Toad The Wet Sprocket & Don McClean Set for bergenPAC this Season; Tickets on Sale 6/21

Bergen Performing Arts Center located at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood New Jersey is please to announce two amazing shows that you won't want to miss! Get ready for TOAD THE WET SPROCKET Friday, November 8, 2013, and musician Don McLean, Friday, January 24th at 8PM. Be sure to reserve your tickets now at Ticketmaster.com or at the box office at 201 227 1030 or visit the box office at 30 North Van Brunt Street in Englewood, New Jersey!

When Monty Python's Eric Idle created the fictional band "Toad the Wet Sprocket" for the program "Rutland Weekend Television" in 1975, he never dreamed that anyone would actually use such a silly name. Fast forward to 1986, when four California teens desperately needed to come up with a name to call their band for an upcoming gig at a Goleta, CA watering hole called The Shack, and ta da!, you have the band, "Toad the Wet Sprocket."

Since that day, "Toad the Wet Sprocket" has been the name of the four piece California rock band consisting of lead singer Glen Phillips, guitarist Todd Nichols, bassist Dean Dinning, and drummer Randy Guss. From 1989-1998, they made 5 studio albums which combined sold over four million copies, had five major radio hits, and won over audiences across North America and Europe. Come check out the performance of a lifetime! You won't want to miss the unique and talented band, "Toad the Wet Sprocket."

American singer-songwriter, Don McLean returns to bergenPAC, Friday, January 24, 2014 at 8:00PM. Don is most famous for his 1971 ballad "American Pie", about an event known as The Day the Music Died, which refers to the deaths of 50's rock & roll legends--Buddy Holly, Ritchie Valens and Big Bopper.

The follow-up, "Vincent," was also a smash hit, and McLean even became the subject of the Roberta Flack hit "Killing Me Softly with His Song". In addition to a number of live sets and re-recordings of old favorites, he also returned to the studio for projects like 1990's, "For the Memories," a collection of classic pop, country, and jazz covers, and 1995's, "River of Love." His everlasting album, "American Pie" will surely captivate audiences of all ages. Come check out this live performance!