New Edition tour to hit Kent June 22

New Edition will perform June 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent. - COURTESY PHOTO
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New Edition will perform June 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

April 4, 2012 · 11:20 AM

New Edition, in celebration of the 30th anniversary of their first album "Candy Girl," will perform at 9 p.m. Friday, June 22 at the ShoWare Center in Kent.

All six original members of the group will join the tour. They are Bobby Brown, Ronnie DeVoe, Johnny Gill, Ralph Tresvant, Michael Bivins and Ricky Bell.

The two-hour concert will include group hits "Candy Girl," "Cool it Now," "Mr. Telephone Man" and "If it isn't Love." Solo hits will include "My Prerogative" by Brown; "My My My" by Gill; and "Sensitivity" by Tresvant.

Ticket prices are $150, $125, $85, $75, $55 and $45. The $150 ticket includes a meet and greet while the $85 ticket includes access to the club lounge where mixed drinks may be purchased.

For tickets, go to www.showarecenter.com.

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