'The Pink Floyd Experience' to Perform at the Paramount Theatre, 3/20

The Pink Floyd Experience will present one concert only on Tuesday, March 20, at 7:30 p.m. at the Paramount Theatre, 23 E. Galena Blvd. in downtown Aurora. The six piece band offers a full-scale Floydian Spectacular.

Tickets are $38-$48. For tickets and information go to ParamountAurora.com, call the Paramount box office at (630) 896-6666 or visit the box office Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. or two hours prior to evening performances.

Tune in and turn on to The Pink Floyd Experience

Pink Floyd is rarely discussed without using words like "psychedelic," "conceptual" and "provocative." Their shows are theatrical. Without question, the original Pink Floyd remains one of the most influential rock bands of all time.

Bringing such a story to the stage is no easy feat. Annerin Productions, also producers of the national tribute band tours of Rain - A Tribute to the Beatles and Jason Bonham's Led Zeppelin Experience, searched the continent for committed and talented musicians who could really do Pink Floyd justice. Two key factors were at the core of their plan:

* Keep it intimate. Put the legendary combination of music, sound and lights in a theatre atmosphere.

* Ensure the sensual attack of Floyd. Give it top priority along with the music.

They found the band, the lights and the sound to create the show for the ultimate Floyd fan, and it's called...The Pink Floyd Experience.

Band leader Tom Quinn is lead guitarist and relentless crusader for all things Pink Floyd. In 1973, "The Dark Side of the Moon" was released. That same year Quinn bought his first guitar, and started his first band. From day one, his chief mentor was David Gilmour. Quinn also cites Joe Walsh and Leslie West as big influences on his playing. He dates the musical roots of PFX back to 1994, when Pink Floyd's Division Bell tour stopped in San Diego. The band hit the stage in April 1995, and went on to garner many San Diego Music Awards from 1999 to 2003.

Other band members include Gus Beaudoin, John Cox, Jesse Molloy, Bob Sale and Zachary Throne.

For more information about The Pink Floyd Experience, please visit www.thepinkfloydexperience.net.

The Pink Floyd Experience is sponsored by 100.7 RXQ.

In addition to The Pink Floyd Experience, Aurora's historic Paramount Theatre is presenting four Broadway musicals during its 80-year anniversary season in 2011-2012, plus a long list of family-friendly entertainment, comedians, incredible tribute bands and a new Classic Movie Mondays series.

The Paramount Theatre is the center for performing arts, entertainment and arts education in Aurora, the second largest city in Illinois. Named "One of Chicago's Top 10 Attended Theatres" by the League of Chicago Theatres, the 1,888-seat Paramount Theatre, located in the heart of downtown Aurora at 23 E. Galena Boulevard, is nationally renowned for the quality and caliber of its presentations, acoustics and historic, Art Deco beauty.

The Paramount Theatre continues to expand its artistic and institutional boundaries under the guidance of Executive Director Tim Rater, Artistic Director Jim Corti, a dedicated Board of Trustees and a devoted staff of live theater professionals.

The 2011-12 Paramount Theatre season is sponsored by the Paramount Arts Centre Endowment, American Airlines and The Beacon News/Sun Publications. This season is partially supported by a grant from the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.

To see a video of the production visit https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uXHSRKqVIBs.

For more information, visit the Paramount Theatre online at ParamountAurora.com.

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