As Britain's Mumford and Sons gear up for the Nov. 16 release of a new CD, "Delta," Fiserv Forum has announced that the band will perform in Milwaukee on Sunday, March 31, at 7:30 p.m.
The group last played in Brew City at the BMO Harris Bradley Center as part of its 2013 "Babel" tour.
But this time around, you'll get to see Mumford and Sons, in the round.
Tickets, which range in price from $39 to $99 for reserved seats, go on sale Friday, Oct. 12 at 10 a.m. VIP tickets are available.
A verified fan pre-sale begins Wednesday, Oct. 10 at 10 a.m. Click here for details.
The "Delta" tour currently includes 60 dates at arenas around the globe, including at the Kohl Center in Madison, the night before the Fiserv show, and at the United Center in Chicago the night before that. It's a Milwaukee-area trifecta for Mumford & Sons fans!
While you wait for "Delta," here's a taste of one of the tracks, "Guiding Light:"
Born in Brooklyn, N.Y., where he lived until he was 17, Bobby received his BA-Mass Communications from UWM in 1989 and has lived in Walker's Point, Bay View, Enderis Park, South Milwaukee and on the East Side.
He has published three non-fiction books in Italy – including one about an event in Milwaukee history, which was published in the U.S. in autumn 2010. Four more books, all about Milwaukee, have been published by The History Press.
With his most recent band, The Yell Leaders, Bobby released four LPs and had a songs featured in episodes of TV's "Party of Five" and "Dawson's Creek," and films in Japan, South America and the U.S. The Yell Leaders were named the best unsigned band in their region by VH-1 as part of its Rock Across America 1998 Tour. Most recently, the band contributed tracks to a UK vinyl/CD tribute to the Redskins and collaborated on a track with Italian novelist Enrico Remmert.
He's produced three installments of the "OMCD" series of local music compilations for OnMilwaukee.com and in 2007 produced a CD of Italian music and poetry.
In 2005, he was awarded the City of Asti's (Italy) Journalism Prize for his work focusing on that area. He has also won awards from the Milwaukee Press Club.
He has be heard on 88Nine Radio Milwaukee talking about his "Urban Spelunking" series of stories, in that station's most popular podcast.
