Thanks for the Music Events Calendar

2010
February 6 through March 28	The 22nd Annual Arizona Renaissance Festival Click here for more info
March 2-7	DIAMOND RIO Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ Diamond Rio will deliver a one of a kind country music performance showcasing their bluegrass-tinged harmonies and instrumental talents. Fifteen years of creative synergy have produced several gold and platinum albums including hits such as “One More Day”, “Beautiful Mess”, “Unbelievable”, “I Believe”, and their founding hit, “Meet In The Middle”. You won’t want to miss this incredible opportunity to see Diamond Rio live in concert!
March 3	Zac Brown Band The Breaking Southern Ground Tour with Southern Ground artists Nic Cowan, Levi Lowrey, Sonia Leigh and special guest MC's Joey & Rory Dodge Theatre Phoenix, AZ
March 6	Ronnie Milsap Higley Center for the Performing Arts Higley, AZ
March 10-17	THE IRISH SHOW With Singing Star Elaine Canning Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ This unique group are the torch-bearer of the traditional culture of these celebrated and almost mythical islands of the West of Ireland. Inspired by the islanders of Inis Mor in Galway Bay, the Irish show is a show of fast moving, traditional music, Irish song and dance. It is the essential Irish Experience. This show captures the vibrant mood that this company of brilliant young musicians, singers, and dancers create on stage. The Irish Show is a journey to the trip of the living tradition and is a truly enjoyable cultural experience.
April 13-18	SHA NA NA Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ 2009 Marked Sha Na Na’s 40th Anniversary and the 40th Anniversary of their acclaimed appearance at Woodstock. The group may not have invented rock nostalgia but the group has very successfully celebrated the music and memories for the past three decades in clubs, concerts, movies, on TV, and on record. Numbering eight “Sha Na Na” band members include: Jocko Marcellino, Screamin’ Scott Simon, Donny York, Reggie Battise, Jim “Billy” Waldbillig, Paulie Kimbarow, Gene Jaramillo, and “Downtown” Michael Brown. Even after starring in 97 episodes of a TV series and after releasing 18 albums, Sha Na Na is still going strong!
Country Thunder USA Arizona April 14 through April 17	Wednesday, April 14th Kick-off Party in the “Moon Saloon” Music begins at 6:30 pm The Grascals Eric Church Neal McCoy Thursday, April 15th – KMLE Country 108 Day Music begins at 2:00 pm Collin Raye JoDee Messina Williams & Ree Gary Allan Miranda Lambert Friday, April 16th – KIIM FM Day Music begins at 1:00 pm Love & Theft Trailor Choir Randy Houser Big Kenny Williams & Ree Kevin Costner & Modern West Keith Urban Saturday, April 17th – KNIX 102.5 FM Day Music begins at 1:00 pm Jason Jones Gloriana Luke Bryan Williams & Ree Willie Nelson Kid Rock For the thousands of new and retuning fans of Country Thunder, tent and campsites will again this year be available at Canyon Moon Ranch on several levels of onsite locations—from primitive rugged to rustic and modern amenities. Resource tickets and additional information online: www.countrythunder.com
May 4-9	CONWAY TWITTY "The Man, The Music, The Legend, The Musical" Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ By any measure, the career of singer, songwriter, producer, entertainer and recording artist Conway Twitty stands among the greatest in the history of popular music. His 55 No. 1 singles are an astounding and singular accomplishment in the annals of the recording industry. Those hits drove sales of more than 50 million records powering literally thousands of live performances for tens of millions of fans, and led to more than 100 major awards. From Sun Studios in Memphis and the infancy of rock and roll to the top of the country charts and induction into the Country Music Hall of Fame, Conway built an astounding musical legacy that spanned five decades. The truest assessment of that legacy will never make it onto history’s pages, however, because it is written on the hearts of everyone he knew and everyone who knew him through his music.
May 15	Carrie Underwood Saturday, May 15, 2010 TCC Arena in Tucson Proving that her victory on American Idol was no fluke, Carrie Underwood has become a major female vocalist on both the country and pop charts with hit singles like “Before He Cheats” and “Jesus Take the Wheel.” Carrie Underwood’s first album, Some Hearts, is one of only two country debut albums in history to sell more than 6 million copies. Carrie Underwood has taken home two Grammy’s, Best New Artist and Best Female Country Vocal Performance, and has won five Billboard Music Awards. In October 2007, Carrie Underwood released her sophomore album, and concert tickets sold faster than ever.
June 3	Tim McGraw in Concert Thursday, June 3, 2010 Showtime- 7:30 PM Cricket Wireless Pavilion
June 3-June 5	BamaJam Music & Arts Festival Enterprise, Alabama www.bamajammusicfestival.com
June 10-13	CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL Nashville, TN http://www.cmafest.com/
July 17	Leann Rimes Celebrity Theatre Phoenix, AZ
October 12-17	MEL TILLIS Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ There is very little that Mel Tillis doesn’t do. Mel has recorded over sixty albums, and has had thirty-six Top Ten singles. Nine of these singles, including “Good Woman Blues” and Southern Rain”, made it to the number one spot! In 1993, Mel Tillis released his first gospel album, Beyond The Sunset, and his most recent album, Old Dogs, received a nomination for the 1999 Vocal Event of the Year by the Country Music Association. Through it all, Mel Tillis still takes the time to tour the country and keep his fans entertained!
October 26-31	LARRY GATLIN & THE GATLIN BROTHERS Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ Over 50 years ago, Larry, Steve, and Rudy Gatlin started singing in their little hometown of Abilene, Texas, and from there went on to make music history. Over the course of a four-decade career that has taken the Gatlin Brothers from dusty Texas stages to White House performances, from Broadway to Grammy Awards to the top of the country charts, there has been one unifying element, music. There’s no harmony quite as pure as family harmony. “Gatlin harmonies spin with high light precision and their music bleeds and screams of love and a lot of living,” Said Country Capsule in New York.
November 30 - December 5	THE KINGSTON TRIO Don Laughlin's Riverside Resort & Casino LAUGHLIN, AZ The Kingston Trio’s three-part harmony consists of George Grove, Bill Zorn and Rick Dougherty. The Trio’s trademark harmony and clean, crisp sound keeps them touring 30 weeks out of the year. In the 60’s, the Kingston Trio was the number one vocal group in the world, a musical and cultural phenomenon whose record sales and concert draws were matched only by The Beatles. Drawing crowds both young and old, they are continuing the Kingston Trio legacy with fantastic reviews, command performances and many standing ovations wherever they perform. For over 40 years, they continue to be one of America’s most popular folk groups!