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Jasper Strassenfest - Right Around the Corner!

“CELEBRATING TRADITION! BUILDING OUR FUTURE” is the theme chosen for the 39th Annual Jasper Strassenfest. The committee welcomes our guests to participate in the many events and enjoy the awesome entertainment that has made Jasper Strassenfest the fun-filled celebration that is anticipated each year.

As Jasper embarks upon a number of building projects in our downtown and river area, including the Cultural Center (a combined facility for the Arts and a new public library) at the former site of Hoosier Desk, to the River Centre repurposing of the Jasper Cabinet building, a new look is evolving. From the restoration of the former Astra Theatre on the square to the transformation of the Jasper Country Club into the Parklands, there is much activity. Please excuse our mess and exercise due caution if encountering these projects while enjoying the Strassenfest.

Jason Aldean - 2017 Tour hits Evansville.

RIAA’s top digital Country male artist of all time Jason Aldean with bring his JASON ALDEAN: THEY DON'T KNOW TOUR to the Ford Center in downtown Evansville on Saturday, October 14. Named after the only Country album to claim the top spot on the all-genre Billboard 200 chart in 2016 that's "packed with stadium-size songs and arena-ready hooks" (The Boston Globe), the Multi-PLATINUM entertainer is sure to bring that same energy to the stage while boasting support from special guests Chris Young, Kane Brown and Dee Jay Silver.

Billy Ray Cyrus at The Victory.

Billy Ray Cyrus is back and better than ever!

Come celebrate the 25th anniversary of the smash hit that started it all, Achy Breaky Heart, at the Victory Theatre on August 5th.

Cyrus will be joined by special guest, Nashville's rising star, Olivia Lane.

Ticket go on sale Friday, June 2nd, at 10 am. Tickets can be purchased at the venue box office, online at Ticketmaster.com or by calling 812-422-1515.

THOMAS RHETT at the Ford Center.

Thomas Rhett will appear live in concert in Evansville, Indiana on Thursday, September 28 at the Ford Center.

With "a sky-rocketing Country career” (TODAY), Thomas Rhett recently earned his seventh career No. One with the fastest-rising single of his career “Star Of The Show,” featured on his sophomore album TANGLED UP DELUXE (The Valory Music Co.), the track was co-written by Thomas Rhett, Rhett Akins and Ben Hayslip, and is the fourth to take the top position off his PLATINUM certified release. Filled with party anthems, dance tunes, drinking songs and love ballads, the 18-track TANGLED UP DELUXE (The Valory Music Co.) also includes his 2X PLATINUM Grammy-nominated six-week chart-topping smash "Die A Happy Man," which has garnered major trophies from the Country Music Association, Academy of Country Music, Billboard Music Awards, and CMT Music Awards.

ALAN JACKSON COMES TO THE FORD CENTER

Country superstar Alan Jackson brings his 2017 Honky Tonk Highway Tour to the Ford Center in Evansville, IN on Friday, August 25. Multi-platinum singer Lee Ann Womack will be the special guest.

Alan Jackson’s concerts find the country icon performing hits that have gained him legions of longtime fans, songs that continue to draw new crowds as a younger generation discover his music. Jackson’s repertoire withstands the test of time; it has impacted a field of artists who cite Jackson as an influence. Fans will hear the songs they love from the man who wrote them and made them famous, including his debut hit, “Here in The Real World”…signature songs such as “Chattahoochee,” “Drive” and “Gone Country”…party anthems “It’s Five O’Clock Somewhere” and “Good Time”…and many, many more.