The Band Perry to perform at Purdue with Brett Eldredge and The Levi Riggs Band
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - The Band Perry, with special guests Brett Eldredge and The Levi Riggs Band, will perform at Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music at 7 p.m. March 4. This performance is presented by Purdue Convocations and the Purdue Student Concert Committee.
The Band Perry
The Grammy nominated group is composed of siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry. The three grew up playing in Mobile, Ala., and made connections with Garth Brooks' manager, Bob Doyle, in 2008. Following their encounter, the trio spent time writing and recording music in Nashville where they were discovered by label executives Jimmy Harnen and Scott Borchetta. In 2009 the group signed with Republic Nashville. A debut single, "Hip to My Heart," was issued in November of that same year, which also saw The Band Perry begin working on its debut album with producers Nathan Chapman and Paul Worley. A self-titled EP was released in May 2010, followed by a full-length album of the same name later in the year. In December 2010 the band had its first No. 1 single, "If I Die Young," written by lead singer Kimberly Perry. Early in 2011 the band won the Academy of Country Music's top new vocal group prize, and by midyear, its freshman album had sold well over 500,000 copies.
Brett Eldredge
A native of Paris, Ill., Brett Eldredge, grew up listening to singers such as Frank Sinatra, Ray Charles and Bobby Darin and, at age 16, developed a love of country music after hearing Brooks & Dunn. His interest in country expanded greatly during his sophomore year at Chicago's Elmhurst College after visiting Nashville for the first time. Part of that transformation took place when he went to the Station Inn, the legendary bluegrass club, to hear his cousin Terry Eldredge perform. A veteran of Dolly Parton's band and now a member of the Grascals, Terry Eldredge was playing that night with the Sidemen, a band featuring some of the best acoustic musicians in Nashville. Brett Eldredge then transferred to Middle Tennessee State University and studied the vocal stylings of country music's greatest singers, including Ray Price, George Jones and Vince Gill. As a student, he was also working on original songs and performing at writers' nights in the Nashville area. Another songwriter heard one of Eldredge's performances and introduced him to producer-publisher Byron Gallimore, best known for his work with Tim McGraw and Faith Hill. Gallimore signed him to his publishing company and allowed him to spend two years honing his skills and working with other writers, including Country Music Hall of Fame member Bill Anderson. Eldredge's songwriting credits include "I Think I've Had Enough," a track on Gary Allan's "Get Off on the Pain" CD. He began recording his songs and eventually signed a deal with Atlantic Records following a showcase in Nashville. The newcomer's first single, "Raymond," was released in September 2010. The song is about an Alzheimer's patient mistaking a nursing home employee for her deceased son.
The Levi Riggs Band
A native of Danville, Ind., Levi Riggs, earned an honors degree in 2007 from Purdue University in agricultural sales and marketing. While at Purdue, he sang lead tenor for the Purdue Varsity Glee Club for four years and, for the last three years, has been lead vocalist for The Overtones, a gospel quartet based in Lafayette, Ind. Since 2003 Riggs has logged more stage hours than virtually any artist in his age bracket, performing live more than 600 times across the United States and overseas. His first country single, "F-150," reached No. 19 on the New Music Weekly Country Charts last July. In September, Riggs released his highly anticipated, football-themed single, "Tailgate Time." The song became so popular that Riggs was asked to record custom versions for radio stations around the country, including for more than 30 NFL and collegiate teams. In July he opened up for country music superstar Justin Moore in Evansville, Ind., following Moore's recent No. 1 hit "If Heaven Wasn't So Far Away."
Ticket Information:
General public: $33.50 and students: $29.50; prices include a facilities fee. (Limit of 6 tickets/person.)
Friends of Convocations can order tickets in advance beginning on Feb. 1-6 at noon. Call 765-494-9712 for more details.
Tickets go on sale to Purdue and Ivy Tech Lafayette students, and Purdue faculty, staff and retirees with a current identification card at 10 a.m. Feb. 9 at the Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center box offices or at 765-494-3933. Tickets for the general public go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 10 at the Elliott Hall of Music and Stewart Center box office, by calling 765-494-3933 or through ticketmaster.com. Group tickets are available to groups of 10 or more. Call 765-496-1977 for more information.
Additional reminders regarding the campus ticket sales:
* Ticket sales are first-come at the ticket window, not at the venue door.
* No lines will be formed inside either Stewart Center or Elliott Hall of Music's lower lobby until the buildings open the morning of Feb. 9. Stewart Center opens at 5:15 a.m., and Elliott Hall of Music opens at 7 a.m.
* Blocking ingress or egress to a building, sidewalk or street is not permitted.
* It is not permitted to camp outside a building, including using or bringing chairs, tents, sleeping bags, etc. For additional information, please refer to the facilities use policy at https://www.purdue.edu/policies/pages/facilities_lands/i_4_1.html
Source: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, 765-494-5045, aeeddy@purdue.edu