Gary Puckett & The Union Gap /The Grass Roots -Thursday, March 28th, 2024 @ Coral Springs Center For The Arts (Coral Springs)
Originally posted on October 19th, 2023.
* Gary Puckett & The Union Gap/ The Grass Roots.
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Trust Jeff Eats on this one, both groups put on a tremendous show!
From thecentercs.com/events:
Thursday, March 28th, 2024 | 8pm
Coral Springs Center For The Arts
2855 Coral Springs Drive
Coral Springs, Florida 33065
Box Office: (954) 344-5990
Tickets: thecentercs.com/events
Two of the most iconic bands of the 1960’s and 1970’s, Gary Puckett & the Union Gap and The Grass Roots are coming together for one big night in Coral Springs! Their music continues to be played on oldies radio stations around the world, and they continue to tour and perform for their loyal fan base.
Gary Puckett & the Union Gap was a pop rock band from San Diego, California. They had a string of hit singles that included “Young Girl,” “Woman, Woman,” “Lady Willpower,” “Over You,” and “This Girl Is a Woman Now.” Their sound was characterized by Gary Puckett’s soaring vocals and the group’s tight harmonies. They were also known for their flamboyant stage costumes and elaborate choreography.
The Grass Roots was a rock band from Los Angeles, California. One of the most successful bands of the late 1960s and early 1970s, and known for their catchy melodies, lush harmonies, and driving rhythms, their timeless hit singles included “Let’s Live for Today,” “Sooner or Later,” “I’d Wait a Million Years,” “Midnight Confessions,” and “Two Divided by Love.”
Both bands continue to tour throughout the United States and Canada, and they also performed in Europe and Asia. They were staples on TV shows such as American Bandstand, Shindig!, and The Ed Sullivan Show.
Join us for an unforgettable night at The Center as they play hit-after-hit!!
Saw The Grass Roots a few weeks ago at Casino@Dania Beach, The band was terrific.
A year or so ago, I saw Gary Puckett at Coral Springs Center, sorry to say that Gary’s voice isn’t what it use to be. Gary was very entertaining and I enjoyed him, but his voice is shot.
My wife and I saw the Grass Roots at the Dania Beach Casino a few weeks ago. Although there were no original members the band was great. We also saw Puckett with Peter Noone at Coral Springs Center a year ago and Noone was terrific while Puckett was very personable but his voice isn’t like it was back in the 60s.
During the past 6 months my husband and I have seen both groups in concert, No question, both have a number of hits and the audience seemingly knows every song they sing,
The Grass Roots have 4 players. Not one of them is an original band member. The current group has been together for a number of years and does really good job in covering the hits.
As for Gary Puckett who is 80+ his voice is totally gone.The great voice that he had is totally gone and he relies on the audience to sing parts of the songs to try and cover up for the voice that’s no more.
The crazy part of this concert story is that my husband and I and the rest of the audience LOVED the show. All of the hits and the audience really getting into the music makes for a fun nostalgic trip back to the 60s.
Saw both groups last year.
Although the GR aren’t original members, the current lineup puts on a great show.
As for Gary Puckett, his voice is GONE and I do mean totally GONE. I loved him years ago, but it’s now time for Gary to call it quits.
I saw both groups a few months ago.
The Grass Roots were terrific.
Gary P was very personable, but he can’t sing a lick.
Big 50s-60s oldies fan here.
GP is one of the nicest guys in the music business. He also HAD a great voice. That voice is NO MORE! His act has him getting the audience to sing along with him, in his attempt to cover up for his NO MORE VOICE!
The Grass Roots put on a really good show. All of the current lineup have played with the late Rob Grill who was the group’s lead singer except on its first hit record.
By the way, Frankie Valli has been lip synching for the past 17 years.
Just bought a couple of tickets.
Not the best seats, but that’s what was left.
My wife and I have seen both groups and they both put on good shows.
For sure Puckett’s voice isn’t what it use to be, but he is so engaging that the audience lets him slide. On the GR, its lead singer, Mark Dawson does justice to the hits.