NASHVILLE, Tenn. (Top40 Charts/ AEG LIVE) - Two of music's biggest names from country music and American rock and roll will race across state lines to ring in 2009 in two cities, two different time zones on one incredible night.
Trace Adkins and
Lynyrd Skynyrd each perform in both Pikeville, Kentucky and Nashville, Tennessee on the same night, New Year's Eve - switching cities and performances; opening the show in one city and closing it down in the other!
Tickets for the first New Year's celebration to feature two acts performing live, in two cities, on one night, will go on sale Saturday, October 18th. In Nashville, our featured artists will take the stage at the Sommet Center and tickets will be available at Kroger, Macy's, FYE, Haddox Pharmacy, Ticketmaster.com and by phone at (615) 255-9600. The Eastern Kentucky Expo Center will host the show in Pikeville and tickets are available at the Expo Center Box Office, Ticketmaster.com and by phone at (606) 433-1793.
"For the past 12 years, we've been fortunate to have the biggest names in music celebrate New Year's Eve in Nashville," says Steve Moore, Senior Vice President of AEG Live. "To add the dynamic of having them be in two cities on one night will be an even more exciting way to create the biggest party of the year."
Trace Adkins is a multi-faceted entertainer who has clearly earned his place among country's most identifiable and important artists of his generation. Twelve years into his recording career as a country chartbuster, with dozens of hits under his belt and nine top-selling albums, Adkins has racked up a long string of hits including his recent chart-toppers "You're Gonna Miss This," and "Ladies Love Country Boys," among favorites, "Honky Tonk Badonkadonk," "Songs About Me," "Hot Mama," "(This Ain't) No Thinkin' Thing," "Chrome," "Every Light In The House Is On," and "I Got My Game On." His latest hit, "Muddy Water," is the lead single from his tenth album scheduled for release November 25th. Adkins has sold millions of records, garnered dozens of industry awards and is a proud member of the prestigious Grand Ole Opry.
Ranked as one of the best-selling artists of all time by the Recording Industry Association of America and named one of the greatest artists of all time by Rolling Stone magazine, Rock & Roll Hall of Fame member, Lynyrd Skynyrd is still going strong with over 26 million CD's sold to date, and over 80 live performances annually. The band is currently writing the follow-up to their 2003 release Vicious Cycle that spawned the hit single, "Red White and Blue." To date, the Southern anthem "Sweet Home Alabama" has passed the 1,000,000 mark in downloaded master ringtones, proving that Lynyrd Skynyrd is a major industry icon that appeals to all generations.
AEG LIVE, one of the world's leading concert promotion and touring companies, with fifteen regional offices, is comprised of stand-alone affiliate divisions devoted to all aspects of live entertainment.
MEG / AEG Live is one of two AEG offices in Nashville, TN and has recently promoted and produced tours and concert dates for Kenny Chesney, Reba McEntire with Kelly Clarkson, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Kid Rock, James Taylor, Trace Adkins, Taylor Swift, Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Jason Aldean.
