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Three Dog Night, Little River Band to play BankPlus Amphitheater

Dec. 9, 2025- BankPlus Amphitheater is proud to announce Three Dog Night and Little River Band on Sept. 18, 2025. These iconic bands boast 17 Top 10 hits and an impressive 34 Top 40 hits between them. Tickets go on sale to the general public on Friday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m.. An exclusive venue presale will be available on Thursday, Dec. 12 from 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Tickets can be purchased at Ticketmaster.com.

Three Dog Night

No band in America was more popular from 1969 through 1976 than Three Dog Night, which dominated the pop, rock and R&B charts with 21 hit singles, including 11 top 10’s and earned a dozen consecutive gold albums.  It sold over 50 million records by 1977 and helped to usher in the age of arena rock through a series of massively successful concert tours.

Founded in the late 1960’s by Danny Hutton, the band curated and interpreted an amazing array of songs from important songwriters of the day like Elton John, Laura Nyro, Randy Newman, John Hiatt, Harry Nilsson, Paul Williams, and Hoyt Axton.  The Grammy nominees landed huge hits such as “One”, “Mama Told Me (Not to Come)”, “Old Fashioned Love Song” “Black and White, “Eli’s Coming”, and the ebullient “Joy to the World”.

Three Dog Night is proof positive that the power of good emotionally impactful music can stand the test of time. Through its live shows and continual exposure on radio, TV, movies and streaming, these classics are still bringing in new audiences, selling over a million copies in the last decade.   The band performs over 75 hit-filled shows a year, delivering impeccable harmonies and musicianship for enthusiastic, multi-generational crowds.

The now-famous name derives from a story about Australian hunters who, on cold nights in the outback, sleep with their dogs for warmth, the coldest being a “three dog night”.  More information is at www.threedognight.com.

Little River Band

The Eagles founding member, the late Glenn Frey, knew what he was saying when he dubbed Little River Band “the best singing band in the world.” Through the ‘70’s and ‘80’s, LRB enjoyed huge chart success with multi platinum albums and chart topping hits like: “Cool Change,” “The Night Owls,” Happy Anniversary,” “Reminiscing,” “Lonesome Loser,” “Take It Easy On Me,” “Help Is on Its Way,” “We Two,” “Man On Your Mind,” “The Other Guy,” and It’s A Long Way There.”

Worldwide album, CD sales and digital downloads now top 36 million and LRB has set a record for having had Top 10 hits for 6 consecutive years – In fact, they were the very first band to achieve that remarkable status! According to BMI, “Reminiscing” has garnered rare status with over 6 million airplays on American radio, and “Lady” is close behind with over 5 million airplays. LRB tours consist of approximately 90-100 shows per year. Little River Band has multi-generational families attending shows. The fans are tapping their toes or on their feet singing along while reminiscing about the good old days.  Each show sparks magical moments that make new memories. The year 2025 marks the 50th anniversary for Little River Band.

More about Little River Band can be found at www.littleriverband.com.