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Vince Gill, Amy Grant coming to Coliseum for Christmas show
By Dan Craft
dcraft@pantagraph.com
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BLOOMINGTON -- The holiday music scene just got a little merrier with the addition of “Christmas with Vince and Amy” to the U.S. Cellular Coliseum’s December slate. | Interactive graphic: Coliseum attendance, revenues, events | Video: Alan Jackson at the Coliseum

Featuring the husband-wife duo of country singer Vince Gill and former Christian pop queen Amy Grant, the concert is slated for 8 p.m. Dec. 20.

Tickets are priced at $39.50 to $59.50, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Oct. 18 at the Coliseum box office and area Ticketmaster locations.

Also available at that time will be a special $159.50 ticket that includes admission to a pre-show reception attended by Grant and Gill. Also featured will be dinner and drinks, a signed memorabilia raffle and premium floor seating for the concert.

A portion of the reception’s proceeds will go to support Bloomington’s Clare House food pantry.

In addition to Grant and Gill, the concert will feature a 12-piece band that includes a horn section and Gill’s daughter, Jenny, serving as harmony vocalist.

Showcased will be songs from Grant’s recently released album, “The Holiday Collection,” featuring songs from her previous holiday albums, along with four new songs, one of them — “Baby It’s Christmas” — co-penned by Gill.
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Featuring the husband-wife duo of country singer Vince Gill and former Christian pop queen Amy Grant, seen here in 2003, the concert is slated for 8 p.m. Dec. 20. (AP Photo/John Russell, File)
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KRAMER wrote on Oct 14, 2008 7:21 PM:

" you keep printing stories about who is coming to the arena but you never review the show.. must be because no one has anything good to say about the place "

ean wrote on Oct 14, 2008 11:20 AM:

" Wow Prairie Loon, if you know them well enough to know they are adulterous, you must be very excited to have the opportunity to see them in concert so close to home! Or maybe you really don't know them at all. Why can't we just be excited about a spectacular holiday show coming to our own town?? "

Prairie Loon wrote on Oct 14, 2008 4:54 AM:

" Yeah, I'll plop down money to hear a couple of adulterous Christians sing Christmas Carols, not. "

TheDude wrote on Oct 10, 2008 7:18 AM:

" another quality show! I am surprised they aren't in the black! I will be sure to be home wishing that we the budget was balanced but can't because we have Amy Grant...OH JOY! AMY GRANT! "

default wrote on Oct 9, 2008 9:24 PM:

" yah, i saw this story earlier...i thought it wasn't supposed to be released until tomorrow. eh, so much for that. another big name coming to town - that's good news. "

The Real Illini Fan wrote on Oct 9, 2008 9:17 PM:

" tatbtime....then don't go. "

tatbtime wrote on Oct 9, 2008 8:24 PM:

" Why not include his first wife too, sounds like everyone else will be there. I don't like either one of them. "
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