Dwight Yoakam to perform in Moorhead

DWIGHT YOAKAM WITH SPECIAL GUEST DALE WATSON
TUESDAY, JULY 30, 6 P.M. DOORS, 7 P.M. SHOW
PUBLIC PRE-SHOW PICNIC FROM 4 P.M. – 7 P.M.
THE IMAGINE AMPHITHEATER AT BLUESTEM CENTER FOR THE ARTS
801 50th Ave. S, Moorhead, Minn. 56560
Tickets on-sale Friday, May 31 at 12 noon
All ages welcome, $59.50 reserved seating, $39.50 GA benches, $29.50 GA lawn
Additional fees may apply

Few entertainers have attained the iconic status of Dwight Yoakam. Perhaps that is because so few have consistently and repeatedly met the high standard of excellence delivered by the Kentucky native, no matter what his endeavor. His name immediately conjures up compelling, provocative images: A pale cowboy hat with the brim pulled low; poured-on blue jeans; intricate, catchy melodies paired with poignant, brilliant lyrics that mesmerize with their indelible imprint. Then there’s Yoakam the actor, who seemingly melts into his roles, impressively standing toe-to-toe with some of the world’s top thespians: Jodie Foster, Tommy Lee Jones, Forest Whitaker, Nicolas Cage. Add to that, Yoakam the entrepreneur and you have a singular talent without peer.

Yoakam ’s latest Warner Bros. album, 3 Pears, balances his country core with a fiercely independent embrace of rock, Americana, pop and soul. It blends Yoakam’s respect for his musical predecessors with the collaborative assistance of modern singer/songwriter Beck, who co-produced two tracks, and current rocker Kid Rock, who co-wrote the hooky opener, “Take Hold Of My Hand.”

He has 12 gold albums and nine platinum or multi-platinum albums, including the triple-platinum This Time. Five of those albums have topped Billboard’s Country Albums chart with another 14 landing in the Top 10. More than 30 singles have charted, with 22 going Top 20, including the incomparable hits “Honky Tonk Man,” “Please Please Baby,” “Little Ways,” “I Sang Dixie,” “It Only Hurts When I Cry,” “Fast as You” and “Thousand Miles from Nowhere.” He’s won two Grammys and earned a staggering 21 nominations.

Tickets are available at JadePresents.com, at the Tickets300 box office (300 Broadway, Fargo; open Monday-Friday, noon to 6 p.m.), or by calling (866) 300-8300.

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