Newport Concert Series Announces An Intimate And Acoustic Alanis Morissette Show At The Newport Yachting Center In August

The Newport Concert Series at the Newport Yachting Center has locked up its 16th headliner for the season with the announcement that seven-time Grammy award winner,Alanis Morissette Live – Intimate & Acoustic, will take the stage on Thursday, August 21st.  Tickets to the show will be available for purchase for $49.50, $69.50 and $79.50 by visiting www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000.  The gates for the concert will open at 5:30 p.m. followed by music on The Point Stage. Music on the Main stage will follow at 7:00 p.m.  The 2014 Newport Concert Series is currently underway and will continue through October at its unique waterfront venue in downtown Newport.

Nineteen years after her breakthrough debut of Jagged Little Pill, an album which earned three Top 10 hits including “You Oughta Know” and “Ironic”, four Grammy awards and the honor of the highest selling debut album worldwide in music history, Alanis Morissette remains one of the most authentic, vulnerable and insightful artists of our time. Supposed Former Infatuation Junkie, the follow up album to Jagged Little Pill, debuted at #1 on the Billboard chart with international hit single “Thank U” nominated for the 2000 Grammy award for “Best Female Pop Vocal Performance.”  In 2002, she released Under Rug Sweptwhich debuted at #1 on Billboard’s Top 200 and then, two years later, came So-Called Chaos whose single, “Everything” became an Adult Top 40 mainstay.  Her 2008 album release, Flavors of Entanglement, also opened in the Top 10 on Billboard’s Top 200 album chart.  All total, Morissette has earned more than a dozen Juno Awards, seven Grammy awards and fourteen Grammy nominations.  Her latest studio album release is entitled Havoc and Bright Lights.

The Newport Concert Series at the Newport Yachting Center has 9 remaining concerts to-date: The Machine performs Pink Floyd With the Interstellar Laser Show on Friday, July 25th; 3 Doors Down Acoustic – Songs From The Basement on Friday, August 1st; Boz Scaggs – The Memphis Tour on Wednesday, August 6th; Gregg Allman with Special Guest Jaimoe’s Jasssz Band on Sunday, August 10th; Josh Turner’s Roughstock and Rambler Tour (presented by Ariat) on Thursday, August 14th; The Beach Boys on Saturday, August 16th; Alanis Morissette Live – Intimate & Acoustic on Thursday, August 21st; Blues Jam With Kenny Wayne Shepherd Band on Sunday, August 31st; and Chris Young With Special Guest Courtney Cole on Saturday, September 20th.  In addition to the Newport Concert Series, the Newport Yachting Center will host the Newport Waterfront Reggae Festival on Saturday, August 9th and the Newport Celtic Rock Festival to take place Saturday, August 23rd.

The Newport Yachting Center is located on the waterfront in the heart of historic downtown Newport on America's Cup Avenue.  The venue features a covered concert tent and ample open air space with stunning views of Newport Harbor.  Guests can enjoy “The Point”, a dockside waterfront bar and lounge with a full line of cocktails, wines, imported beers and micro brews, before, during and after the shows.  A number of food vendors will be grilling some finger-lickin’ BBQ while Julian’s Omnibus will offer concert-goers a fun, eclectic dining experience along with rooftop seating to fully appreciate the panoramic Newport views.

For more information on the Newport Concert Series at the Newport Yachting Center, please visit www.newportwaterfrontevents.com or contact Michele Maker Palmieri, General Manager at the Newport Yachting Center, 4 Commercial Wharf on America’s Cup Avenue in Newport, at (401) 846-1600, Ext. 222 or via email: mmaker@newportyachtingcenter.com.  To receive future 2014 Newport Concert Series announcements, sign up at newportwaterfrontevents.com, become a fan on Facebook at facebook.com/waterfrontevents or follow Newport Waterfront Events on Twitter at twitter.com/newportevents.  Also, share photos on Instagram at instagram.com/newportevents.com.