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Warm weather and sunshine invite
us to venture outdoors to enjoy friends,
good food, a favorite beverage
and great music. With the eas-
ing of COVID restrictions,
we are seeing the local
summer concert scene
flourish with opportuni-
ties to entertain fans of
all kinds of music – from
classic rock to jazz. On
July 17, local audiences
can venture over to the
Gates Four Golf & Country
Club Pavilion and enjoy a
Rockin' in the 80s party with the
Jan Michael Fields Band.
Fields is a charismatic perform-
er known as one of the top vocal-
ists in the southeast. His stellar
voice and ability to work the stage
are just as relevant today as in
the 80s when he was the front-
man for the international touring
act, Sidewinder. A consummate
professional, Fields' dedication
to his craft earned him a Lifetime
Achievement Award in 2016 for
outstanding contributions and
support of the North Carolina
music industry.
"I started beating around on
pots and pans when I was about
6 years old. at's where my love
for music started," Fields said. "I
started with the drums as my first
musical instrument and played
in the high school band. en, I
joined the school chorus, be-
cause I always loved singing and
performing. I remember when
MTV played 'Video Killed the
Radio Star' by e Buggles, and
it made me want to be in a band
even more," said Fields Band.
Since he was 18 years
old, Fields knew that
music was some-
thing he wanted to
pursue as a career.
In 1985, he joined
the band Side-
winder, which
toured up and
down the east
coast, as well as
parts of the Mid-
west and Canada.
e COVID pan-
demic put a halt to
live performances,
but the band is
ready to hit the
stage and enter-
tain audiences.
After the
Fayetteville
show at
Gates Four, the band
will perform at the
Lincoln eatre in
Raleigh later this year.
e Jan Michael Fields
Band has been per-
forming hits of the 70s
and 80s for 7 years,
completing several
hundreds of shows
across the region.
"We really enjoy
bringing music to
people and watching
them sing along, smile
and unwind. I have
a great group of guys behind me that make what I do possible," said
Fields.
Tickets for Rockin' in the 80s with the Jan Michael Fiends Band
all concert dates are available for purchase online at www.fayette-
villedinnertheatre.com. Tickets are $60 per person and include the
concert, food and lawn seating (bring your chairs).
Doors will open at 5:30 p.m. with food served from 6-7:30 p.m. A
complete line of beverages will be available at three convenient full-
service cash bars serving Healy Wholesale beer, wine products and
mixed drinks. Concierge table service will be provided for VIP tables
inside the Pavilion. Fayetteville's own Mash House Brewery will also
have a large selection of their custom craft beers available.
For VIP Tables, group rates or more information, call 910-391-3859.
Tickets are limited in order to keep the concert attendees comfort-
able and socially distanced.
Summer concerts offer variety for local audiences
by AUDREY HOGUE
e Jan Michael Fields Band will perform at the Gates Four Pavilion on July 17. (Photo
courtesy Gates Four Summer Concert Series)
AUDREY HOGUE, Staff Writer.
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