Back by popular demand: Country superstar Dierks Bentley to perform at Purdue
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. - Country music superstar Dierks Bentley will perform at 8 p.m. April 10 in Purdue University's Elliott Hall of Music. The show will also feature special guests the Del McCoury Band and Jason Jones.
Purdue Convocations and Purdue's Student Concert Committee are presenting the performance.
Bentley's studio albums have produced 13 singles on the country singles charts, including seven No. 1 hits: "What Was I Thinkin'," "Come a Little Closer," "Settle for a Slowdown", "Every Mile a Memory," "Free and Easy (Down the Road I Go)," "Feel That Fire" and "Sideways." Four more of his singles have reached the top five on the country charts as well.
In 2003, Bentley released his self-titled debut album. Both it and its follow-up, 2005's "Modern Day Drifter," are certified platinum in the United States. A third album, 2006's "Long Trip Alone," is certified gold. It was followed in mid 2008 by a greatest hits package. His fourth album, "Feel That Fire" was released in February 2009.
The Del McCoury Band, which includes Del McCoury and his sons Ronnie and Rob, are bluegrass legends. A few years ago Del decided to go back to a basic setup he used in the early 1960s when he played guitar and sang with Bill Monroe's Blue Grass Boys.
McCoury has recently been attracting a younger audience. He has recorded an album with Steve Earle ("The Mountain") and toured with jam bands such as Phish, String Cheese Incident, and Donna the Buffalo.
Tickets for the general public are $48, $38, and $25. They are $48, $35, and $25 for Purdue and Ivy Tech students and children under age 19; prices include a facilities fee. There is a limit of six tickets per person.
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. March 8 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. March 9 at campus box offices, by phone at 765-494-3933 or through ticketmaster.com. Group tickets are available to groups of 12 or more. The deadline to order group tickets is noon Friday (March 5). Call 765-496-1977 for more details.
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 on Monday (March 8) morning. 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
Contact: Abby Eddy, Purdue Convocations director of marketing, 765-494-5045, aeeddy@purdue.edu