Highlights

Paula Cole returns to Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts on Friday, October 2, 2026 at 7:30 p.m. for THIS FIRE: 30, an anniversary tour celebrating three decades of the album that launched her two signature hits.

The show marks 30 years of the record that produced 'Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?' and 'I Don't Want to Wait,' the latter widely recognized from its run as the theme to the television series Dawson's Creek. According to Broadway World's season preview, the performance is billed as intimate and emotionally charged.

The booking is part of a 2026-27 season at the Center that includes Punch Brothers on October 10, Jeffrey Siegel opening his 48th season of Keyboard Conversations, and Fraggle Rock: Back to the Rock Live, produced by Jim Henson's Creature Shop, on November 28. Black Grace and BalletX are both slated to make their Arizona debuts during the season.

Who is Paula Cole?

Cole is the Grammy-winning singer-songwriter whose 1996 debut This Fire reached platinum status and earned her a Best New Artist nomination. The album's two lead singles became defining pop-culture touchstones of the late 1990s, and the anniversary tour revisits that material in a stripped-down, direct format.

Tickets and accessibility information are available through the Scottsdale Arts event page.

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