Lineup Set For New Lenox Triple Play 2023

NEW LENOX, IL — The long-awaited lineup for New Lenox's summer concert series Triple Play is finally set.

The much-anticipated set of shows this year will feature The Fray on Saturday, June 10, Jewel on Saturday, June 17, and Live on Saturday, July 22. All-in-one passes for the series will go on sale May 22, for $90 each. The total cost includes all three shows. Tickets can be purchased at Village Hall, 1 Veterans Parkway, during normal business hours of 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. Staff will determine if hours for evening sales are needed after the first week of sales.

Mayor Tim Baldermann explained the proximity of the first two shows.

"Due to routing on the bands' end and repair work we're doing on The Commons, we put the shows closer together," Baldermann told Patch.

The series opens with The Fray, a rock band formed in Colorado in 2002. They made their album debut in 2005 with "How to Save a Life", and gained steam with single "Over My Head (Cable Car)." The band has released eight albums, which includes several made from live performances of their hits. They've been nominated for a Grammy several times, also winning Billboard Music Awards in 2006 for digital album of the year, digital songs artist and album artist of the year.

Jewel takes the stage at The Commons one week later. The singer-songwriter has been nominated for a Grammy four times over, first for her hit "Who Will Save Your Soul" and for best new artist. She was again nominated for "Foolish Games/You Were Meant For Me" and later for "Satisfied."

"You Were Meant For Me" peaked at no. 2 on the Billboard Top 100, spending 65 weeks on the chart. "Who Will Save Your Soul" peaked at no. 11, and spent 30 weeks in the Top 100. She has sold nearly 30 million albums worldwide. Jewel released her most recent album, "Freewheelin' Woman," in April 2022.

Closing out the series on July 22 will be iconic rock band Live. Known for its hits like "Lightning Crashes," "I Alone," and All Over You," the band has sold more than 22 million albums worldwide. The band's 1994 "Throwing Copper" album—with "Lightning Crashes," and "I Alone," in the song list—reached no. 1 in Billboard's Top 200 and is still considered by many as an alt-rock classic, more than two decades later. The band celebrated the album's 25th anniversary in 2019, with a special edition.