Yacht Rock 2016 Set for MPAC, 7/8

It's the "Greatest Show on Surf"! Enjoy your favorite '70s light rock hits as performed by the Yacht Rock Revue,T featuring special guests Ambrosia ("How Much I Feel"), Player ("Baby Come Back"), Robbie Dupree ("Steal Away") and Matthew Wilder ("Break My Stride"). Yacht Rock 2016 sails into Mayo Performing Arts Center on Friday, July 8, 2016 at 8 pm. Tickets are $39-$69.

In its brief recording history, Ambrosia garnered 5 Grammy Nominations, 5 hit singles, heavy FM airplay and the admiration and respect of the musical community. Hits include "How Much I Feel," "You're the Only Woman" and "Biggest Part of Me."

Player scored an international number one hit with their first single, "Baby Come Back." Their self-titled album went platinum and the band toured extensively. Four albums followed rendering four more top forty singles, including "This Time I'm In It For Love," which reached number eleven on Billboard's chart.

Robbie Dupree is best known for the hit songs "Steal Away" and "Hot Rod Hearts".

Matthew Wilder scored a 1980s hit with "Break My Stride," and has since gone on to be a top record producer and composer. His work included being composer, producer, singer and instrumentalist for Disney's 36th animated feature "Mulan", for which he was nominated to two Academy Awards. He also produced Selena Gomez's debut album, "Kiss and Tell," and wrote and produced songs for "Hannah Montana, Best Of Both Worlds" and "Hannah Montana, The Movie."

The Yacht Rock RevueT is one of the finest tribute bands to '70s light rock to ever perform anywhere. Their spot-on renditions of Hall & Oats, Michael McDonald, Steely Dan, and the rest of the Time-Life infomercial Catalog have enthralled fans across the United States.

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