Vince Gill and Lyle Lovett to Reunite for 'Songs and Stories' Tour at The Smith Center

On Friday, March 24, the always witty Vince Gill and the reliably wry Lyle Lovett will reunite for a one-night-only performance at The Smith Center for the Performing Arts in Las Vegas as part of their "Songs and Stories" national tour, kicking off in March 2017 after the duo teamed up for a series of concerts in 2015 and 2016 that left fans begging for more.

A reviewer for Elmore Magazine raved, "The evening reminded me of the Rat Pack, with pals Dean Martin and Frank Sinatra doing comedy and music and having a great time. . . . This was not the show I had looked forward to-it was much better."

Each show will be a series of intimate solo and duo performances, during which the artists will serve as their own accompanists.

"For a night like this, there is no plan," Gill said. "I know Lyle won't have a plan, and I won't either. What he plays will inspire me, and probably vice-versa. It'll be like playing ping-pong. Whatever song he chooses to sing will inspire the next song that comes out of me."

"I enjoy shows that are not planned out," Lovett observes. "This will be two songwriters in the round. It's informal, so there will be lots of ad-libbing. It will be like little snapshots of our experiences."

Both performers have reaped armfuls of Grammys and kindred laurels for their musical versatility and memory-engraving songwriting.

"Just two guys sitting on stools, telling stories and singing songs," Gill says. "No big bands. I saw James Taylor once with just him and his guitar, and after that show I felt like I knew him a whole lot better than I ever did before. That's what'll happen between Lyle and me, too, and I'm looking forward to it."

Additional dates and locations include:

March 22 - Thousand Oaks, CA - Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza

March 23 - Mesa, AZ - Mesa Arts Center - Ikeda Theatre

March 25 - Reno, NV - Silver Legacy Hotel Casino

March 26 - San Francisco, CA - Nourse Theatre

March 27 - San Rafael, CA - Marin Center

March 28 - San Jose, CA - City National Civic

March 29 - Visalia, CA - Visalia Fox Theatre

March 30 - Santa Ynez, CA - Chumash Casino

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit TheSmithCenter.com.

Connect with Lyle Lovett:
Website: www.lylelovett.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/lylelovett
Twitter: www.twitter.com/lylelovett
Instagram: www.instagram.com/lyle_lovett

Connect with Vince Gill:
Website: www.vincegill.com
Facebook: www.facebook.com/vincegill
Twitter: www.twitter.com/vgcom
Instagram: www.instagram.com/vincegillofficial

The hallmark of downtown Las Vegas' 61-acre urban development known as Symphony Park, The Smith Center for the Performing Arts is a public-private partnership that opened in March 2012. Heralded as the city's Heart of the Arts®, The Smith Center is an architectural triumph and long-awaited cultural achievement that educates and entertains the citizens of Southern Nevada. The $470 million world-class performing arts center offers a blend of performances by resident companies, first-run touring attractions, lectures and internationally-acclaimed performers in music, theater and dance. The five-acre campus features four performance spaces including the 2,050-seat Reynolds Hall, the 244-seat Cabaret Jazz club, the 220-seat Troesh Studio Theater and the 1.7-acre Donald W. Reynolds Symphony Park for outdoor concerts. Additionally, the campus is home to the Discovery Children's Museum that opened in March 2013. For more information about The Smith Center for the Performing Arts, visit www.TheSmithCenter.com. Keep up with news and events on Facebook and follow The Smith Center on Twitter at @SmithCenterLV.

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