No refunds or exchanges. Event date and time subject to change. All ages are required to have a ticket for this event. Tickets subject to cancellation if suspected brokering or violating ticket limits. The Tennessee Theatre is not responsible for any tickets that are lost, stolen, or purchased through third party websites. Free parking available on weekends and after 6pm on weekdays in the State Street Garage behind the Theatre. For the safety of all patrons, all persons and items entering the Theatre are subject to screening by security officers and metal detectors. Prohibited items: weapons of any kind (including pocketknives), Illegal substances, cameras, audio or video recording devices (photo policy subject to change per event). Patrons who fail to comply will not be admitted into the venue or will be expelled from the venue without refund. Tickets will be available approximately 24 hours before the event.
At nearly 90 years old, Buddy Guy stands as one of the most influential guitarists in American music. As a Rock & Roll Hall of Fame inductee and a pioneer of Chicago's explosive West Side sound, Buddy Guy remains a guiding force for generations of rock and blues legends. The nine-time GRAMMY winner has also earned a Lifetime Achievement GRAMMY, 38 Blues Music Awards, the Billboard Century Award, the Presidential National Medal of Arts, and the Kennedy Center Honor. Rolling Stone ranks him #23 on its list of the "100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time," underscoring his unmatched impact on modern music. Born in 1936 to a sharecropper's family in rural Louisiana, Guy arrived in Chicago in 1957 and went on to reshape the sound of the electric guitar through groundbreaking work with Chess Records and influential recordings of his own.
Will Call can be picked up at Gay Stree Box Office day of event 1 hour prior to performance.
Free parking is available for most night and weekend performances at the State Street garage located behind the theater, as well as the nearby Locust Street and Market Square garages. Additional parking lots and on-street parking are located nearby. For performances during regular business hours, parking is available in all of these areas for a fee. Parking fees vary from lot to lot. Please allow ample time to park.
Venue has ADA seating in various locations. Please call venue BOX office for these. Venue has Elevators, and ADA Facilities, ADA Parking, ADA ramps and Entrance. For more info call 865-684-1200.
Cameras, camera phones, audio, video and digital recorders, paging devices, and cell phones may not be permitted in the theatres based on the artists' policies. Guests using prohibited items may be ejected without refund.
Children under 2 years old admitted Free.
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