Live @ Benaroya Announces Fifth Season Concert Lineup

Live @ Benaroya Hall announces their exciting fifth season with an eclectic mix of concerts featuring artists and musicians from around the world. Additional shows will be announced in the coming months.

Tickets for all the concerts listed above are on sale now, prices vary.

Visit www.benaroyahall.org or call (206) 215-4747. The Benaroya Hall Ticket Office is on the corner of Third Avenue and Union Street. Ticket Office hours are Monday through Friday, 10 a.m.-6 p.m.; and Saturday, 1 p.m.-6 p.m. Phone interviews and in-person appearances (when the touring schedule allows) are available by contacting Jennifer Rice at the number listed above. Details on the individual concerts listed below.

Gad Elmaleh: Oh My Gad Wed. September 7, 7:30pm - Tickets $35-$55

S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium www.gadelmaleh.com

While Gad Elmaleh is arguably the most widely known and beloved comedian in France and across Europe, he has now embarked on the newest chapter of his career: breaking through to the American audience. For this, he has crafted Oh My Gad, a new stand-up show entirely in English, building upon the jokes that made him famous overseas and including new observations from his life in America.

"The chance to see Elmaleh spreading his wings in the U.S. is not one to be missed." - The Guardian

An Evening with George Winston Sat. September 17, 8pm - Tickets $37-$47

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall http://www.georgewinston.com

Inspired by the seasons and topographies, George Winston's concerts feature a variety of styles including melodic folk piano, New Orleans R&B piano and stride piano. He performs songs from his seasonal favorites Autumn, December, Winter Into Spring and Summer, as well as Peanuts pieces from his Vince Guaraldi tribute albums Linus & Lucy - The Music of Vince Guaraldi and Love Will Come - The Music of Vince Guaraldi and more.

Squeeze Sun. October 2, 7:30pm - Tickets $60-$80

S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium www.squeezeofficial.com

Formed in 1973 by friends Chris Difford and Glenn Tilbrook, Squeeze went on to become one of the most successful and beloved bands of the '70s and '80s, with hits like "Tempted," "Cool for Cats" and "Up the Junction." In 2015 the band released its 15th album, Cradle to the Grave, receiving rave reviews from fans and critics alike. Squeeze is still a remarkable force on the music scene.

Casa Patas: The Silences of the Dance Nov. 17 , 7:30pm Nov. 18 8pm; Nov. 19, 2pm. Tickets $26-36

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall www.fundacioncasapatas.com/

Dance rests on the beats of silence, the dance of three bodies merging to move following the flamenco beats, joining the musical notes that resonate in the air and the broken voices that flow in the space. Three bodies, three shapes, three styles, three silences .... To dance is to fly, to pause, to levitate, to walk, to dream. It is a mix of sensations based on realities. Flamenco and Spanish dances intertwine three souls that shape silences masked in truths, showing the most authentic side of ourselves. Francisco Hidalgo, Lucía de Miguel, Antonio Correderas and the Dance Company of Casa Patas return to Benaroya Hall for a passionate new program of flamenco and Spanish dance.

RAIN: A Tribute to the Beatles Tue. February 21, 7:30pm Tickets $40-70

S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium http://www.raintribute.com/

This live multi-media spectacular takes you on a musical journey through the life and times of the world's most celebrated band. Featuring new songs & high definition imagery, this expanded RAIN adds even more hits that you know and love from the vast anthology of Beatles classics such as "I Want To Hold Your Hand," "Hard Day's Night," "Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band," "Let It Be," "Come Together" and "Hey Jude."This stunning concert event takes you back in time with the legendary foursome delivering a note-for-note theatrical event that is the next best thing to the Beatles.

Jóhann Jóhannsson Thur. April 20, 7:30pm - Tickets $30-$40

Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall http://www.johannjohannsson.com/

Jóhann Jóhannsson is a Berlin-based composer originally from Iceland. His varied and eclectic output includes commissioned works for Bang on A Can, Theatre of Voices and the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra. His debut album Englabörn appeared in 2002 and he has since released five solo albums on the labels Touch and 4AD. He has also composed music for the theatre, dance and film, including the film score for the Stephen Hawking biopic The Theory of Everything (2014), for which he won an Academy Award.

After a period spent mostly concentrating on film scores, this year will see the release of several new music projects, some of which have been a long time in the making. Jóhannsson is working on his first studio album in four years since his last release, Miner's Hymns, in 2011. "People seem to need labels, but they can be needlessly reductive," says Jóhannsson. Ever since he was 18, when he started performing in rock bands in Reykjavik, he's been looking for ways to break out of rigid categories. The music he's written has always explored the boundary between natural acoustic sounds and electronics, with the goal of exploring and unifying these opposites.

About Live @ Benaroya Hall

Launched in 2012, Live @ Benaroya Hall presents a diverse lineup of jazz, rock, blues, country, pop, alternative and world music concerts in downtown Seattle's acoustically superb Benaroya Hall - a world-class performing arts center that engages and serves the Puget Sound region. For additional information, including a full concert schedule, please visit www.benaroyahall.org.

About Benaroya Hall

Benaroya Hall is home of the Seattle Symphony and venue of choice for many local arts organizations. It is located on an entire city block in downtown Seattle and is surrounded by numerous restaurants, retail stores and parking facilities. The hall has two performance spaces - the 2,500-seat S. Mark Taper Foundation Auditorium and the 540-seat Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall - and a 430-stall underground parking garage. Over 450,000 people participate in public and private events annually, making Benaroya Hall the most-visited performing arts venue in Seattle. Benaroya Hall has received numerous awards, including a 2001 American Institute of Architects (AIA) National Honor Award for outstanding architecture. For additional information, including rental information, event listings and public tour schedules, please visit www.benaroyahall.org.

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