Pure Prairie League: Legacy Concert Series
Date: Friday, September 18th
Doors open at 5:30 pm
Show starts at 7:00 pm
Please join us in welcoming Pure Prairie League to The Church Studio for an evening with one of country-rock’s most respected bands. Since forming in the early 1970s, Pure Prairie League has built a lasting legacy through its blend of country, rock, and Americana, highlighted by fan favorites like “Amie.” Decades into their career, the band continues to perform for audiences across the country with the musicianship and songwriting that have made them a genre staple.
The Church Studio is redefining live music events—bringing a thrilling experience to a finite group of 100 guests in the acoustically pristine Live Room (original sanctuary) of The Church Studio. Listed on the National Register of Historic Places, The Church Studio is both an analog and digital recording studio, archive, and audio engineering school. The team has designed a series of rare, highly curated, intimate concerts showcasing legendary artists. Each concert is truly a bucket-list-level event.
The Church Studio Legacy Concert Series showcases musical artists whose performances align with The Church Studio’s mission: honoring the landmark’s rich musical heritage while creating meaningful opportunities for audience engagement.
Your evening includes:
- Champagne welcome
- Mingling at The Church Studio, a historic landmark and national treasure
- Tours of the property
- Cash bar
- Grazing table and small bites (and clever conversation, of course)
- Comfortable seating in the acoustically exceptional Live Room (original sanctuary)
- Announcement of the next scheduled program
- A once-in-a-lifetime musical experience
For the Lounge Listening Experience Ticket: Enjoy the lounge with our vintage JBL speakers as the live performance is piped into the Lounge. You’ll have direct access to the bar; however, you will not be in the studio with Pure Prairie League, and there is no video.
For the Control Room Ticket: The Control Room Ticket offers a unique behind-the-scenes perspective of the recording process. Guests are seated behind the audio engineers, providing an exclusive look at how a live performance is mixed and recorded in real time. Because this experience is focused on the technical and production side of the show, we typically recommend it for a second or third visit. For first-time guests, we suggest a regular VIP In-Room Ticket to fully experience the performance alongside the artists in the studio.
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About Pure Prairie League:
From their beginnings in mid-1960s Ohio as a group of friends playing cover songs to their current lineup, Pure Prairie League has continued to build on a rich 50-plus-year history as one of country rock’s pioneering bands. Today’s lineup features drummer Scott Thompson, bassist Jared Camic, keyboardist Randy Harper, guitarist and vocalist Jeff Zona, and pedal steel guitarist/saxophonist John Heinrich. As one reviewer recently noted, “PPL’s sound combines sweet memories with edgy, contemporary muscle. Their vocals are as strong as Kentucky moonshine, and the musicianship and performance skills are as sharp as a straight razor.”
Their self-titled debut album, featuring the iconic Norman Rockwell-inspired Saturday Evening Post cover artwork that introduced fans to the band’s trademark cowboy character “Sad Luke,” has been recognized as a major early influence on the rise of country rock music. Their second album, the multi-platinum Bustin’ Out, included the Craig Fuller-written classic “Amie” along with several other standout tracks. With the release of Two Lane Highway, nine additional albums, and countless live performances, Pure Prairie League has built a lasting legacy.
Over the years, the band has featured and collaborated with many notable musicians, including original co-founder George Ed Powell, Cincinnati’s Goshorn Brothers, Country Music Hall of Fame members Gary Burr and Vince Gill, songwriter Jeff Wilson (who wrote three Top 20 singles), Nashville session vocalist Curtis Wright, and guest artists such as Chet Atkins, Johnny Gimble, Emmylou Harris, David Sanborn, Don Felder of the Eagles, Nicolette Larson, Rosemary Butler, Jenifer Wrinkle, Jeff “Birdman” Kirk, and Mat Britain, among many others.