Singer, songwriter Mat Kearney will perform live onstage at the newly renovated Solvang Festival Theater’s Grand Reopening Concert, 7 p.m. Saturday, July 16.
Kearney, a multi-platinum songwriter and producer, has performed live on “TODAY Show,” “Ellen,” “The Tonight Show” and “Jimmy Kimmel Live!,” and has garnered raves from numerous publications.
Over his career, Kearney has released five studio LPs, claimed the No. 1 spot on iTunes, topped multiple Billboard charts, made four entries into the Hot 100, amassed over 2.5 billion global streams.
Nashville-based, Oregon-born Kearney released his newest studio album “January Flower.” Written between an isolated retreat in Joshua Tree and his home studio, “January Flower” sees Kearney in his rawest form, distilling the songwriting process and rediscovering the joy of making music.
Kearaney’s touring history incudes sharing the road with a wide variety of musicians from John Mayer to rock band NEEDTOBREATHE. He performed at the Solvang Festival Theater in October 2018.
Tickets to see Kearney are on sale now, starting at $77 at www.solvangtheaterfest.org.
The Solvang Festival Theater’s $5 million rebuilding project, which began construction in September 2021 and slated to be completed on July 5, will ensure structural integrity and safety, and includes upgrades to electrical, lighting and sound technology.
The project replaces the 47-year-old utility poles with new steel lighting columns, and completely rebuilds the rear wall and walkway of the theater that surrounds audience seating, increasing the wall height to over 16 feet. This will improve the audience experience by reducing wind and noise. The project also now includes installation of new seats, in Royal Copenhagen blue.