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Willie Nile Tickets, Tour Dates and Concerts

Willie Nile

Apr 17, 2024

7:30 PM CDT
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Willie Nile Tickets, Tour Dates and Concerts
About this concert
Join us for an unforgettable evening with the legendary Willie Nile at the Uptown Grill Playlist Theater in LaSalle, IL. Get ready to rock out to his iconic tunes at Uptown Grill’s Playlist Theater. This in-person event will transport you to a world of electrifying music and soulful lyrics. Don’t miss out on this incredible opportunity to witness a true music legend in action. Grab your tickets now and get ready to sing along to all your favorite Willie Nile hits! The New York Times called Buffalo, NY born Willie Nile “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.” Uncut Magazine called him “A one-man Clash.” His album Streets Of New York was hailed as “a platter for the ages” by Uncut. Rolling Stone listed The Innocent Ones as one of the “Top Ten Best Under-The-Radar Albums of 2011” and BBC Radio called it “THE rock ‘n’ roll album of the year.” His single from that album, “One Guitar,” was the “Top Pick of the Week” in USA Today. Bono, Bruce Springsteen, Pete Townshend, Lou Reed, Lucinda Williams, Jim Jarmusch, and Little Steven are among those who have sung his praises.
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Uptown Grill is centrally located off Interstate 80 and Interstate 39. Our newly redesigned space offers intimacy through seated spaces for the entire venue, featuring fu...
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Willie Nile Biography

Born (1949) Robert Noonan in Buffalo, New York, Willie Nile studied philosophy at the University of Buffalo before heading for Greenwich Village, determined to make a name for himself as a latter-day troubadour. That he did throughout the ’70s, becoming a fixture in the Village folk and rock scenes and getting tabbed as the next big thing to come out of that long-thriving artistic community. Writing in The New York Times, the great rock critic Robert Palmer called him “one of the most gifted singer-songwriters to emerge from the New York scene in years.”

He made his recording debut in 1980 with his acclaimed self-titled LP on Arista Records, following it a year later with Golden Down. He also opened the Who’s North American tour at the personal request of the band. In 1982, he signed to Geffen Records but got caught in record-biz limbo and didn’t manage to release another record until 1991, when Columbia issued Places I Have Never Been. With the EP Hard Times in America in 1992, which became a cult favorite throughout Europe, Nile finally managed to jump off the major-label hamster wheel. Gathering together his resources over time, he managed to put out his first self-released album, Beautiful Wreck of the World in 1999. In 2006, Nile released Streets of New York, which some consider to be his best work to date, due to quality production and clever songwriting.

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