Posted on: Tuesday, December 11, 2001

Tip-off
VH1's 'Voices Rock the Beach' tickets on sale

By Wayne Harada,
Advertiser entertainment editor

Tickets to "Voices Rock the Beach," a VH1 rockfest, are now on sale at several Maui outlets. The concert, from noon to 10 p.m. Jan. 12 at the Royal Lahaina Resort's Tennis Stadium at Ka'anapali, will assemble a host of performers largely from platinum Top 40 bands.

VH1 will tape a segment of the concert for airing on VH1 Classic in about two months. The show will also be syndicated to DirecTV.

With Mike Reno of Loverboy leading the pack, the musicians will play solo and together. They include Larry Hoppen of Orleans, Glenn Hughes of Deep Purple and Black Sabbath, Spencer Davis of the Spencer Davis Group, John Cafferty of the Beaver Brown Band, Dave Jenkins of Pablo Cruise, Ronnie Hammond of the Atlanta Rhythm Section, Jimi Jamison of Survivor, Alex Ligertwood of Santana, Jeff Baxter of the Doobie Brothers, Pat Travers of the Pat Travers Band, Joe Lynn Turner of Rainbow and Deep Purple, Leslie West of Mountain and Peter Rivera of Rare Earth.

Plans for a free show on Jan. 11 have been abandoned. A related radio version on Jan. 9 has been moved to the Hyatt Regency Maui.

Tickets: $25, on sale at Request in Wailuku and Lahaina, Tropical Disc in Kihei, Maui Coffee Roasters in Kahului, Simmer Hawai'i in Pa'ia, the Royal Lahaina Resort and at rockforever.com.