Lynyrd Skynyrd to Perform Live at US Bank Arena April 5

Lynyrd Skynyrd will be performing live at the US Bank Arena on Saturday April 5 at 7:00 pm.

A Southern rock band, Lynyrd Skynrd gained popularity in the 1970 with Ronnie Van Zant as the group’s lead vocalist and song writer. Zant tragically died in a plane crash in 1977 with guitar player Steve Gaines and backup singer Cassie Gaines.

Basing the name on Leonard Skinner, a gym teacher at Robert E. Lee High School in Jacksonville Florida, Lynyrd Skynyrd was a critically acclaimed southern rock group in the 1970’s and was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame on March 13, 2006.

The band’s most popular songs include “Free Bird” and "Sweet Home Alabama” which are now considered to be American anthems and must haves for FM radio.

Formerly the Riverfront Coliseum, The Crown and Firstar Center, the now named US Bank Arena is located in downtown Cincinnati, Ohio next to the Great American Ball Park.  Construction for the facility was completed in 1975 and accommodates 12,823 guests for ice hockey.

The arena has hosted concerts, political rallies, tennis tournaments, figure skating and other events such as a Billy Graham Crusade.  The first performer to appear on the venue’s stage was the Allman Brothers who were followed by Led Zeppelin, Pink Floyd and Elvis Presley.  The US Bank Arena was Elvis’ second to last performance on June 25 1977.

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