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Sunday, August 7, 2022

Billy Joel, Chris Stapleton To Headline ATLive 2022

Rock legend Billy Joel and country music star Chris Stapleton are set to headline ATLive 2022.

AMB Sports & Entertainment's ATLive music festival will return to Mercedes-Benz Stadium on November 11 and 12. General ticket sales will begin on August 12 at 10 a.m.

The festival will also feature Lionel Richie, Sheryl Crow, Miranda Lambert and more.

Joel will headline the festival on Friday, November 11, alongside Crow and Richie, while Saturday, November 12 will feature Stapleton along with Lambert, Dwight Yoakam and Katie Pruitt.

"We are proud to announce an incredible lineup of artists for ATLive," senior vice president and chief revenue officer of AMB Sports & Entertainment Tim Zulawski said.

He added, "The ATLive concert series has quickly become a must-see event for Atlanta and the southeast, delivering a world-class experience at Mercedes-Benz Stadium with some of the greatest artists of this generation."

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Rosanne Cash, Tanya Tucker & More Set For Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion

Rosanne Cash, Tanya Tucker, JJ Grey & Mofro are among the acts set to perform at this year's annual Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion festival.

The three-day event is set for September 9-11 in Historic Downtown Bristol, Virginia-Tennessee.

Over 120 acts are scheduled to perform on 16 stages over the three days at the place where Tennessee and Virginia meet along several blocks of State Street in Bristol.

The acts include Del McCoury Band, Jerry Douglas Band, The War And Treaty, Asleep at the Wheel, The Wood Brothers, Fantastic Negrito, Briston Maroney, Sierra Ferrell and Junior Brown.

"This year marks the 95th anniversary of the 1927 Bristol Sessions and Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion is a celebration of that great history," explains Leah Ross, Executive Director of Advancement for Birthplace of Country Music, the parent nonprofit of the festival, the Birthplace of Country Music Museum, and WBCM Radio Bristol. "Our lineup is a reflection of the vast influence those recordings have made on the music of today and the rich music culture of southwest Virginia and northeast Tennessee."

Weekend and single-day passes to Bristol Rhythm & Roots Reunion are on sale now. The full lineup, artist schedule, and festival passes are available at BristolRhythm.com.

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Garth Brooks To Re-Air Central Park Concert In Celebration Of 25th Anniversary

Garth Brooks announced on ABC's "Good Morning America" on Thursday that talkshoplive will exclusively stream highlights from Garth: Live from Central Park for the first time since 1997 on Sunday, August 7, in celebration of the concert's 25th anniversary.

Brooks will go live from Studio G in Nashville during this special event to cut in and intersperse live commentary as he showcases some of his favorite moments from his 1997 historic musical event.

On August 7, 1997, an estimated one million people showed up to the once-in-a-lifetime concert. The HBO special was the most-watched special on cable television in 1997, drawing 14.6 million television viewers. It was also nominated for six Primetime Emmy Awards, including Outstanding Performance in a Variety or Music Program; and Outstanding Variety, Music or Comedy Special.

"Time is a friend to all things good, and the Central Park Concert will forever remain a GREAT chapter in our story," said Brooks.

Earlier this week, Brooks joined live from his studio on talkshoplive with SiriusXM The Highway's Storme Warren for a release party for The Anthology, Part II: The Next Five Years.

(photo: talkshoplive)

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