eventually, Patti, Sarah and Nona returned to sing a capella with a large chorus (where did they come from?). They sang two songs, very nice. They were very apologetic. We filed out with the promise that our tickets would be honored Saturday night at 8pm. Can't make it? Please talk to the box office. We filed out, hopped on the "A" train, and were gone. Happily, the Donut Shoppe in Park Slope is open 24 hours, so the evening ended perfectly after all.
You know, I LOVE Patti, Sarah and Nona, but the same thing has happened at the last two Patti concerts I went to. Both times she blamed it on her diabetes. If that is the case, I only wish she would take better care of herself, or that a doctor would step forward to help her out. She and the girls are really great in concert, but I know I was forgiving the first time it happened, but am still upset after the second time, considering the tickets are not cheap and I am a true LaBelle fan!
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