Since her 1988 debut 'Bring Me Some Water', Melissa Etheridge has been an iconic voice in alternative rock and roll. When in 1993, her second record 'Yes I am' went double platinum, that success was cemented. As a performer she has won 2 Grammy Awards and an Academy Award for best original songs, but also as a social and gay rights activist, she has left a lasting impression on American popular culture.

Country and bluegrass musician Ricky Skaggs is a singer as well as master of instruments including the mandolin, fiddle, guitar, mandocaster and banjo. The Kentucky born musician started his lifelong relationship with music at the young age of five, since then he has made a name for himself as one of the best country musicians out there and has been inducted into the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum and the Country Music Hall of Fame.

A fusion of horn-based soul and funk with the tightest rhythm section ever to grace the stage, Tower of Power have been bringing their unique style to shows since 1968. However the veteran performers are not old news, they imbue their music with an upbeat joy that speaks to multi-generational audiences, from today's young music students to the groovy cats of the Motown era.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Corrine Bailey Rae returns to North America in support of her new album. First coming to attention in 2006 with the blissful 'Put Your Records On, the lead single from her self-titled debut album, she has since enjoyed a low-key yet successful career composing music for television, movies and collaborating with artists including Mary J. Blige, Paul McCartney, and Leslie Odom Jr. among many more.