NASHVILLE |DT: MAY 12, 2010
COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR:
LENDING A HAND IN NASHVILLE
MONTGOMERY GENTRY, JACK INGRAM, ERIC CHURCH, ELI YOUNG BAND, SARAH BUXTON, HEATHER MORGAN, TROY OLSEN, BRAD TURSI, CORY BRANAN, JEDD HUGHES, ASHLEY RAY AND DAVE PAHANISH WILL DONATE PROCEEDS OF MERCHANDISE SALES
AT SELECT COUNTRY THROWDOWN SHOWS
TOUR TO DONATE $.50 OF EVERY TICKET SOLD TO CHARITY
A PORTION WILL GO DIRECTLY TO
HANDS ON NASHVILLE
TO HELP REBUILD THE LOCAL COMMUNITY
In light of the recent devastation in Nashville, the COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR and its artists are lending a hand to the local residents in need.
COUNTRY THROWDOWN artists are coming forward to help in a collective way. As of today, main stage headliners Montgomery Gentry, Jack Ingram, Eric Church, Eli Young Band and Bluebird Café Tent singer-songwriters Sarah Buxton, Heather Morgan, Jedd Hughes, Ashley Ray, Troy Olsen, Brad Tursi, Cory Branan and Dave Pahanish will be donating the net proceeds from the sale of their merchandise at select shows throughout the U.S.
“We’re excited to be a part of the Throwdown Tour and through the course of the tour the artists get to participate in generating a lot of revenue for Nashville,” explains Troy Gentry of MONTGOMERY GENTRY. “Donating in one lump sum at the end of the tour gives us the opportunity to help any folks who may have fallen through the cracks, either through not having insurance or not being eligible for FEMA coverage. We’ll be able to place the money directly with the people who need it the most to rebuild.”
The COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR will donate $.50 of every ticket to charity, a portion of which will go directly to Hands On Nashville (www.hon.org) to rebuild community infrastructure in Nashville. Meanwhile, at the end of the tour, the merchandise donations from the aforementioned tour artists will also benefit Hands On Nashville.
“After moving part of our company down to Nashville well over a year ago, we’ve all grown deeply connected to this town,” states tour founder KEVIN LYMAN. “In the wake of this flood, all of us with the Country Throwdown Tour are inspired to help rebuild the Nashville community for many months to come.”
The COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR–the first annual multi-stage country tour from 4 FINI, Inc., producers and creators of the successful Vans Warped Tour–kicks off this week on May 14 in Tampa, FL and wraps-up June 20 in Mountain View, CA. The outdoor amphitheater tour mixes top country music artists with up-and-coming singer-songwriters on four stages.
COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR headliners include: MONTGOMERY GENTRY, JAMEY JOHNSON, LITTLE BIG TOWN and JACK INGRAM. Other mainstage artists include: ERIC CHURCH, THE LOST TRAILERS, the ELI YOUNG BAND, HEIDI NEWFIELD, RYAN BINGHAM and The Dead Horses, JONATHAN SINGLETON & The Grove and EMILY WEST. In addition, nine emerging singer-songwriters are featured in the Bluebird Café Tent: ASHLEY RAY, BRAD TURSI, CORY BRANAN, DAVE PAHANISH, JEDD HUGHES, SARAH BUXTON, TROY OLSEN, HEATHER MORGAN and WALKER HAYES.
The outdoor amphitheater trek features a diverse lineup bringing together established and emerging artists in the country music scene, as well as a full concourse of lifestyle attractions and vendors–all with an affordable ticket price. Doors will open daily at 1:00pm and fans are encouraged to come early and join in the pre-show party at the Throwdown Happy Hour; join meet-and-greets with their favorite artists; and watch the Bluebird Café tent artists.
Check out the comprehensive website: www.countrythrowdown.com for videos, free songs and tickets.
Catch the COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR out on the road:
DATE CITY VENUE
Fri 5/14 Tampa, FL Ford Amphitheatre
Sat 5/15 W. Palm Beach, FL Cruzan Amphitheatre
Sun 5/16 Jacksonville, FL Metropolitan Park
Thu 5/20 Cleveland, OH Blossom Music Center
Fri 5/21 Cincinnati, OH Riverbend Music Center
Sat 5/22 Chicago, IL First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre
Sun 5/23 Indianapolis, IN Verizon Wireless Music Center
Thu 5/27 Charlotte, NC Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 5/28 Raleigh, NC Time Warner Cable Pavilion
Sat 5/29 Pittsburgh, PA Post Gazette Pavilion
Sun 5/30 Saratoga Springs, NY SPAC Amphitheatre
Mon 5/31 Gilford, NH Meadowbrook US Cellular Pavilion
Fri 6/4 Virginia Beach, VA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sat 6/5 Philadelphia, PA Susquehanna Amphitheatre
Sun 6/6 Bristow, VA Jiffy Lube Live
Wed 6/9 Houston, TX Sam Houston Racepark
Thu 6/10 Dallas, TX Superpages.com Center
Sat 6/12 Salt Lake City, UT USANA Amphitheatre
Sun 6/13 Denver, CO Comfort Dental Amphitheatre
Wed 6/16 Bakersfield, CA Rabobank Arena
Thu 6/17 San Diego, CA Cricket Wireless Amphitheatre
Fri 6/18 Phoenix, AZ Cricket Wireless Pavilion
Sat 6/19 Irvine, CA Verizon Wireless Amphitheatre
Sun 6/20 Mountain View, CA Shoreline Amphitheatre
The COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR® is made possible through the support of presenting sponsor Rockstar Energy Drink, supporting sponsors such as: Wrangler, Best Buy, media sponsors GAC TV and PEOPLE Country, NAMM, BMI, Capitol, Warner Bros Nashville and Show Dog Universal.
About 4FINI, INC. and Kevin Lyman.
Kevin Lyman is the producer and creator of the hugely successful Vans Warped Tour, the longest running traveling music and extreme sports festival in the world today. With the Vans Warped Tour, Lyman pioneered the successful integration of corporate sponsors with the extreme lifestyle, creating a blueprint for sponsorship integration widely duplicated in the marketplace today. In 2005 Kevin teamed up with John Reese to form Taste of Chaos, LLC (TOC, LLC) and produce the Rockstar Taste of Chaos tour. In 2007, TOC, LLC presented the first annual Rockstar Mayhem Festival, a summer metal festival featuring 15 metal bands including headliners Slipknot and Disturbed. A success by all standards, Rockstar Mayhem Festival perhaps most notably integrated the camaraderie Lyman had created on The Vans Warped Tour into a metal festival. Kevin and his company 4 Fini, Inc. have produced numerous other successful tour productions. Kevin is a music industry authority on multiple corporate branding projects, helping companies maintain the valuable street level credibility that endears their products to the youth market.
About Hands On Nashville
Hands On Nashville (HON) was founded in 1991 to help people transform the world around them by volunteering. HON is a recognized leader in programs, partnerships and services that maximize volunteer impact for youth, adult, corporate, and nonprofit constituencies in the greater Nashville community. Each year, Hands On Nashville refers or places 38,000 volunteers to projects in more than 300 area service agencies and schools. For more information, visit: www.hon.org.
For COUNTRY THROWDOWN TOUR publicity contact, MSO, (818) 380-0400:
Libby Coffey 818-380-0400 ext. 224
LCoffey@msopr.com
Mitch Schneider ext. 235
MSchneider@msopr.com
Bari Lieberman ext. 222
BLieberman@msopr.com
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