{"id":84769,"date":"2025-12-16T03:28:10","date_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:28:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/84769\/"},"modified":"2025-12-16T03:28:10","modified_gmt":"2025-12-16T03:28:10","slug":"happy-together-tour-2026-returns-to-ruth-eckerd-hall-with-all-star-lineup","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/84769\/","title":{"rendered":"HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2026 Returns To Ruth Eckerd Hall With All-Star Lineup"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Tampa Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Tampa &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>The HAPPY TOGETHER TOUR 2026 will return to Ruth Eckerd Hall, marking the tour\u2019s 17th year on the road. The long-running summer concert series will feature a lineup of returning favorites and new additions performing a program of chart-topping hits from the 1960s and 1970s.<\/p>\n<p>            \ud83c\udfad NEW! Tampa Theatre Newsletter<\/p>\n<p class=\"newsletter-subtitle\" style=\"color: #cccccc; font-size: 16px; margin: 0 0 20px 0; line-height: 1.5; font-family: 'Arial', sans-serif;\">\n            Get all the top news &amp; discounts for Tampa &amp; beyond.\n        <\/p>\n<p>The 2026 lineup includes The Association, The Troggs, former Chicago lead singer Jason Scheff, Gary Puckett, <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Ron-Dante\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ron Dante<\/a> of The Archies and The Turtles, The Vogues, and The Cowsills. Together, the artists will perform a collection of more than 60 Billboard Top 40 hits that have defined the tour since its launch.<\/p>\n<p>Returning artists include The Association, known for No. 1 hits such as \u201cCherish,\u201d \u201cWindy,\u201d and \u201cNever My Love,\u201d and Gary Puckett, whose catalog includes \u201cYoung Girl,\u201d \u201cOver You,\u201d and \u201cWoman Woman.\u201d The Vogues will also return with harmony-driven pop hits including \u201cFive O\u2019Clock World\u201d and \u201cYou\u2019re the One,\u201d while The Cowsills will perform favorites such as \u201cHair\u201d and \u201cThe Rain, The Park &amp; Other Things.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>New to the tour are The Troggs, whose hits include \u201cWild Thing,\u201d \u201cWith a Girl Like You,\u201d and \u201cLove Is All Around,\u201d and Jason Scheff, who served as Chicago\u2019s lead singer from 1985 to 2016 and is associated with songs including \u201c25 or 6 to 4,\u201d \u201cIf You Leave Me Now,\u201d and \u201cJust You and Me.\u201d <a target=\"newwinddow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/people\/Ron-Dante\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Ron Dante<\/a>, best known as the voice of The Archies\u2019 \u201cSugar, Sugar,\u201d will again lead the tour\u2019s signature finale performance of \u201cHappy Together.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Happy Together Tour has played more than 50 dates annually for over a decade and a half and continues to draw audiences nationwide with its rotating roster of legacy artists and hits.<\/p>\n<p>Tickets for the Ruth Eckerd Hall performance will go on sale Friday, December 19 at 10 a.m., with prices starting at $50. Tickets will be available through the Raymond James Central Ticket Office at Ruth Eckerd Hall, by phone, and online.<\/p>\n<p>                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.broadwayworld.com\/tampa\/awards\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n                    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-fl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/1764800527_679_glow-1764666690.png\" style=\"width:100%; height:auto;\" alt=\"Regional Awards\"\/><br \/>\n                <\/a><\/p>\n<p>\n                    Tampa Awards &#8211; Live Stats\n                <\/p>\n<p>Best Musical &#8211; Top 3<\/p>\n<p>\n                                1.<br \/>\n                                INTO THE WOODS                                                                                                    (St. Petersburg College Theater)\n                                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                17.1% of votes\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                2.<br \/>\n                                9 TO 5 THE MUSICAL                                                                                                    (USF Theatre)\n                                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                8.8% of votes\n                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                3.<br \/>\n                                ANYTHING GOES                                                                                                    (The Missing Piece Theatre)\n                                                            <\/p>\n<p>\n                                8% of votes\n                            <\/p>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"\ud83c\udfad NEW! 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