It's a 'Country Fried' kickoffZac Brown Band to headline Thursday night’s Kickoff Party |
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This Thursday night in Las Vegas, at the famed Fremont Street Experience, they will be rocking the 2008 PBR World Finals Kickoff Party.
Playing upwards of 200 dates a year and more than 3,000 shows in their career, the Zac Brown Band is the perfect choice to get the two-week long party started.
The riders who will be competing for the coveted $1,000,000 World Championship title will be introduced, and then will draft the bull they will go head-to-head with during the Round 1 of the World Finals.
The evening will conclude with the Zac Brown Band, who will be performing on the stage immediately after the draft. Their single, Country Fried, is currently one of the top country singles on the I-Tunes charts.
Look for special guest performers such as two-time and reigning PBR World Champion Justin McBride, who recently announced that the World Finals would be the final event in his bull riding career.
The excitement goes down on Fremont Street just outside of the Golden Nugget at 7:20 p.m.
More about the Zac Brown Band:
The band’s aggressive touring has helped it develop a fanatical grassroots following by winning over believers one person at a time.
Driven by awe-inspiring musicianship, skillful songwriting and a dynamic live show that inspires word-of-mouth buzz, the Zac Brown Band is already embraced by audiences.
“It’s kind of crazy how we can go to a place where no one’s heard of us before and by the time we leave people are singing the songs,” said the band’s namesake. “We’ve got a great following.”
It’s not an easily pigeonholed crowd either; loyal country music fans, jam lovers and seemingly everyone in between are enjoying the shows.
The Zac Brown Band has already landed support slots with artists such as Sugarland, ZZ Top, Travis Tritt, Etta James, Lynyrd Skynyrd, The Allman Brothers Band, Willie Nelson and BB King.
Zac Brown gigged as a solo artist for several years with jaw-dropping flat-picking skills and an extensive catalog of originals, as well as an encyclopedic knowledge of popular songs.
He formed the current incarnation of the Zac Brown Band four years ago, and members of the band include John Hopkins, Jimmy De Martini and more recent additions of Coy Bowles and Chris Fryar.
And music only scratches the surface of what Zac Brown is all about.
The Dahlonega, Ga.-raised husband and father is a chef and former restaurant owner renowned for his homemade special sauces and savory Southern cooking. Additionally, he’s developing a charitable foundation to run a children’s camp (lending even more resonance to the album’s title).
Despite all the irons in the fire, Brown nonetheless calls his foundation and camp plans his “life’s work.”
“Having the camp and giving back is important for me,” said Brown, who like the PBR understands the importance of giving back to the community. “I’m very blessed to have what I have, and I know a lot of that’s on credit for what I do down the road. It’s very important for me to keep that in mind. I want to leave something behind that does some good after I’m gone.”
