Tickets on sale now!

PHOENIX (December 29, 2024) — The MIM Music Theater is excited to announce its Winter/Spring 2025 Concert Series, with tickets on sale now. The series, which runs January through April, includes more than 50 concerts from multiple genres and features artists from around the world.

This season’s highlights include performances by 1960s pop group Herman’s Hermits Starring Peter Noone; Latin Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award winner Sheila E. with her band, the E-Train; and Grammy-winning singer-songwriter Rickie Lee Jones. Notably, Grammy-winning guitarist Tommy Emmanuel will return to MIM for the first time in nearly 15 years.

The Winter/Spring 2025 Concert Series features several exciting performers making their debut at the MIM Music Theater. Among the newcomers are Billy F Gibbons of legendary blues-rock band ZZ Top; Grammy-winning jazz bassist Endea Owens with her band, the Cookout; long-running, award-winning Irish folk group Dervish; and funk fusion group Ghost-Note, which features members of Snarky Puppy.

Several favorites will also return to the MIM Music Theater, including internationally acclaimed violin virtuoso Rachel Barton Pine, National Medal of Arts recipient the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, award-winning saxophonist and singer Vanessa Collier, Grammy-winning gospel quintet the Blind Boys of Alabama, Grammy-winning bluegrass group the Del McCoury Band, and Golden Globe-nominated performer Lucie Arnaz.

“We are delighted to present an outstanding lineup of performers from around the world,” says Andrew Walesch, artistic director of the MIM Music Theater. “This season features extraordinary musicians across a variety of genres, and we are beyond excited to welcome them to our stage.”

Circle of Friends members who give $250 or more annually will enjoy exclusive member benefits year-round, including advance purchase opportunities for concerts.

Additional artists will be added to the lineup throughout the season. To get the latest announcements from the MIM Music Theater, sign up for concert newsletters at MIM.org.

2025 Concert Series sponsored by Sanderson Lincoln and PNC Bank

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About MIM and the MIM Music Theater

The Musical Instrument Museum (MIM) enriches our world by collecting, preserving, and making accessible an astonishing variety of musical instruments and performance videos from every country in the world. MIM offers guests a welcoming and fun experience, incomparable interactive technology, dynamic programming, and exceptional musical performances. MIM fosters appreciation of the world’s diverse cultures by showing how we innovate, adapt, and learn from each other to create music—the language of the soul.

In addition to hosting performances by renowned artists, the MIM Music Theater introduces guests to emerging talents from around the world. It has been called “the best 300-seat venue in the country” by Grammy winner Shawn Colvin. Each performance is an extension of the museum’s exhibits―showcasing the instruments, the people who play them, and the musical language we all share.

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