Alan Doyle with special guest Bandits On The Run will perform at The JPT Film & Event Center on April 24. (Credit: Spectacle Live)

Spectacle Live will present Alan Doyle with special guests Bandits on the Run on Friday, April 25, at 8 p.m. at The JPT Film & Event Center.

Doyle, a 14-time JUNO Award nominee and former member of acclaimed folk-pop group Great Big Sea, is touring in support of his fourth full-length solo studio album and 20th overall, “Welcome Home.”

The album finds the Canadian singer-songwriter exploring new sonic territory while maintaining his reputation as a perennial merrymaker.

Tickets go on sale Friday, Oct. 25, at 10 a.m. at JanePickens.com or by calling 1-800-657-8774.

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