The Buckinghams Are Back On the Road! Are You Ready?

The Buckinghams are back in concert, starting in as few as 8 weeks from now. After months of agency strategic planning, innovative booking effort, and lots of patience from you the fans, Carl and Nick have released their concert dates that are as set in stone as much as can be. Concerts begin in July 2021, in Petoskey, Michigan, at the Odawa Casino and Resort and continue through the rest of the year.

Not all concerts have live ticket links posted to purchase right now. Others are starting to show live dates ticket links and The Buckinghams have two 2022 shows listed, again with more to be revealed soon.

All concert dates are still subject to change, but at this point in the scheduling year, here's what they are packing up and heading out for.

Looking at just some of the 2021 and even a few 2022 concert dates set for The Buckinghams, it's great to see this strong regional coverage, but in the month ahead, more dates will be posted around the country once confirmed. Current concerts scheduled are now found in one central place right now--on The Buckinghams' web site: here

Some of these dates are currently set online with links to take you to the general concert web sites, but again, online ticket sales are not all set up yet. That's up to the venue to when they'll launch a live ticket link for their shows. You can always call the box office and ask when Buckinghams' tickets go on sale. Don't worry if the ticket link takes you to a place that is not specifically set up for tickets. You can check their regular Facebook posts when each concert goes live with their custom link.

Meanwhile, it's great to be back to thinking about live music again, so this is just the first sign of lots of great things ahead for music lovers of so many great artists. dates for the You'll see there are some favorite venues they're returning to (hello Golden Nugget tickets!), some after a few years' hiatus, and many, many more will be added as dates are re-confirmed (very soon), but this will get the fun planning started.

For current concert information, visit www.thebuckinghams.com/schedule and then check us out on:

Facebook www.facebook.com/TheBuckinghams.

Click Like or Follow on our page, too, to be notified when event specifics are added.

And, as with all things in life, all dates are "subject to change," but checking in on Facebook or at the venue Box Office will guarantee that you're on your way to these great venues. Carl and Nick will also be on a few Happy Together dates as special guests this summer. Mostly, it's everyone you're used to seeing in concert (including the horns), depending on the show.

We recommend looking at the EVENTS tab of The Buckinghams' Facebook page in coming weeks for guidelines and details. Each concert will be shared on a separate Buckinghams' Facebook Event page, with links to purchase tickets. Act fast!

Carl and Nick extend special thanks to all of you who have stayed in touch on Facebook, sharing great memories, and sharing pictures, too, while waiting for concert dates to return. One more thing to anticipate: Carl also has some special projects to share soon, so expect some new updates coming your way! Let's get our parties started. Welcome back to the wonderful world of classic rock!

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