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Little Big Town Concert

Date: July 14, 2023

Time: 7:00 PM - 11:00 PM

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Salinas Sports Complex

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Big Week Kick Off Concert

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GRAMMY, ACM, CMA, AMA and Emmy award-winning country group Little Big Town will headline the 2023 Big Week Kick Off Concert on July 14, 2023. Consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook, Little Big Town most recently released their 10^th studio album Mr. Sun in September, which debuted as the Top Country Album by a group in 2022. The band first entered the music scene over 20 years ago with hit songs like “Boondocks,” “Bring it on Home,” “Good as Gone” and the GRAMMY-nominated “Little White Church.” Their breakthrough albums Tornado and Pain Killer produced multiple #1 singles including “Pontoon,” “Tornado,” “Day Drinking,” and “Girl Crush”- the history-making, best-selling country single of the year in 2015. Little Big Town has earned more than 45 award show nominations and has taken home nearly 20 awards.

The concert is presented by Taylor Farms and produced by the California Rodeo Salinas and David Drew Productions with support from media partners KSBW TV 8 and Central Coast ABC and KTOM 92.7FM.

Gates will open at 5pm and music will start at 7pm. Opening acts include Claudia Hoyser and Jesse Kinch. Read more about them below.

Opening Act - Claudia Hoyser

Claudia Hoyser is an American country music singer, songwriter and social influencer. She has recently supported Miranda Lambert, Blake Shelton, Brantley Gilbert, Ryan Bingham, Chris Young, Brad Paisley, Jessie James Decker, Mitchell Tenpenny, Willie Nelson, ZZ Top, Zach Bryan, Chase Rice, Sara Evans and Justin Moore. Claudia’s song “Duke Devlin,” about the hippie who never left Woodstock, recently celebrated 3 weeks at #1 on CMT’s 12 Pack Countdown.

Visit her website to learn more www.claudiahoyser.com

Opening Act - Jesse Kinch

Jesse Kinch is a singer, published songwriter, and guitarist, from Long Island, New York. Jesse’s music and lyrics are based on themes that all generations can relate to. His high energy concert performances have left audiences in awe. Kinch's career is full of highlights including winning the ABC live television competition "Rising Star" at 20 years old. Scroll down to read more.

Click HERE to visit his website.

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Venue Details

The Salinas Sports Complex is an outdoor venue. The arena floor where standing floor tickets are located is dirt and uneven.

Parking is CASH ONLY.

There is no re-entry.

There is a CLEAR BAG POLICY in effect. Click the link for details.

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If you are interested in joining the sponsorship program for the Big Week Kick Off Concert, please contact Victoria Carlisle at 831-775-3109 or email her at vcarlisle@carodeo.com.

Parking Information

General parking is $20 and VIP parking is $30. Cash and credit cards will be accepted.

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About Little Big Town

GRAMMY, ACM, CMA, AMA and Emmy Award-winning group, Little Big Town – consisting of members Karen Fairchild, Phillip Sweet, Kimberly Schlapman, and Jimi Westbrook – first entered the music scene over 20 years ago with hit songs “Boondocks,” “Bring It On Home,” “Good As Gone” and the GRAMMY-nominated “Little White Church.” The band’s breakthrough albums Tornado and Pain Killer produced multiple #1 singles, including “Pontoon,” “Tornado,” and “Day Drinking,” as well as the history-making, best-selling country single of the year (2015) “Girl Crush.” 2017’s The Breaker debuted at #1 on the Billboard Country Charts and Top 10 (No. 4) on the Billboard 200 to critical acclaim. The album features their GRAMMY-winning, multi-week #1 single, “Better Man,” as well as the 2019 GRAMMY-nominated, “When Someone Stops Loving You.” The band’s self-produced ninth studio album Nightfall was released January 2020 and hit the top of the Billboard Country Charts. The record included critically acclaimed and GRAMMY-nominated “The Daughters,” “Over Drinking” and “Wine, Beer, Whiskey” - the latter of which has reached more than 380 million global streams. In April 2022, they released their new single “Hell Yeah,” which has amassed more than 60 million global streams to date. Little Big Town has earned more than 45 award show nominations and has taken home nearly 20 awards, including multiple GRAMMY, AMA, People’s Choice, CMA and ACM Awards, in addition to an Emmy award. Their highly anticipated 10th studio album Mr. Sun was released on September 16 and debuted as the Top Country Album by a group in 2022.