For anyone planning to visit Daytona Beach, it is worth checking out the schedule at the Peabody Auditorium, (our local theater venue with seating for 2500) to see who may be in town during your visit.

The Peabody Auditorium is located at 600 Auditorium Blvd, Daytona Beach Florida. 386-671-3460. www.peabodyauditorium.org

The Peabody Auditorium regularly hosts a wide array of children’s shows, symphony orchestra productions, comedians and musical performers….To check the schedule for the dates you will be in town :: http://www.peabodyauditorium.org/eventschedule.html

2009’s schedule includes performances by Hippiefest featuring Badfinger and The Turtles, Cirque Dreams, Mannheim Steamrooler and Bob Newhart & Vince Gill in early 2010.

Some of the names that have performed at The Peabody may surprise you::

Liberace,

Red Skelton,

Liza Minelli,

Shirley MacLaine,

Tony Bennett, J

ames Taylor,

Arthur Fiedler and the Boston Pops,

Margo Fonteyn,

Rudolf Nuryev,

Tom Jones,

Louie Armstrong,

Jackie Mason,

Itzhak Perlman,

Gregory Peck,

Frank Sinatra,

Simon & Garfunkel,

Willie Nelson,

Jerry Seinfeld,

Al Hirt,

Sammy Davis Jr.,

Engelbert Humperdinck,

David Copperfield and

Dave Brubeck

My favorite of the list :::Elvis Presley,

http://www.elvispresleymusic.com.au/articles/1956_august_9_elvis_daytona_beach.html

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