Yanni To Perform At Joliet's Rialto On Oct. 28

JOLIET, IL - The Rialto Square Theatre feels like it's on a roll. On Friday night, the concert hall featured a sell out performance for musical legends Three Dog Night. On Monday, Rialto officials announced that internationally famous music artist, Yanni, will play in downtown Joliet at 8 p.m. Oct. 28. Tickets will go on sale starting Friday. This marks the New Age music composer's first concert at the Rialto.

"We're very excited that part of his tour will be a stop at the Rialto in Joliet," Jack Ericksen, the Rialto's director of development, told Joliet Patch on Monday. "It's really an intimate conversation evening with Yanni and he'll be interacting the audience. To stop here is a great thing for our area."

On Friday night, the Rialto celebrated a packed house for Three Dog Night's show. The theater can accommodate about 1,900 guests. "They sounded great, and that was a sellout. I heard a lot of great comments as I spoke with people leaving the show," Ericksen said of Three Dog Night's concert. "We had people from Minnesota, Michigan and Iowa, so people from beyond the Joliet area."

On July 30, the Rialto featured Canadian music legend Gordon Lightfoot. That concert sold about 1,500 tickets, Ericksen said.

As for Yanni, "We're excited and expect a sellout," Ericksen told Patch.

For information about the upcoming ticket sales to watch Yanni, visit the Rialto website here.

Image of Yanni via Rialto Square Theatre