Earth, Wind & Fire will perform with YSO

Staff report

YOUNGSTOWN

Earth, Wind & Fire will return to Youngstown for a 7:30 p.m. concert June 10 at the Covelli Centre.

The funk-fusion group will be accompanied by the Youngstown Symphony Orchestra.

Tickets for the concert are $36, $46, $56 and $76, and go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday at ticketmaster.com, Covelli Centre box office, or 1-800-745-3000. An exclusive pre-sale will be from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Wednesday at ticketmaster.com. Use the password: Covelli.

Earth, Wind & Fire last came to Youngstown in 2007 at the same venue, which was then known as Chevrolet Centre.

In January, the band released “Now, Then & Forever,” a career-spanning best-of compilation that centers around favorite tracks hand-picked by celebrity friends and fans.

“Now, Then & Forever” also includes “Guiding Lights,” a new EWF song, as well as a new remix by will.i.am. The band plans to release a new studio album this summer.

Inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, Earth, Wind & Fire has earned six Grammy Awards and four American Music Awards and sold more than 90 million albums worldwide.