Jan. 22, 2024

Contact Dillon McArdle at 608-796-3730 or dtmcardle@viterbo.edu

CELEBRATE THE MUSIC OF NEIL DIAMOND WITH MATT VEE AND THE KILLER VEES AT VITERBO UNIVERSITY FEB. 3

LA CROSSE, Wis. – Matt Vee and the Killer Vees will present Celebrate the Music of Neil Diamond as part of the Viterbo University Bright Star Season at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 3 in the Fine Arts Center Main Theatre.

Diamond sold over 100 million records worldwide with music that became the soundtrack to one generation after another with hits spanning five decades. As a song writer in the mid-1960s, he penned songs recorded by everyone from Elvis Presley to Deep Purple and the Monkees’ classic, I’m A Believer. The Killer Vees will play the music from Diamond’s timeless catalog, including songs such as Cracklin' Rosie, Song Sung Blue, and Sweet Caroline.

Matt Vee and cousins Jeff and Tommy Vee, local music scene veterans and sons of the legendary Bobby Vee, have joined forces with their family and friends to form The Killer Vees and celebrate this incredible music.

“This is not a tribute show,” Tommy Vee said. “This is a celebration of an amazing musical icon, one we all love and respect. We have been fans since we were in grade school and first learning our respective instruments and played many of these tunes over the years in various bands. We have recruited an incredible group of singers and players and have gone back to the original records. It is all about the vocals, and Matt nails it. It’s a rockin’ show!”

This performance is sponsored by WXOW News 19 and is supported in part by a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board with funds from the State of Wisconsin and the National Endowment for the Arts.

Tickets are $46 for main floor and lower balcony, and $36 for upper balcony seating, plus taxes and fees. For more information or to order tickets, contact the Viterbo box office at 608-796-3100 or visit www.viterbo.edu/tickets.

-30-