Josh Groban announces orchestral summer tour, show with NC Symphony

Singer Josh Groban is hitting the road this summer to play shows on the east coast with local orchestras and the tour will kick off right here in the Triangle.

Groban will perform with the North Carolina Symphony at Koka Booth Amphitheatre in Cary on Saturday, August 16. Tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 28, via Etix for $49.50 to $75.

Check out a live performance of the Glen Hansard and Markéta Irglová song "Falling Slowly" that Groban recorded for his latest album All That Echoes below.

More events at the RBC Center

Looks like the bookers over at the RBC Center have been keeping busy lately.

Over the weekend came news of two additional shows for the 2007 season.

Red Hot Chili Peppers and Gnarls Barkley will make a stop at the arena Monday, Jan. 22. Tickets go on sale Saturday, Nov. 18 at 10 a.m. through Ticketmaster and the RBC Center box office.

Crooner Josh Groban is also scheduled to perform Friday, March 16. Tickets for Groban's show will go on sale Friday, Nov. 17.

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