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SiriusXM Presents Yacht Rock Revue — Reverse Sunset Tour

What is left for Yacht Rock Revue to prove? This top-notch group of musicians has already rocked onstage with John Oates, Eddie Money (RIP), and both versions of the band Player. They’ve trademarked the term “yacht rock,” both metaphorically and literally (U.S. Registration Number 3834195). From humble beginnings in a basement, touring in partnership with Live Nation and Sirius XM, they now headline sold-out shows across the country, from Webster Hall in New York to the Wiltern in L.A. While rising from bars to amphitheaters, they’ve ticked every box on the Rock Star Accomplishments bingo card. Except for one: Writing and singing their own songs. 

Yacht Rock Revue’s first original record is ten songs inspired by the smoooooth sounds of the Seventies and Eighties. They’ve brazenly titled "Hot Dads In Tight Jeans" forgive them for bragging, but that’s what they are — and it returns Yacht Rock Revue to their roots in original music. 

“I had a midlife crisis. That’s why we made this album,” says Nick Niespodziani, the group’s singer, guitarist, and spiritual leader. “Everyone in the band is a dad now, so we needed to make this happen, before we become grandpas. I’ve sung ‘Escape’ by Rupert Holmes at least a thousand times, and if that isn’t paying your dues, I don’t know what is.” 

It’s rare that musicians in their 40s chase their rock star dreams. You’d have to be crazy to try. YRR knew they were underdogs, but resolved to take one more shot at the Top 40, and maybe even become a Cinderella story of midlife fulfillment. 

Yacht Rock Revue began in the least-yachtiest of states, 2,000 miles from breezy Marina del Rey. Niespodziani and Pete Olson met in the fourth grade in suburban Indiana, went on to Indiana University in the late Nineties, formed the band Y-O-U, then escaped – Rupert Holmes reference intended – to Atlanta. One night, Y-O-U tucked their tongues deep in their cheeks and played a show of Yacht Rock songs. The rowdy (a nice way of saying drunk), sold-out crowd loved it. 

When the club owner asked them to do it again, Niespodziani didn’t want to. But the club owner had an ace up his sleeve: money. 

Over the years, YRR (there’s also a Dave, a Greg, and literally three guys named Mark) have turned themselves into human wine spritzers, playing 120 to 150 shows a year, mastering Yacht Rock’s slick chords and mellow grooves, and partying like it’s 1979. What began as a joke among friends soon put a ripple in the zeitgeist, starting a national trend through YRR’s concerts, ​lauded as “unabashedly joyous affairs” by Entertainment Weekly. ​They accumulated an extensive wardrobe of white belts and polyester shirts. Yacht Rock Revue were revered and well-compensated! Their life was a tenor sax solo! This is what every musician wants. 

But even as YRR was sailing the smooth seas of tribute-band superstardom, and the band members all became dads, Niespodziani was still writing original songs. These new tunes had the spirit of Yacht Rock, but were more modern – akin to Phoenix or Air, the hip bands that adapted Yacht for a younger audience. They brought the songs to a hot producer, Ben Allen, who’s worked with Gnarls Barkley, Animal Collective, and Neon Indian. Allen gave the songsa lustrous shine, for both new audiences and their ever-loyal fans, the Nation of Smooth. Niespodziani and Olson even co-wrote a song, “Big Bang,” with Yacht Rock master Matthew Wilder, famous for his massive 1983 hit “Break My Stride.” 

“Step,” the record’s first single, is a peppy number replete with falsetto and bumping bass, a cross between the Bee Gees and Steely Dan’s “Peg.” ​It’s also the mission statement for the album in a way, because it’s about deciding who you want to be, and making space for that in your life.​ The seven-piece band display tight chops, and the songs incorporate Yacht Rock Revue’s sense of humor, especially on the funky, pro-margarita “Bad Tequila,” the flute-fired “Another Song About California,” and opening track “The Doobie Bounce,” where Niespodziani brags, “I used to sleep on couches/Now I sleep on nicer couches.” 

Hot Dads In Tight Jeans​ is as plush and shiny as Kenny Loggins’ beard. And YRR are already dropping these new songs into their sets, to great response from longtime fans who are thrilled to hear new smooth. While others in YRR’s position stick with the tried-and-true, Niespodziani hopes the album will let them welcome aboard new fans, too. To paraphrase a notable mariner… they’re gonna need a bigger yacht. 

“Here’s how I see it,” Niespodziani concludes, sliding into a waiting limousine. “We have only one fewer hit than Player did, and Player is immortal. We built this Yacht Rock thing on the power of memories and good vibes. None of that is changing; we're just gonna make a few new memories as well."

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September 1, 2023 7:00PM

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This performance features General Admission seating. Patrons should bring their own chairs.

Children 12 and under are free to attend.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Thursday, March 23. Please contact our box office to get up-to-the-minute ticket availability information.

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Yacht Rock Revue Tour Dates 2024 - 2025

• Dec 14, 2024 - Aug 16, 2025

Acclaimed cover band Yacht Rock Revue will be embarking on a sizable U.S. tour in early 2025 after recently joining Kenny Loggins during his This Is It Tour . The 11-date outing takes place in January/February making notable stops in Huntington, Staten Island, Orlando, Fort Lauderdale and Nashville. The band spent portions of 2023 supporting REO Speedwagon and Train during their Summer Road Trip before wrapping up their own Reverse Sunset Tour .

UPDATE: Dates have been extended further into the year visiting cities like San Antonio, Austin, Fort Worth, Fort Collins, Salt Lake City, Phoenix, Las Vegas, Anaheim, Charlotte and Indianapolis.

Yacht Rock Revue will continue performing their own renditions of soft rock hits of the 70’s and 80's from acts like Hall & Oates , Michael McDonald and Steely Dan . Since forming in 2007, they've shared the stage with John Oates , Eddie Money , Little River Band , Pablo Cruise , Starship , Denny Laine , Robbie Dupree , Elliot Lurie , Peter Beckett and Bill Champlin among many others. The 7-piece band currently consists of members Peter Olson, Nicholas Niespodziani, Mark Cobb, Greg Lee, Mark Bencuya, Mark Dannells and David Freeman.

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• It Keeps You Runnin' ( The Doobie Brothers  cover) Play Video
• Guilty ( Bee Gees  cover) Play Video
• Somebody's Baby ( Jackson Browne  cover) Play Video
• Steal Away ( Robbie Dupree  cover) Play Video
• Sister Golden Hair ( America  cover) Play Video
• Do It Again ( Steely Dan  cover) Play Video
• Escape (The Piña Colada Song) ( Rupert Holmes  cover) Play Video
• Your Smiling Face ( James Taylor  cover) Play Video
• Step Play Video
• Heart to Heart ( Kenny Loggins  cover) Play Video
• Brandy (You're a Fine Girl) ( Looking Glass  cover) Play Video
• Loves Me Like a Rock ( Paul Simon  cover) Play Video
• Africa ( Toto  cover) Play Video
• Dancing Queen ( ABBA  cover) Play Video
• Lonesome Loser ( Little River Band  cover) Play Video
• Smooth Operator ( Sade  cover) Play Video
• He's So Shy ( The Pointer Sisters  cover) Play Video
• Hold Me Now ( Thompson Twins  cover) Play Video
• Baker Street ( Gerry Rafferty  cover) Play Video
• She's Gone ( Daryl Hall & John Oates  cover) Play Video
• Ride Like the Wind ( Christopher Cross  cover) Play Video
• Everybody Wants to Rule the World ( Tears for Fears  cover) Play Video
• Rosanna ( Toto  cover) Play Video
• Lido Shuffle ( Boz Scaggs  cover) Play Video
• The Chain ( Fleetwood Mac  cover) Play Video

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