WINNEMUCCA - Chris Young has accomplished more by age 28 than some artists do in a lifetime.
Already a Grammy-nominated recording artist, he's also a dynamic live performer consistently in demand, an international ambassador for his genre, a talented songwriter with five Number One hits to his name - by the way, he wrote four of them - and a handsome charmer to boot.
Now, the man known for his classic baritone and melt-your-heart ballads will perform at the Winnemucca Event Center on Saturday, August 30, 2014-and crowds are going to be electrified.
The big-name concert will headline this year's Tri-County Fair & Stampede; tickets are now on sale at www.winnemucca.com.
This the third year the Winnemucca Convention and Visitors Authority has sponsored a Labor Day concert.
The past two years, Clay Walker and Jake Owen played for huge crowds; WCVA Director Kim Petersen is banking that Young will have the same draw.
"We have really appreciated the community's support over the past several years with these concerts," he said, "and we are certainly getting some applause for this year's choice."
Critics have already demonstrated their applause for Chris Young with a host of Grammy, Academy of County Music Awards, and Country Music Association nominations.
Young's first hit was "Getting You Home (The Little Black Dress Song)," which was followed by "The Man I Want To Be." Fans will also recognize other favorites like "Voices," "Tomorrow," "You" and "I Can Take It from There."
His fourth studio album, A.M., was released in September 2013 along with its top hit, "Aw Naw."
Young said his A.M.'s party anthem sound won't come as much of a surprise to anyone who knows him. In fact, though he's made his name on a string of mature, sensitive hits, Young says he is at heart, just like any other 28-year-old guy.
"If I wanted my friends to describe me any way possible," Young said, "it would be 'He's fun to hang out with.'"
On his rare days off from the road or the studio, Young can be found fishing with his dad, geeking out on music from old-school Nashville to early '90s New Jack Swing, sitting in with a band at a hole-in-the-wall club, or simply closing down the bars on Lower Broadway with his buddies, ordering pizza and playing song wars on the jukebox until dawn.
"I'm a normal dude," said Young. "I just happen to have a really freakin' cool job."
Tickets to see Chris Young live are now available at www.winnemucca.com. Some reserved seating is available on the concert floor; other seats are available in the bleacher areas of the indoor event center. Ticket prices range from $30 for general seating to $75 for reserved seating. Petersen said he's hoping the concert will help bolster attendance during the annual Labor Day weekend.
"We're hoping that people will see this as a reason to stay in town and have fun," he said. "We encourage people to come early and enjoy the fair exhibits, entertainment, food and to find a good parking space."
"You won't want to miss this show," he added. "It's going to be a great night."
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