Thousands of music lovers at PNC Bank Arts Center in Holmdel, NJ this June 11, 2026 afternoon get ready for a sold-out concert starring two premier tribute bands: Shadows of the ’60s: A Tribute to Motown’s Super Groups and Tommy Lynn and One Hot Night: America’s Neil Diamond Tribute Band.
Today’s musical event is the third in a series of free 2026 performances presented by the Garden State Arts Foundation under the direction of VP Ron Gravino and assisted by Cookie Santiago, Karin Souren, and Andy DiPalma.
Gravino welcomes the audience to the Arts Center amphitheater and thanks the various sponsors of today’s concert including LiveNation Entertainment and PNC Bank before introducing today’s emcee, radio DJ Dennis Dion Nardone. Nardone jokes, “Today you are all teenagers!” before recognizing producer Al Simone seated in the audience and introducing today’s opening act, Tommy Lynn and One Hot Night.
Guitarist Don Waller, keyboardist Sebastian Gutierrez, bassist Patrick Rhulman, drummer Ray Wygand, trumpeter Peter Dreschler, saxophonists Ed Leone and Adam Seely, and vocalists Corene Lacina and KK Seely take the stage and get the crowd clapping along as Lynn, makes his entrance saying, “New Jersey! How you doing?”
Opening with “Cracklin’ Rosie,” Lynn croons in his baritone voice, “Aw, Cracklin’ Rosie, get on board/We’re gonna ride/‘Till there ain’t no more to go,” accompanied by the ensemble on this 1970 Neil Diamond #1 hit.
Horns call to the march-like “Beautiful Noise” before Lynn and Co. step into “Thank the Lord for the Night Time,” a rhythmic Neil Diamond pop tune which features Don Weller on guitar.
Lynn goes out into the audience for a dramatic rendition of Diamond’s 1982 hit, “Love on the Rocks,” and makes his way back onto the stage for 1971’s “I Am… I Said,” where the crowd cheers when he croons, “Well, I’m New York City born and raised.”
Lynn talks about Diamond’s duet with Barbra Streisand before he and Corene Lacina deliver on a powerful interpretation of “You Don’t Bring Me Flowers” which has Lynn presenting Lacuna with a colorful bouquet to enthusiastic cheers and applause.
Following 1969’s “Holly Holy,” KK Seely dances as she sings with Lynn on 1966’s “Solitary Man.”
After explaining that all the arrangements that One Hot Night plays come from a Neil Diamond live concert album, Lynn and the band launch into the twangy rocker, “You Got to Me.”
Declaring, “This one goes out to all my heroes!” Lynn gets the crowd clapping overhead for a dynamic rendition of 1980’s “America” where music lovers sing along on the song’s patriotic “Today/My country ’tis of thee” coda.
Lynn exclaims, “Happy 250, America!” before he and the band slip into the 1966 hit Diamond wrote for The Monkees, “I’m a Believer.”
Concluding today’s show with 1969's “Sweet Caroline,” audience members sway to the music on their feet as Lynn says, “Sing it loud, make me proud!” The crowd responds with the song’s “So good/So good” refrain prior to cheering and applauding for Lynn who responds, “Thank you very much. We love you!”
Following intermission, Nardone welcomes The Shadows of the ‘60s to the stage and guitarist Melvin Miller, Jr., keyboardist Daryl Johnson, bassist Kevin Hill, drummer Tony Lewis, and saxophonist Mark Fineberg perform an instrumental overture of Motown hits.
Along with backup vocalists Sonia Chin-Revels and Susan Spain, singers Larry Hines, AJ Davis, Sam White, and Dave Revels take the stage and open with several Four Tops’ hits starting with the 1965 chart-topper, “I Can’t Help Myself (Sugar Pie, Honey Bunch),” where they execute precision hand motions while blending their voices in harmony.
Dave Revels welcomes the crowd explaining, “We do not do shows — we do what we call a ‘grand celebration of life!” prior to inviting concertgoers to “participate and have a wonderful time” this afternoon.
Smooth backup singing and stylized dancing characterize the ensemble’s presentation of The Four Tops’ 1964 hit, “Baby, I Need Your Lovin’.” Then, Revels impresses with his vocal performance on 1966’s “Reach Out I’ll Be There” which has Motown fans moving to the groove at their seats and happily singing along with Revels on the tune’s “I’ll be there/To give you all the love you need” refrain.
Following a soulful interpretation of the Tops’ 1967 hit, “Bernadette,” the female backup vocalists leave the stage to Revels and the men who encourage music lovers to move to the happy groove of 1965’s “It’s the Same Old Song.”
The crowd cheers and Revels announces, “Ladies and gentlemen, put your hands together for the Shadows of the ‘60s tribute to The Supremes!” Sonia Chin-Revels, Tanisha Gary, and Susan Spain make their entrance as Gary sings lead on The Supreme’s 1965 song, “Back in My Arms Again.”
Chin-Revels is featured on “Beechwood 4-5789” before Gary and friends sparkle on a delightful rendition of The Supremes 1966 #1 hit, “You Can’t Hurry Love.” In the middle of the performance, concertgoers giggle as they join Gary in singing the famous “Sometimes you feel like a nut/Sometimes you don’t” Almond Joy and Mounds candy jingle of the 1970s.
Concluding their portion of the show with “Stop! In the Name of Love,” Gary and Co. invite concertgoers to do hand motions while singing, “Stop! In the name of love/Before you break my heart” on this 1965 Supremes’ hit before the number concludes with avid cheers and applause.
Revels exclaims, “Welcome to the stage the Shadows of the ‘60s tribute to the mighty, mighty Temptations,” and AJ Davis, Larry Hines, Elmore Martin, Bruce Robinson, and Greginald Spencer make their entrance performing a rhythmic rendition of the 1966 Temps’ song, “Get Ready.”
Following 1966’s “Ain’t Too Proud to Beg,” the group sings with feeling in front of the large crowd on “Beauty’s Only Skin Deep.”
Thousands of music lovers happily join in singing on a nostalgic rendition of The Temptations’ 1964 chart-topper, “My Girl.”
Revels acknowledges, “This last song is very special to us,” as he and the entire cast of Shadows of the ‘60s take the stage for a fast-paced medley of Motown classics including The Miracles’ “Mickey’s Monkey” and “I Second that Emotion,” Marvin Gaye’s “Too Busy Thinking About My Baby,” “Stubborn Kinda Fella,” and “Heard it Through the Grapevine,” Junior Walker and the All Stars’ “Shotgun,” The Jackson 5’s “I Want You Back,” The Marvelettes’ “Please Mr. Postman,” The Contours’ “Do You Love Me,” Barrett Strong’s “Money,” and Stevie Wonder’s “Signed, Sealed, Delivered.”
Motown fans echo-sing with the performers on a reprise of the final number’s “Signed, sealed, delivered, I’m yours” refrain before the ensemble takes a group bow to hoots, hollers, whistles, cheers, and applause from the standing crowd.
To learn more about Tommy Lynn and One Hot Night, please go to diamondtributeband.com. For information on Shadows of the ‘60s, please navigate to shadowsofthe60s.com. To find out about free upcoming GSAF performances at PNC Bank Arts Center — including The Sound of America: A Semi-Quincentennial Concert featuring The United States Army Field Band and opening act, American Bombshells, on July 1 — please click on gsafoundation.org.
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