Dr. John tickets on sale Aug. 14


  • August 13, 2014
  • /   Shannon Nickinson
  • /   community-dashboard

Time to get in the right place at the right time, music lovers.

Dr. John, the six-time Grammy winner, is coming to the Saenger Theatre at 7:30 p.m. Sept. 18.

Tickets for this performance will go on sale on Aug.14 at 10 a.m. at the Saenger Theatre box office, charge by phone by calling 800-745-3000 or online at ticketmaster.com.

Ticket prices are $79, $55, $49 *plus applicable service charge.

In addition to his six Grammy wins (1989, 1992, 1996, 2000, 2008 and 2013), he has received six other Grammy nominations over the years. In 2007 he was nominated for “Sippiana Hericane,” his Hurricane Katrina benefit disc. After Hurricane Katrina Dr. John immediately stepped up to the plate with generous relief fund-raising concerts and recordings. In 2007 he was also inducted into the Louisiana Music Hall of Fame and the Blues Hall of Fame. In 2008 he released “City That Care Forgot,” winning him a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album. His latest album “Locked Down,” released in 2012 with Dan Auerbach of The Black Keys also won a Grammy for Best Contemporary Blues Album.

His tribute album to Louis Armstrong called “Ske-Dat-De-Dat…The Spirit of Satch,” is scheduled to be released on Aug. 19.

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