Straight No Chaser to play Palladium in Carmel

Originally formed at Indiana University in 1996, Straight No Chaser will appear at the Palladium June 1. (Photo provided)

Acclaimed a cappella group returns to home state for special performance . . .

The human voice will take center stage June 1 when the Center for the Performing Arts presents Straight No Chaser at the Palladium.

Founded at Indiana University and discovered on YouTube by Atlantic Records executives, Straight No Chaser has become one of the world’s top all-male a cappella groups, with a massive fan base, numerous national TV appearances and a series of successful CD releases.

The performance begins at 8 p.m. on Friday, June 1. Tickets starting at $39.50 go on sale at 10 a.m. this Friday at the Palladium Box Office, online at TheCenterPresents.org or by phone at (317) 843-3800.

The current nine-member lineup of Straight No Chaser includes six of the original members who formed the group in 1996 as students at IU. Their latest release, Six Pack: Volume 3, showcases their signature approach to rock classics as well as contemporary pop hits, including the show-stopping “Beyonce Medley” and “Sweet Dreams/HandClap,” a mashup of the Eurythmics with Fitz and the Tantrums.

The concert is part of the Center’s Drewry Simmons Vornehm Series and the 2017-18 Season sponsored by Allied Solutions.

About the Center for the Performing Arts

The mission of the nonprofit Center for the Performing Arts is to welcome, engage, inspire and transform through compelling performing arts experiences in a world-class environment. The Center presents and hosts hundreds of events each year on its campus in Carmel, which includes a 1,600-seat concert hall, the Palladium; a 500-seat proscenium theater, the Tarkington; and the black-box Studio Theater. The campus houses the affiliated Great American Songbook Foundation and provides space and support services for six resident companies: Actors Theatre of Indiana, Civic Theatre, Carmel Symphony Orchestra, Central Indiana Dance Ensemble, Gregory Hancock Dance Theatre and Indiana Wind Symphony. The Center also provides educational programming for people of all ages. More information is available at TheCenterPresents.org.