Melissa Etheridge to Play the Van Wezel This Fall

Sarasota, Fla. -- Known for her iconic voice, profound lyrics and riveting stage presence, Grammy winning Melissa Etheridge, one of rock music's great female icons, returns to the Van Wezel Performing Arts Hall with Melissa Etheridge's Holiday Trio on Sunday, November 27th, 2016 at 7:00PM.

For this special holiday show, Etheridge will be performing songs from her 2008 holiday album, A New Thought For Christmas. Songs will include fan favorites and holiday classics such as "Merry Christmas Baby," Have Yourself A Merry Little Christmas," "O Night Divine" and more.

Etheridge's critically acclaimed eponymous debut album was certified double platinum. Her popularity built around such memorable songs as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy" for which she won her first Grammy for Best Female Rock Vocal. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am, featuring the massive hits "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought her a second Grammy. The six-times platinum album spent more than two and a half years on the album chart. Etheridge is also an Oscar winner for Best Original Song in 2007. In 2011 Etheridge made her Broadway debut as St. Jimmy in Green Day's rock opera, American Idiot, where she replaced Billie Joe Armstrong for one week and received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. Etheridge is scheduled to release Memphis Rock and Soul, a new album honoring Stax Records, in Fall of 2016. She recently completed recording her first album since 2014's critically lauded, This Is M.E, at Royal Studios in Memphis.

Tickets are $36-$101 on sale Friday, August 19 at 10AM. Purchase at VanWezel.org, the Box Office, or by calling 941-953-3368.

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