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Big Head Todd and The Monsters, which has been lighting up stages worldwide for nearly four decades, brings their 40th anniversary tour to William Paterson University in Wayne on Thursday, February 20, 2025. The concert, part of the University’s WP Presents! series, begins at 8:00 p.m. in Shea Center on campus.
Big Head Todd and The Monsters is comprised of Todd Park Mohr (vocals, guitar, keys, sax, harmonica), Brian Nevin (drums), Rob Squires (bass, vocals), and Jeremy Lawton (keyboards, lap pedal/steel guitar, vocals). Rallying around a core vision, the platinum-selling Colorado quartet continue to kick out blues-drenched rock ‘n’ roll bangers, including on their 12th full-length offering, Her Way Out.
As the story goes, Todd, Brian, and Rob unlocked their musical partnership during high school when they started jamming in the early 1980s. In 1986, they adopted the moniker Big Head Todd and The Monsters. They received national attention with the platinum-certified staple Sister Sweetly (1993), which yielded four top 10 rock radio hits. They continued to progress with Strategem (1994) and Beautiful World (1997), which yielded several more rock radio hits including “Boom Boom” featuring John Lee Hooker. The band is continually touring and recording and has continued to put out albums that have received critical acclaim from both fans and press.
Among other milestones, their music literally reached the heavens when they played “Blue Sky” live at NASA Mission Control, delivering a celestial wakeup for astronauts aboard the International Space Station. They’ve toured and recorded with many rock and blues legends including B.B. King, Neil Young, the Allman Brothers, Hubert Sumlin, David “Honeyboy” Edwards, Dave Matthews Band, the Eagles, and Robert Plant. They have headlined Red Rocks Amphitheatre 35 times in addition to earning induction into the Colorado Music Hall of Fame in 2023.
Tickets are $75 for Gold Circle; $60 for orchestra/front loge, and $50 for rear loge. There is a 10 percent discount for William Paterson faculty, staff, students, and alumni, as well as senior citizens. To purchase tickets, or for additional information, call the Shea Center for Performing Arts Box Office at 973-720-2371 or visit wp-presents.org.
