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<p>The F.M. Kirby Center announced today that psychedelic blues-rock band Blues Traveler will visit the theater, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre, at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 28.</p><p>Achieving mainstream success with its fourth studio album, &#8220;Four,&#8221; Blues Traveler became known for chart-topping hits like &#8220;Run-Around&#8221; and &#8220;Hook&#8221; and took home a Grammy in 1995 for Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal.</p><p>The band will set its sights on Wilkes-Barre as part of its 30th Anniversary Tour. </p><p>According to a press release from the Kirby Center, Blues Traveler, like Phish and Widespread Panic, &#8220;emerged in the early 1990s as part of a new vanguard of jam bands in the tradition of the Grateful Dead and the Allman Brothers&#8221; and &#8220;the band&#8217;s reputation was built on relentlessly touring, marathon sets, and the explosive harmonica solos of oversized frontman John Popper.&#8221;</p><p>Tickets range from $25 to $45 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday through the Kirby Center box office, online at kirbycenter.org and by phone at 570-826-1100. A pre-sale for Kirby members begins at 10 a.m. Wednesday through the same outlets.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Now a five-piece band, Blues Traveler will visit the F.M. Kirby Center Feb. 28 on its 30th Anniversary Tour. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/11/web1_BT_Press-1.jpg</photo0><caption0>Now a five-piece band, Blues Traveler will visit the F.M. Kirby Center Feb. 28 on its 30th Anniversary Tour. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
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Blues Traveler to perform at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre Feb. 28