FIVE FLAGS CENTER

THE BOX TOPS, a group that brought Memphis-based soul rock into the musical mainstream in the 1960s and 1970s, will perform inside the historic Five Flags Theater on Friday, September 16, the venue announced today. Tickets for the concert start a less than $30 and go on sale this Friday morning at 10:00 AM at the Five Flags Box Office or online via Ticketmaster.
From the mid '60s into the '70s, there was no finer blue-eyed soul group than THE BOX TOPS from Memphis, Tennessee.Formed in 1967, THE BOX TOPS recorded a string of hits including the worldwide #1 "The Letter" plus six additional Top 40 tracks, including "Cry Like a Baby," "Soul Deep," "Neon Rainbow," "Choo Choo Train," "Sweet Cream Ladies-Forward March," and "Turn on a Dream."
In 2015, original bassist/vocalist Bill Cunningham and original guitarist/vocalist Gary Talley teamed up with veteran music industry bandleader/manager Rick Levy to bring THE BOX TOPS back to waiting audiences. In short order, they have performed to thousands of fans all over the USA.
THE BOX TOPS show highlights their hit records, and equally importantly, Memphis music of the 1960s, especially some of the songs that influenced the members as young teens growing up in a musical hotbed. The show is complete with horns, and promises musical history that is hip!
Dubuque area rock band Missbehavin will serve as a special opening act for the show.