Now this is exciting: Ron has been asked to appear on an episode of Spectacle: Elvis Costello with... The episode, which will also feature Neko Case, Sheryl Crow and Jesse Winchester, will be taped on September 21 at the legendary Apollo Theatre in New York City.
Want to be there?
If you're going to be in the city on September 21 then head here to register for a pair of free tickets to the event. Make sure you enter RON1 in the comments field. Tickets are limited and will be distributed on a first-come, first-served basis. Please do not request tickets unless you are sure you can be at the Apollo Theatre on September 21 by 7:45 pm.
Some further information on the taping:
General
- You must be at least 18 years of age to attend
- Please be on time – late-comers, without exception, will be denied admittance
- Cameras and video cameras will be strictly prohibited
- Cell phones must be switched off for the duration of the show – security will confiscate any cell phones being used for phone, text, photography or video-taping purposes
- Back-packs, luggage or briefcases of any kind will be prohibited – purses and/or messenger bags will be permitted but subject to search
- Coat/Bag Check services will not be provided
- Outside food & beverage of any kind will be neither permitted nor provided inside the theatre
Dress: Upscale
- As this event is being taped, the wearing of visibly logo’d clothing, white clothing, t-shirts, ripped clothes, dirty tennis shoes, hats and/or baseball caps are all grounds for denial of entrance
- Decisions are based solely upon the discretion of event door staff
- Please dress respectfully and appropriately to avoid being turned away at the door
Directions
- Subway: take the A, B, C or D line to 125th Street and St. Nichols Avenue; proceed 2 blocks east to The Apollo
- MTA Bus: take the M2 to 125th Street
- Note: The Apollo Theatre is located at 235 West 125th Street between Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. Blvd. & Frederick Douglass Blvd. (aka 7th & 8th Avenues)