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Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops perform together at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on March 25

Motown legends The Temptations and The Four Tops perform together at Sands Bethlehem Event Center on March 25
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From a press release:

It has been announced that Motown legends The Four Tops and The Temptations will perform together at the Sands Bethlehem Event Center on Friday, March 25, 2016 at 7 p.m.

Tickets, which are $45-$89.50, can be purchased at sandseventcenter.com, the Event Center box office, ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster outlets, or by phone at 800-745-3000.

The Temptations and The Four Tops have nothing but love for each other… when they are off-stage. It’s a different story when the microphones are turned on.

“We’re very competitive,” says Abdul “Duke” Fakir of The Four Tops. “That’s the way Motown was built. Basically, we competed all the while. But we competed in a wonderful way – brother against brother.”

Fakir and Otis Williams, his opposite number in The Temptations, will be renewing their rivalry when they appear at the Sands Event Center. The two men are the only surviving original members of their groups.

“Him and I are in the same position,” said Williams. “Him and I are the last remaining members of our respective groups. We have love for each other.”

The Temptations had hits with “The Way You Do the Things You Do,” “My Girl,” “Get Ready,” and “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg.”

The Four Tops are known for “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” “Baby I Need Your Lovin’,” “Reach Out (I’ll Be There),” and “Standing in the Shadows (of Love).”

The two groups tour often and are very committed to keeping the legacy as strong as possible. The songs they sing are part of modern music’s DNA, and the men credit their timelessness to having a story to tell and a great groove. Their concerts are part nostalgia and part education, reminding the audience of the Motown sound and celebrating such songwriters as Lamont Dozier and brothers Brian Holland and Eddie Holland.

Get ready for a night of songs you know and love – the true sound of Motown.