Mike Payette’s Three Hour Tour (soft yacht rock of 70’s-80’s)

TICKETING: $20 Advance, $25 at the Door, $18 Members

Mike Payette (bass, vocals) returns to the PCA on Saturday, March 2, 2024 with a new band called “Three Hour Tour”. This new band will entertain you with soft yacht rock music with 70’s-80’s smooth vibes, great songs, and tight harmonies. Think Michael McDonald, Doobie Brothers, Christopher Cross, Kenny Loggins, Toto, Steely Dan, Ambrosia, and more.

This new music project came to life when Mike Payette was subbing for a musician in the band No Static (a Steely Dan tribute band). During the break, he told the drummer Barry Lit that he’d like to put together a Yacht Rock show, to which Barry replied “I’m IN!”… and so the THREE HOUR TOUR began.

Mike has gathered his musician friends of kindred spirits to be part of this new band that includes keyboards, sax & trumpet, and background singers. Many of them know a thing or two about Yacht Rock from their time playing with Barry Lit in No Static, as well as other music projects Payette has worked with.

MUSICIANS:
Michael Payette (vocals, bass)
Steve Aubert (keys)
Eric Byers (guitar, vocals)
Brad Kohl (sax)
Barry Lit (drums)
Suzanne Buell (vocals)
Marcia J. Macres (vocals)
Alicia Payette (vocals)

Embark and take the tour with us!

More about Mike Payette:
Mike Payette’s Acoustic Roadshow performed at the PCA in June 2023 to a sold out show. Payette is also involved in many other music projects. With a musical career spanning decades, he is a well-known and well-respected member of the Greater Boston musical community. His bass playing and strong vocal ability are always in demand. In addition to his years of live performance experience, Michael was a founding member of two of Boston’s most sought-after function bands and has sung on numerous radio and television ads in the Boston market.

Band FB Page: https://www.facebook.com/three.tour
Payette’s website: moonglowentertainment.com

What is Yacht Rock? Yacht rock refers in part to a stereotypical yacht owner enjoying smooth music while sailing. It was that kind of soft rock with glossy production, breezy vocals, and bouncy rhythms that dominated FM radio airwaves in the late 1970s and early 1980s.

Producer: Marcia J. Macres