The Happy Together Tour 2015
July 2015
It's a lively summer night in Orange County, California at an all-American fairgrounds. The ferris wheel cycles, high-flying carnival rides elicit patterned shrieks, and curious iron-stomachs test the latest fried food experiment, such as coffee or, for those on a diet, Slim Fast bars. Nearby, the sounds of the psychedelic '60s waft through the open eaves of the Pacific Amphitheatre at the OC Fair. Though the flower children are blossomed and grown, for this night, they're transported back to to their youth, some even sporting tie-dyed t-shirts or suede, fringe vests to awaken the era.
Conceived by The Turtles in 1984, The Happy Together Tour, named after the band's 1967 top 10 hit, successfully endures into its 31st year with an all-star lineup featuring six chart-topping musical acts: The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Association, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams, The Cowsills, and lead vocalist Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & The Raiders.
Cherish is the word I use to describe all the feeling that I have about this annual concert experience. Can you imagine seeing Kanye West, Jay-Z, Bruno Mars, and Flo-Rida sharing a bill some 40 years from now, all AARP card-carrying, grayed, and still able to get low, low, low? The thought borders on silly, yet the assembling of rock musicians well past their prime has the same sense of gravitas.
Conceived by The Turtles in 1984, The Happy Together Tour, named after the band's 1967 top 10 hit, successfully endures into its 31st year with an all-star lineup featuring six chart-topping musical acts: The Turtles featuring Flo & Eddie, The Association, The Grass Roots, The Buckinghams, The Cowsills, and lead vocalist Mark Lindsay of Paul Revere & The Raiders.
Cherish is the word I use to describe all the feeling that I have about this annual concert experience. Can you imagine seeing Kanye West, Jay-Z, Bruno Mars, and Flo-Rida sharing a bill some 40 years from now, all AARP card-carrying, grayed, and still able to get low, low, low? The thought borders on silly, yet the assembling of rock musicians well past their prime has the same sense of gravitas.
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