Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers Tickets
Ravinia Pavilion | Highland Park, Illinois
The five-time Grammy winner Victor Wooten and The Wooten Brothers have announced their huge new trek, which includes a stop in Highland Park, Illinois! The musical legends are hitting the road and taking their Sweat Tour to the The Pavilion at Ravinia on Wednesday 7th August 2024. Over the years, these talented siblings have broken the boundaries of jazz, funk, soul, R&B, rock, and bluegrass! For more than four decades, the Wooten Brothers have been hailed as some of the most innovative musicians to exist! They are collectively regarded as one of the most talented and dynamic band of brothers worldwide. The quintet is made up of Victor, Regi, Roy, Rudy, and Joseph Wooten. Victor Wooten is such an icon in the scene that he’s known as the greatest living bassist today. He was even named one of the “Top ten bassist of all time” by Rolling Stone Magazine. Now, it’s your chance to see all the magic live! Circle your calendars and book your tickets now!
Born the youngest of five brothers, Victor Wooten started learning to play music at the young age of two. And at just age five, he began to perform in nightclubs and theaters as the bassist with the family band and toured with his brothers, opening shows for legendary soul artist Curtis Mayfield a year later. "My brothers, who were already playing music, knew they needed a bass player to complete the family band. Regi started teaching me as soon as I could sit up straight, and my parents let him do it."
Not long after, Victor Wooten was hailed as the 8 year old Bass Ace. Before graduating high school, this musical legend even shared the stage with industry heavyweights, such as Stephanie Mills, War, Ramsey Lewis, Frankie Beverly and Maze, Dexter Wansel, and The Temptations. Ever since, the Tennessee titan has been rocking major venues around the world. Victor Wooden is so talented that he’s even been hailed as "the Michael Jordan of the bass" and "one of the most fearless musicians on the planet." But that’s not all - this bass legend has snagged every major award including Bassist of the Year in Bass Player Magazine's readers poll not once, not twice but three times! And in 2011, Rolling Stone Magazine said Victor Wooten is one of the Top Ten Bassists of ALL TIME. Now a five-time Grammy winner, Victor Wooten hit the global scene in 1990 as the founding member of the super band Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Continuing to blaze a star-studded musical trail, he joins The Wooten Brothers for this highly anticipated live concert. This group also boasts the immensely talented Regi, Roy, Rudy, and Joseph Wooten. This talented lineup is bringing all their biggest hits like “A Show Of Hands,” “Sinister Minister,” and “Sometimes I Laugh” to The Pavilion at Ravinia. Set in Highland Park, Illinois, this outdoor music venue has been impressing audiences since 1905, with the Chicago Tribune praising its "musical entertainment so satisfying in quality and so delightful in environment.” Don’t miss out on this huge lineup at the perfect venue - secure your places today!
