Giving Our Friends and Fans a Sneak Preview of the Happy Together Tour for 2016 (The Turtles, Chuck Negron, The Cowsills, Gary Puckett, The Spencer Davis Group, & Mark Lindsay) Will Rock Your Summer 2016

Many of you have e-mailed and posted on The Buckinghams' Facebook page, asking why The Buckinghams are not on the Happy Together Tour next summer. We just wanted to take a minute and share that The Buckinghams were honored to be invited to participate in next year's tour, but Carl and Nick decided that they would like to take a break for a year and concentrate on touring with their band for another summer to remember. Fact is that every year The Turtles vary the lineup, and select from all the great classic rock artists to keep things fresh and new for the faithful fans who come out, year after year, to hear everyone. Carl Giammarese said, "We've been extremely privileged to be on this tour 5 of the past 7 years of the Happy Together Tour's Anniversary Run, just as we were back in the 1985-1986 tour in the second year in that historic concert series." The Buckinghams band will be performing around the country this summer, so be sure and check out the website www.thebuckinghams.com and the Facebook page (www.facebook.com/thebuckinghams) for concert dates.

This past summer Nick and Carl enjoyed the 47 concerts that were part of the 2015 Happy Together Tour, greeting many fans who came back again this year, and meeting new friends who saw the tour for the very first time. Check out the Happy Together Tour lineup for 2016 and watch the artists' websites for information on when and where to get tickets. Summer 2016 is only 8 months away. Get ready!

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