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Trace Adkins at Pearl River Resort
CHOCTAW — See country music great Trace Adkins at Pearl River Resort’s Silver Star Hotel & Casino at 8 p.m. on Saturday, March 4. Doors open at 7 p.m.
Hear such hits as “You’re Gonna Miss This,” “Honky Tonk Badonkadonk,” “(This Ain’t) No Thinkin’ Thing,” “Ladies Love Country Boys,” and more.
“I’ve got to the point where it’s all up to me now,” says multi-platinum country music star Adkins, some 25 years into a career filled with bold authenticity and chart-topping smashes. “I can do whatever I want ... and that’s a beautiful place to be.”
than 11 million albums and charted 20 songs on Billboard’s all genre Hot 100, while catapulting 15 singles into the Top 10 on Billboard’s Hot Country Songs chart.
Trace Adkins has also racked up more than two billion streams and boasts a reputation for fiery live performances – not to mention his multiple Grammy nominations, awards from the ACM and CMT, and a willingness to think out- side the box.
Now, with more than two dozen all-new tracks to celebrate the 25th anniversary of his Dreamin’ Out Loud debut, Adkins brings it all to- gether.
In truth, he’s been doing that all along, fusing
a booming baritone and commanding stage pres-
ence with sounds from all across the Country spectrum – some- times with a mischievous wink. But on his 13th studio album, The Way I Wanna Go, Adkins takes the idea to heart.
Since his debut in 1996, the larger-than-life star has sold more
Steeped in the cultural melting-pot of his Louisiana upbringing, The Way I Wanna Go finds him leaning in to a lone-wolf spirit, and continuing down the road which made him a shapeshifting member of the Grand Ole Opry. Buy tickets through the Pearl River Resort website by visiting pearl-
riverresort.com or call (866) 44PEARL.
Trace Adkins
See Gary Allan at Horseshoe March 24
TUNICA — Country music sensation Gary Allan will take the Horseshoe Tunica stage in his Ruthless Tour at 8 p.m. on Fri- day, March 24. The Ruthless Tour is taking place hot on the hills of his latest album, RUTHLESS.
Representing the allure of a modern-day outlaw, Allan has won over fans, peers and critics with his signature blend of smolder- ing vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances.
With five No. 1 hits on country radio and fourteen Top 10 hits to his credit, everyone will be boot-scootin’ down the aisle all night long.
Fans are currently loving the multi-plat- inum-selling country music renegade’s ac- claimed new studio album, RUTHLESS, (EMI Nashville), with the album having debuted at No. 1 on the Current Country Albums chart and No. 8 on the Billboard Country Albums chart.
Allan’s first album in eight years is his ninth Top 10 album spanning his incredible 25-year career. Hailed as one of Allan’s best
Gary Allan at Horseshoe March 24
to date, RUTHLESS cements four decades of top 10 albums from the hit-maker. “Lyric Magazine” (UK) praised the work saying, “’Ruthless’ is a triumph. By working with modern, vibrant and vital writers that are shaping the future of Country music whilst
understanding its past, he has updated and uplifted his own sound,” and “Taste of Country” has called RUTHLESS “an un- usually diverse album that touches on both contemporary and more classic country vibes, as well as some R&B and rock influ- ences...a tracklisting that keeps the listener guessing with each new song.”
The songs from Allan’s latest album add to his impressive catalogue of work, which includes such hits as “Man to Man,” “Tough Little Boys,” “Nothing On But The Radio,” “Every Storm (Runs Out of Rain,” “Watch- ing Airplanes,” “The One,” and more.
Allan’s platinum-selling albums include Smoke Rings in the Dark (1999), Alright Guy, (2001), and See If I Care (2003).
Gold albums include Used Heart for Sale (1996), Tough All Over (2005), Living Hard (2007), Greatest Hits (2007) and Set You Free (2013).
Get tickets and pricing information at a Horseshoe Ticketmaster kiosk or call Tick- etmaster. Charge by phone at (800) 745- 3000, or buy online at ticketmaster.com.
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