Sun Events is thrilled to be bringing our concerts back to Lakeland this season! Join us at the historic Polk Theatre where Elvis himself performed three shows on August 6, 1956.
Elvis was interviewed by Paul Wilder backstage at the Polk Theater in Lakeland on August 6th, 1956 – the interview was done for TV Guide and short bits of it was released (by RCA in September ’56) on a 45rpm EP “TV Guide Presents Elvis Presley”, a very sought after record today.
The Polk Theatre was built during a golden age in the United States – the stock market had yet to crash (though the boom had ended in Florida) and the clouds of World War II were not yet on the horizon. Even so, it was quite a leap of faith to build a vaudeville/movie palace in Lakeland in 1928. The population hovered at only 15,000 people and it was a rural community.
Learn more about the history of The Polk Theatre here: https://www.polktheatre.org/venue
Buy tickets to see Forever Elvis ’73 at the historic venue! https://tickets.sunevents.com/e/elvis-polk/tickets
March 10th at 7:00 pm