New York, NY (Top40 Charts) The Rock n' Roll, Vocal, and GRAMMY Halls of Fame culture icons, The Platters® (theplatters.com), defacto members of the Marvel Cinematic Universe (MCU) music family, kick off their acclaimed Very Merry Christmas Show Tour on November 30, 2024, at the Coach House in San Juan Capistrano, California.
The Platters, founded and named by Herb Reed in the mid-50s, continues today with Lance Bernard Bryant, Omar Ross, Jovian K. Ford, and Brittney Necole Bellamy. Collectively, they lend their harmonically smooth voices to taking audiences on a festive holiday-themed soiree via a magical, interactive, sonic-driven sleigh ride fueled by music from across the decades. The
Platters weave their major evergreen hits, "The Great Pretender," "My Prayer," and "Smoke Gets In Your Eyes," with family fun holiday classics geared toward a night of joyful memories and family fun accompanied by their band Sonic Evolution.
The vocal group's festive jubilee will play multiple dates from coast to coast, including stops at the Sycuan Casino in San Diego, California; the
Rubicon Theatre in Ventura, California; Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort in Laughlin, Nevada; the Savannah Theatre at The Villages in Ocala, Florida; The Regent Theatre in Arlington, Massachusetts; and the Elmasian Auditorium in East Providence, Rhode Island. Please visit theplatters.com and click on the tour tab for links to tickets and performance times.
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Platters became citizens of the MCU in 2021, with one of their timeless hits, Twilight Time, placed on the breakthrough Marvel® — Disney+® streaming television series WandaVision. This past July, Only You (and You Alone), the song that first launched the vocal group onto the national music charts, recently took the top spot on the critically acclaimed soundtrack of Marvel's international blockbuster Deadpool & Wolverine.
According to music creator Frederick J. Balboni, Jr. (bcg-hre.com), Reed's hand-picked, direct successor and international keeper of his legacy, "We look forward to helping people take time out of their busy lives to feel joy in the spirit of the season." He continued, "Our family show will have plenty of surprises, including a special guest appearance by
Santa himself. The show is a great family or office holiday party opportunity!"
