NASHVILLE, TN. (Top40 Charts/ BNA Records) - Elite Racing, organizers of the eighth annual Country
Music Marathon & � Marathon announces that Sara Evans, the Academy of Country Music's reining Top Female Vocalist and Platinum-selling BNA recording artist, will headline the post-race concert for the Saturday, April 28, 2007 event.
'The Country Music Marathon has established a reputation for offering our runners and the city of Nashville a spectacular post race concert, and Sara Evans will certainly continue this tradition,' said the event's general manager, Adam Zocks. 'Not only will the marathon participants be excited to hear that we have the ACM Top Female Vocalist as our headliner, but also Sara's fans in the area will be able to see her perform live right here in Music City .'
Sara Evans laughs and shares 'It's amazing that the runners will have the energy to do anything after a marathon... let alone attend a concert! I imagine I'll see a lot of sore folks trying to dance."
Last fall, Evans starred in ABC's hit series Dancing with the Stars and is the only country artist ever to appear on the show. Most recently she kicked off her first-ever headline tour with upcoming dates in Atlanta , Pensacola and Orlando this weekend. Her most recent album, Real Fine Place, has been certified GOLD, reached number one on the Billboard Country Album Chart and number three on the Top 200 Album Chart. She co-wrote her hit-single off the album, entitled 'You'll Always Be My Baby,' currently in the top 15 on the country charts. In addition, Sara, along with the co-writers of "You'll Always Be My Baby", have released a book based on the song available nationwide.
The concert will take place at the Gaylord Entertainment Center in Nashville at 7:00 p.m., Saturday, April 28, 2007. Tickets will be sold to the public for $25.00 and will go on sale March 19, 2007. Tickets can be purchased through TicketMaster charge-by-phone at 615/255-9600 or at www.ticketmaster.com or through the Arena Box Office.
The 2007 Country Music Marathon & � Marathon expects to attract over 25,000 runners and 100,000 spectators. Both the marathon and half marathon courses start in Centennial Park on West End Ave. and finish outside of LP Field, home of the Tennessee Titans. Runners are treated to Nashville 's Music Row, Belmont University and Bicentennial Mall. Marathoners also run along the Cumberland River and through beautiful Shelby Park.
The event features 50 live bands playing along the course, 25 high school cheer squads to keep energy pumping, a free two-day Health & Fitness Expo, a fantastic finish line festival and a post-race concert featuring one of country music's name acts.
In addition, the Country Music Marathon & � Marathon receives extensive national, regional and local media coverage and will be taped for broadcast nationally on FSN and regionally on Comcast Sports Southeast.
For more information and to register for the Country Music Marathon & � Marathon go to www.cmmarathon.com, or call 615/742-1660.
