Ruth Eckerd Hall presents TESLA In Concert On 9/29

Multi-platinum rock band TESLA has announced U.S. tour dates, which includes a stop at Ruth Eckerd Hall on Friday, September 29 at 8 pm. Tickets go on sale Friday, July 14 at noon.

Over the course of their thirty-year career, the critically acclaimed iconic Sacramento melodic hard rock quintet - Frank Hannon (guitar), Brian Wheat (bass), Jeff Keith (lead vocals), Troy Luccketta (drums) and Dave Rude (guitar) - have sold more than 25 million albums and performed to sold-out crowds across the world. Their journey kicked into high gear with 1986's platinum-certified debut, Mechanical Resonance, with solidified them as a household name and yielded signature anthems like Little Suzi, Modern Day Cowboy, Cumin' Atcha Live and Getting' Better. Celebrating the record's 30th birthday, the boys from Sacramento unleaded Mechanical Resonance Live! in August 2016 (Tesla Electric Company Recordings/Mailboat/Frontiers).

As much as it honors their legacy, Mechanical Resonance Live! hints at Tesla's future as well. The band included a new track, Save That Goodness, produced and written by Def Leppard's Phil Collen. Energized by bombastic guitars, robust grooves and an epic refrain complete with choir call-and-response, the song remains a welcome addition to their storied catalog.

"This is a band we started in Frank's garage when I was 18 and Frank was 15," Brian leaves off. "I'm proud we're still standing this many years later. It's a pretty cool place to be... Now, just turn the s up when you listen to it. It was made to play loud."

Tickets priced at $78.75, $50.25, $40.25 and $33.25 will be available at the Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office, by calling 727.791.7400 or visiting www.RuthEckerdHall.com. Pre-show dining is also available. The Ruth Eckerd Hall Ticket Office is open Monday through Saturday, 10 am to 6 pm and one hour prior to show time.

Ruth Eckerd Hall, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization, owned by the City of Clearwater, manages and operates 2,200-seat Ruth Eckerd Hall, the 200-seat Murray Theatre, the Marcia P. Hoffman School of the Arts, the 750-seat Capitol Theatre and Ruth Eckerd Hall On The Road. Our mission is: Changing lives through the performing arts.

Ruth Eckerd Hall was named #10 theater venue in the world and within that same ranking #6 in the United States, by industry trade publication Pollstar in 2016. Designed by the prestigious Frank Lloyd Wright Foundation, Ruth Eckerd Hall is known for its fantastic sightlines and near-perfect acoustics.

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