Lyle Lovett, John Hiatt to perform acoustic show at Fox

An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt
“Two Songwriting Giants” (Popmatters) Team Up for an Unforgettable Performance!
St. Louis, MO/May 24, 2011 — Fox Concerts presents An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett
and John Hiatt at the Fabulous Fox Theatre on Thursday, June 21 at 8 p.m. Tickets are on sale
now and are $65, $55, $45, and $35.
Lyle Lovett and John Hiatt are teaming up for an intimate acoustic performance that will feature
both artists performing side-by-side, alternating songs from their respective careers. Utilizing
their dynamic chemistry to mix witty banter with finely crafted country, swing, folk, and blues,
Lovett and Hiatt have been touring together in one fashion or another since 1989.
Regarding a Lovett/Hiatt performance, Toronto Star wrote “the concert was filled with
camaraderie, with heart-warming displays of mutual respect, formidable musicianship and the
highest level of song craft.” Tampa Tribune added, "the two hour plus performance was rocking
and soulful, touching and hilarious,” while Portland Press Herald proclaimed, “they accompanied
each other on several songs, and finished off the show with a spine-chilling duet.”
Four-time Grammy Award winner Lyle Lovett has created his own style of Americana music in
a career that spans 14 albums and more than four million records sold. Since his self-titled debut
in 1986, Texas-based Lovett defies convention by fusing an array of genres with a unique gift for
storytelling, as evidenced by such well-known songs as “If I Had a Boat,” “She’s No Lady,” and
“My Baby Don’t Tolerate.” Recorded with his Large Band, Lovett’s latest album, Natural
Forces (Curb/Lost Highway), combines original songs with those by fellow Texas songwriters
he admires.
Known for his extraordinary songwriting talent, John Hiatt was inducted into the Nashville
Songwriter’s Hall of Fame in 2008 and also was honored that year with a Lifetime Achievement
Award in Songwriting from The Americana Music Association. Named “…one of rock’s most
astute singer-songwriters of the last 40 years,” by the Los Angeles Times, Hiatt has 19 studio
albums to date including his latest The Open Road. He has written songs covered by artists in a
wide variety of genres such as Bob Dylan, Rosanne Cash, Willie Nelson, Jewel and Bonnie
Raitt, who most famously recorded "Thing Called Love."
Lovett and Hiatt, each with more than a dozen albums to their credit, swap stories and songs,
setting aside respective bands for the opportunity of delivering one of the most compelling
“unplugged” concerts on the road.
Tickets for An Acoustic Evening with Lyle Lovett & John John Hiatt are on sale now at the
Fox Theatre box office. To charge by phone call MetroTix at 314/534-1111 or online at
www.metrotix.com.