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Country and the Crue
Wild Adventures adds three more concerts
VALDOSTA — Country star Wynonna, rocker Vince Neil, and country’s Josh Turner have been added to Wild Adventures 2010 concert line-up, the park announced Monday.
These three concert dates bring the number to about 20 performances scheduled for this year, once the park re-opens in March.
Josh Turner, April 24. “Since his debut at the Grand Ole Opry in 2001, he continues to shine with his traditional country sound. His first single, ‘Long Black Train,’ received the song of the year award at the 2004 CMAs, and he has gone on to win more than 15 industry awards in the following years.”
Wynonna, May 8. “Wynonna has been a figure of country music since the early 1980s, when she performed with her mother in the country duo The Judds.
Now a solo artist, Wynonna has released six platinum albums and 16 Top 10 hits with songs such as, ‘No One Else on Earth,’ ‘She Is His Only Need,’ and ‘To Be Loved By You.’”
Motley Crue frontman Vince Neil, Oct. 2. Neil has had a career as frontman with ’80s hair-metal band Motley Crue as well as a solo career with songs like “You’re Invited (But Your Friends Can’t Come),” “Sister of Pain,” and “Can’t Change Me.”
Neil, Turner and Wynonna are now on the Wild Adventures concert schedule with several other artists. The schedule has changed since originally announced late last year. Other artists include:
March 13: Lynyrd Skynyrd
March 20: George Thorogood & Los Lonely Boys
April 10: Jeremy Camp
April 17: REO Speedwagon & STYX
April 24: Josh Turner
May: Backstreet Boys (date to be confirmed)
May 8: Wynonna
May 15: Chicago
May 22: Rodney Atkins
May 29: David Crowder Band
June 12: Steven Curtis Chapman
June 19: Tye Tribbett & Kirk Franklin
July 24: Frankie Beverly with Maze
Sept. 25: Third Day
Oct. 2: Vince Neil
More information: Call (229) 219-7080; or visit www.wildadventures.com.
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