Kaiser Permanente Arena Announces Melissa Etheridge March 14

SANTA CRUZ, CA – Grammy Award-winning rockstar and activist, Melissa Etheridge, announced her 2024 I’m Not Broken Tour will kick off at Kaiser Permanente Arena in Santa Cruz on Thursday, March 14. Doors open at 6:30 p.m., and the concert begins at 8 p.m.

Tickets go on sale to the public on Friday, November 17 at 10 a.m. PT and can be purchased at santacruzbasketball.com or Ticketmaster.com, with two exclusive presale events. Current Santa Cruz Warriors Season Ticket Members will have access to a presale starting Thursday, November 16 at 10 a.m. PT. Fans who sign up online for Warriors Insider will follow with presale access to tickets at 11 a.m. PT. Thursday. 

"We are excited to welcome Melissa Etheridge to Kaiser Permanente Arena for what will surely be another sellout show,” said Santa Cruz Warriors President, Chris Murphy. “Melissa has multiple Grammy Awards, an Academy Award, and countless other accolades and to be able to bring someone of her talent to Santa Cruz is an honor – I know the community will show up and have an incredible night at Kaiser Permanente Arena cheering on Melissa Etheridge.”

Wrapping up a performance-heavy year, the tour comes as the next chance for fans to catch Melissa on the stage following her critically acclaimed Broadway engagement, My Window at Circle in the Square Theatre. The three-month long run began in September of 2023, just a year after her return to theatre in her one-woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life. A busy Fall for Etheridge, she also released her recent memoir Talking to My Angels on September 5 which debuted at number nine on the New York Times Bestseller list. 

About Melissa Etheridge:

Melissa Etheridge stormed onto the American rock scene in 1988 with the release of her critically acclaimed self-titled debut album, which led to an appearance on the 1989 Grammy Awards show. For several years, her popularity grew around such memorable originals as "Bring Me Some Water," "No Souvenirs" and "Ain't It Heavy," for which she won a Grammy® in 1992. Etheridge hit her commercial and artistic stride with her fourth album, Yes I Am (1993). The collection featured the massive hits, "I'm the Only One" and "Come to My Window," a searing song of longing that brought Etheridge her second Grammy® Award for Best Female Rock Performance. In 1995, Etheridge issued her highest charting album, Your Little Secret, which was distinguished by the hit single, "I Want to Come Over." Her astounding success that year led to Etheridge receiving the Songwriter of the Year honor at the ASCAP Pop Awards in 1996. Known for her confessional lyrics and raspy, smoky vocals, Etheridge has remained one of America’s favorite female singer-songwriters for more than two decades. Since her notable rise to fame, Melissa has continued to release several critically acclaimed recordings including, This Is M.E., Memphis Rock & Soul, and The Medicine Show. On September 17, 2021, Melissa released her most recent studio project, titled One Way Out. The 9-track album features a collection of songs Etheridge wrote in the late ‘80s and early ‘90s that never made the cut...until now! October 2022 saw Melissa’s return to the theatre with her one woman show, My Window – A Journey Through Life. The critically acclaimed, sold-out run premiered at New World Stages on October 13, 2022. In September of 2023, Melissa fulfilled a life-long dream of hers, debuting My Window as a 3-month headlining engagement at Circle in the Square Theatre on Broadway. On September 5, 2023, Etheridge also released her memoir Talking to My Angels (HarperCollins), which debuted at #9 on the New York Times Bestseller list.

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