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<p>WILKES-BARRE &#8212; The F.M. Kirby Center announced today that Grammy-winning rock group America will visit the downtown theater at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 15.</p><p>According to a press release from the Kirby Center, the band, which celebrates its 47th anniversary this year, was formed when founding members Gerry Beckley and Dewey Bunnell (along with former bandmate Dan Peek) met in high school in London in the late 1960s and &#8220;quickly harmonized their way to the top of the charts on the strength of their signature song &#8216;A Horse With No Name.&#8217;&#8221;</p><p>Decades later, their celebrated hits include &#8220;I Need You,&#8221; &#8220;Ventura Highway,&#8221; &#8220;Sister Golden Hair&#8221; and more.</p><p>Ticket prices range from $45 to $69, and tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday through the Kirby Center box office, online at kirbycenter.org and by phone at 570-826-1100.</p><p>A pre-sale for Kirby members begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday through the same outlets.</p><style>
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Classic rock band America to perform at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre