ENTERTAINMENT

Best Bet: WAR at the Midland Theatre

Gabriele Eimontaite
Newark Advocate

NEWARK - WAR, an American funk band from Long Beach, California, will perform from 8 - 11 p.m. on Friday, April 27 at the Midland Theatre. Tickets range from $45 - $65 and can be purchased at www.midlandtheatre.org.

Formed in 1969, WAR is a band which fuses elements of rock, funk, jazz, Latin, rhythm and blues, and reggae. Their album The World Is a Ghetto was the best-selling album of 1973. WAR now tours over 150 dates a year to audiences ranging from tens of thousands to intimate clubs.

The band's lineup has changed often throughout the years but will feature Leroy "Lonnie" Jordan, Stuart Ziff, Scott Martin, Stanley Behrens, Sal Rodriguez, David "Pug" Rodriguez, and Marcos Reyes during this performance.

IF YOU GO: 

What: WAR concert 

Where: The Midland Theatre

When: 8- 11 p.m. on Friday, April 27