George Clinton and Parliament Funkadelic - SummerStage

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george Clinton and Parlament Funkadelic - SummerStage

George Clinton & Parliament Funkadelic perform live for SummerStage 2021.

The Parliament/Funkadelic machine ruled black music during the 70s, capturing over 40 R&B hit singles (including three number ones) and recording three platinum albums. Born in Kannapolis, NC, on July 22, 1941, Clinton became interested in doo wop while living in New Jersey during the early ’50s. Basing his group on Frankie Lymon & the Teenagers, Clinton formed The Parliaments in 1955, rehearsing in the back room of a Plainfield barbershop where he straightened hair. The Parliaments released only two singles during the next ten years, but frequent trips to Detroit during the mid-’60s – where Clinton began working as a songwriter and producer – eventually paid off their investment.

The title of its 1970 album “Free Your Mind . . . and Your Ass Will Follow” from the mid-seventies,  leaned into the band's identity as the funk proselytizers of Parliament. That title might have been turned the other way around: they wanted you to follow their grooves to a higher state of consciousness. Parliament’s brand of funk was almost obnoxiously up front about its intentions. In a lot of music, bass is an ethereal presence, enforcing a song’s spine in a way that you feel but rarely listen for. Yet Parliament built entire songs around the bassist Bootsy Collins’s squiggly lines, sensual growls, and mighty thumps. The backbone, after all, is connected to the rear.

Date: Sunday, June 27, 2021

Time: 2:30 PM - 4:00 PM

Tickets: $75 - $125

Important 2021 Safety Procedures (Subject to changes)

REQUIREMENTS FOR ENTRY

1) Negative COVID-19 PCR Test (non-rapid) or Completed Vaccination Series

All patrons, over the age of two, will show a negative diagnostic test result for COVID-19 using a Food and Drug Administration (FDA) or Department of Health-authorized polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test (non-rapid) that was performed on a specimen (e.g., swab) collected within 72 hours of the performance/event start time. Alternatively, patrons may provide proof of having completed the COVID-19 vaccination series at least 14 days prior to the date of the performance/event.

2) Health Survey

Patrons will also be required to fill out a Health Survey within 12 hours of entry. SummerStage will provide instructions for how to fill this out online closer to the event date. Patrons may also bring proof in person on the day of the show.

CONTACT TRACING

For contact tracing purposes, buyers must submit the following information at checkout for each attendee in the attending pod: Full Name, Address, Date of Birth, Email Address, and Phone Number.

IMPORTANT TICKET INFORMATION

PDF Tickets and Barcodes will be delivered 72hrs prior to the event.

Reselling of tickets is not allowed for this event to ensure proper contact tracing.

ENTRY INFORMATION

Staggered timed entry to reduce entrance crowding will be assigned closer to the date of the event.