Suzanne will be joined on stage by her longtime guitarist, Gerry Leonard, performing favorites from across her career.
Vega emerged as a leading figure of the folk-music revival of the early 1980s when, accompanying herself on acoustic guitar, she sang what has been called contemporary folk or neo-folk songs of her own creation in Greenwich Village clubs. Since the release of her self-titled, critically acclaimed 1985 debut album, she has given sold-out concerts in many of the world’s best-known venues. Known for performances that convey deep emotion, Vega’s distinctive, “clear, unwavering voice” (Rolling Stone) has been described as “a cool, dry sandpaper-brushed near-whisper” by The Washington Post, with NPR Music noting that she “has been making vital, inventive music” throughout the course of her decades-long career.
Bearing the stamp of a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times), Vega’s songs have tended to focus on city life, ordinary people and real-world subjects. Notably succinct and understated, her work is immediately recognizable—as utterly distinct and thoughtful as it was when her voice was first heard on the radio over 30 years ago.
VIP Soundcheck Upgrade
Time: 5:30 PM
VIP Ticket: $100 (sold separately from concert ticket)
Package inclusions:
• Must have a concert ticket to purchase upgrade
• Pre-show visit to Suzanne’s soundcheck
• Pre-show Q&A with Suzanne
• One autographed tour poster
• One commemorative Suzanne Vega VIP laminate
• One commemorative Suzanne Vega ticket
You will receive an email from VIP@OTLPresents.com 2-3 days prior to show with check-in/pickup instructions
* Package details and timing subject to change.
MORE ABOUT SUZANNE VEGA
Widely regarded as one of the foremost songwriters of her generation, Suzanne Vega is a masterful storyteller who “observes the world with a clinically poetic eye” (The New York Times). Her enduring body of work includes the hits “Luka” and “Tom’s Diner.”
To date Vega has released 10 records, included her platinum self-titled debut and the follow up, 1987’s Solitude Standing which has sold over one million copies worldwide. She has been nominated for several Grammy’s (winning two) and released an acclaimed book, 1999’s The Passionate Eye. Her newest record, 2020’s An Evening of New York Songs and Stories, was recorded live at the Café Carlyle in New York City and includes fresh interpretations of some of her greatest songs.
Suzanne was born in Santa Monica, CA, but grew up in Spanish Harlem and the Upper West Side of New York City. She was influenced by her mother, a computer systems analyst and her stepfather, the Puerto Rican writer Egardo Vega Yunque. There was a heady mix of multicultural music playing at home: Motown, bossa nova, jazz and folk. At age 11 she picked up a guitar and as a teenager she started to write songs. Suzanne studied dance at the High School for the Performing Arts and later attended Barnard College where she majored in English Literature and minored in theater. In 1979 after Suzanne attended a concert by Lou Reed, she began to find her true artistic voice and distinctive vision for contemporary folk. Receptionist by day, Suzanne was hanging out at the Greenwich Village Songwriter’s Exchange by night. Soon she was playing iconic venues like The Bottom Line and Folk City. The word was out and audiences were catching on. The rest is history.
