Sixty years is a long time to carry a catalog. The Rascals — the blue-eyed soul architects who made Garfield, New Jersey a launching pad for some of the most urgent pop music of the 1960s — are marking the anniversary with a touring run that extends into 2027. Their September 18 stop at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts lands on ground that carries its own weight: an amphitheater built where their generation made history in the summer of 1969.
About The Rascals
Formed in 1964, the original quartet — Felix Cavaliere on keyboards and vocals, Eddie Brigati on vocals, Gene Cornish on guitar, and Dino Danelli on drums — arrived at the intersection of Black soul music and white rock and pursued that fusion with more conviction than most of their contemporaries. The Hammond B-3 runs through their DNA; so does the songwriting discipline that produced 17 Top 20 hits, seven top-ten entries, and three number ones. “Good Lovin'” announced them in 1966. “People Got to Be Free,” written in the wake of the King and Kennedy assassinations, showed the depth behind the pop surface.
They entered the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in 1997 — inducted by Steven Van Zandt, a New Jersey kinship that fit — and carry additional recognition from the Grammy Hall of Fame, the Vocal Group Hall of Fame, and the Songwriter Hall of Fame. Atlantic Records founder Ahmet Ertegun signed them after seeing them perform live, which tells you something about the room they occupied early on.
The 60th Anniversary Tour is led by founding member Felix Cavaliere. Gene Cornish — who participated in previous reunion runs including the celebrated 2012–2013 theatrical production Once Upon a Dream, directed by Van Zandt — has retired from performing ahead of this leg, though he may appear at select dates. Drummer Dino Danelli passed away in December 2022 at age 78. Cavaliere leads an ensemble that carries the weight of those absences alongside the catalog.
About Bethel Woods Center for the Arts
Bethel Woods Center for the Arts occupies the 1,000-acre site of the 1969 Woodstock Music & Art Fair, located approximately 90 miles north of New York City in the Hudson Valley. The Pavilion Stage amphitheater holds 16,000 guests and has hosted major legacy acts since the complex opened in 2006. The Museum at Bethel Woods, which opened in 2008, preserves the history of the original festival on-site. For a band that came of age in that exact cultural moment, the address on Hurd Road carries more context than most stops on a summer amphitheater run.
Tickets & Pricing
The Rascals perform at Bethel Woods Center for the Arts on Friday, September 18, 2026, with an 8:00 PM start time. Tickets start at $86 and are available through Ticketmaster. The venue is located at 200 Hurd Road, Bethel, NY 12720.