Allman Betts off, Zappa on for Fargo show

042519.F.FF.ZAPPA — Dweezil Zappa will perform in Fargo on Sept. 25. Special to The Forum

By John Lamb

April 23, 2019 at 1:38 PM

The first show at Fargo Brewing Co.'s new events space, The Hall, will have to wait a day.

The Aug. 11 show with the Allman Betts Band has been canceled due to a scheduling conflict, Fargo promoter Jade Presents announced Tuesday, April 23.

Tickets purchased with credit or debit cards will be refunded automatically. Tickets bought with cash should be returned to the point of purchase.

032319.B.FF.FARGOBREWING.05.jpg — Fargo Brewing Co. is located at 610 N. University Drive in Fargo. A major remodeling of the brewery and taproom is planned this spring and summer, partners in the project said Thursday, March 21, 2019. David Samson / The Forum

As of now, nothing is planned for the space on Aug. 11. Instead, the first show will be roots rockers Reverend Horton Heat and the Delta Bombers playing on Aug. 12, what would have been the second day of opening festivities.

On Tuesday, Jade Presents also announced that Dweezil Zappa will return to the Fargo Theatre on Sept. 25 on his Hot Rats & Other Hot Stuff tour.

The guitarist played the Fargo in 2012, performing the music of his late father, Frank Zappa.

Tickets for this all-ages show go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, April 26, ranging from $32.50 to $85 at the Tickets300 box office, https://jadepresents.com or by calling 866-300-8300.

By John Lamb

For almost 30 years John Lamb has been covering arts and entertainment in the Red River Valley. He started writing for the High Plains Reader in 1997 and moved to The Forum in 2002. He is an Annenberg fellow, an occasional judge for talent shows and food contestants and co-hosts the weekly “Gardening Together: The Podcast.” He's rubbed shoulders with Nirvana singer Kurt Cobain, drank with National Book Award winner Colm McCann, had coffee with Grammy-winning classical musician Peter Schickele and interviewed countless other artists, actors, musicians, writers and assorted interesting people. Contact John at jlamb@forumcomm.com.