July 12, 2012

Glen Campbell brings 'Goodbye Tour' to Portland

Icon will play at Merrill on Oct. 16

By Bob Keyes bkeyes@mainetoday.com
Staff Writer

PORTLAND — American musical icon Glen Campbell will bring his "Goodbye Tour" to Portland's Merrill Auditorium on Oct. 16. Portland Ovations announced the show this morning.

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Glen Campbell performs with members of his family in Biloxi, Miss., last July.

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Glen Campbell, left, in a scene from the movie "True Grit" with John Wayne.

 

Tickets will be available to Portland Ovations members next Tuesday and to the general public at noon July 20. They cost $45 to $65 for non-members.

Campbell, whose credits include "Wichita Lineman," "Galveston," "Southern Nights" and "Rhinestone Cowboy," has been diagnosed with Alzheimer's. He released the CD "Ghost on the Canvas" to critical acclaim, and announced this as his final concert tour.

Tickets will be available through PortTix at the Merrill box office or by calling 842-0800.

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