WASHINGTON, DC.-—The Kennedy Center presents Mexican acoustic rock guitar duo Rodrigo y
Gabriela on Wednesday, June 29, 2016 at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall, as part of their 2015–2016
tour. Making their Kennedy Center debut, the internationally acclaimed duo performs a unique
blend of metal, jazz, and world music. Tickets start at $29.
Rodrigo Sánchez and Gabriela Quintero have been playing together for more than 15
years. The musicians began their collaboration as young thrash metal fans in their native Mexico
City, moved abroad and performed as street musicians in Dublin, Ireland, and finally became the
globe-straddling, film-scoring, record-breaking touring artists that they are today. Known for
their exhilarating live shows, Rodrigo y Gabriela have won the hearts of music lovers across the
globe—from Cuba to California, and as far as the festival fields of Europe. The interplay
between Rodrigo’s fiery lead lines and Gabriela’s rhythmic battery is of universal appeal.
Their fifth studio album, 9 Dead Alive, was released in April 2014 and it highlights
intimate songs and intuitive playing that bursts with melodic energy and rhythmic invention.
Recorded at their Pacific Coast hideaway, the record was distilled into nine songs that capture
the two skilled musicians riffing and jamming together, teeming with desire, elegance, and gusto.
In addition to their five studio albums, three live albums, and single EP, Rodrigo y
Gabriela collaborated with composer Hans Zimmer on the film score for Pirates of the
Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, as well as contributed to the soundtrack for Puss in Boots.
TICKET INFORMATION
Rodrigo y Gabriela perform at 8 p.m. in the Concert Hall on Wednesday, June 29, 2016. Tickets will be available for purchase in person at the Kennedy Center
Box Office, by calling InstantCharge at (202) 467-4600, or through the Kennedy Center website
