Blake Shelton will be joined by special guests Gwen Stefani and Trace Adkins for a July 25 performance airing at drive-in theaters and across the country, launching the Encore Drive-In Nights series, according to an announcement Wednesday. The show follows a similar set-up to Garth Brooks’ recent performance aired... Read more
Amid rising coronavirus case levels, the State Fair of Texas has called off its 2020 edition, just the eighth time in the fair’s 134-year history it had to be called off. Refunds will be processed automatically to those who had already purchased admission, according to organizers. “With a heavy... Read more
R&B star Ginuwine, metal band P.O.D. and The Oak Ridge Boys headline the lineup of free concerts planned for the Kentucky State Fair, which announced both the slate and plans to keep fair crowds safe for the August event this week. The Texas Roadhouse Concert Series is free of... Read more
With teams preparing to return to workouts soon if they haven’t already, the ACC Football Championship is the headliner in upcoming tickets on sale, with the December showcase up for grabs on presale Wednesday, with a Friday general sale. The game is currently scheduled for early December at Bank... Read more
Austin City Limits Music Festival formally shut down its 2020 event as COVID-19 cases rise in Texas, according to updates posted to the event’s website and social media pages on Wednesday. The festival will return in October of 2021, scheduled for the first and second weekends of the month... Read more
The 2020 Made in America Music Festival in Philadelphia is the latest live event casualty of the coronavirus pandemic, as organizers confirmed it would not be held this September. Tickets for the 2020 event will be honored in 2021. “We are in a pivotal time in this nation’s history,”... Read more
CMA Music Festival, Country Stars Anchor Recent Best-Sellers
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As live events begin to emerge from hibernation, fans are back to buying tickets to events spread over both the back half of 2019 and into 2020, and over the past week, country stars and football have led the way for consumers, according to data provided by Ticket Club.... Read more
Country singer Chase Rice is catching heat from some quarters of the industry after posting video from a Tennessee performance over the weekend, showing a packed crowd without masks or social distancing, even as coronavirus cases rise across the country. “Imagine being selfish enough to put thousands of people’s... Read more
A slew of dates from magician Jen Kramer in the cabaret at Las Vegas’ Westgate headlines the tickets on sale this week, as the Yale alumna and onetime guest on Penn & Teller: Fool Us reopens the room as July begins. The show, featuring “mind-boggling magic and mentalism, comedy,... Read more
Fuller: And the Band Plays On…
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