The Chieftains and Friends: The Irish Goodbye with special guest Glass Tiger

Performing for over 50 years, six-time Grammy award winners, The Chieftains and Friends: The Irish Goodbye with Special Guests Glass Tiger, are scheduled to perform at Caesars Windsor on Friday, October 18 at 8pm.

The Chieftains, known as cultural ambassadors, are highly recognized for reinventing traditional Irish music on a contemporary and International scale. Achieving great success in Ireland and the United Kingdom in the 1970’s, their transition to mainstream music in the US came after receiving acclaim for working on the Academy Award-winning soundtrack to Stanley Kubrick's 1975 film Barry Lyndon. Joining The Chieftains as a special guest - the Grammy nominated, JUNO Award winning group Glass Tiger. Glass Tiger is best known for their 80s hit singles “Don't Forget Me (When I'm Gone)”, “Someday”, “Animal Heart” and “Diamond Son”, along with “My Song”, a collaboration by Glass Tiger and The Chieftains.

The Chieftains have collaborated with many well-known musicians and singers over the years including Luciano Pavarotti, the Rolling Stones, Madonna, Sinéad O'Connor and Roger Daltrey. In celebration of their 50^th Anniversary in 2012, they were awarded the inaugural National Concert Hall Lifetime Achievement Award – “in recognition of their tremendous contribution to the music industry worldwide and the promotion of the best of Irish culture.”

Don’t miss your chance to see The Chieftains live! Tickets start at $28 Canadian and are on sale now!