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GREEN VALLEY RANCH RESORT

Martina McBride

Venue: Grand Events Center

Genre: Country

Date:  Friday, August 3, 2012, at 8 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $42.50, $55, $65 and $75 plus tax and applicable fees

Artist Info: Dubbed the “Céline Dion of country music,” McBride is one of the world’s most successful musicians, with five platinum-certified albums, two multi-platinum certified albums and one gold-certified album, all of which have resulted in over 18 million albums sold worldwide. In addition, McBride was awarded the Country Music Association's “Female Vocalist of the Year” award four times and the Academy of Country Music's “Top Female Vocalist” award three times, in addition to 10 Grammy nominations.

Beginning with her breakthrough 1997 album, Evolution, McBride has released a string of major hit singles including, “Wild Angels,” “A Broken Wing,” “Wrong Again” and “Blessed.” McBride has reached number one on the Billboard Hot Country chart five times and the Billboard Adult Contemporary chart once with her 2003 release, “This One’s for the Girls.”

In 2011, McBride released the album Eleven. The album’s first two singles, “Teenage Daughters” and “I’m Gonna Love You Through It,” both broke into the top 50 on the Billboard Hot Country songs chart. Her latest single, a duet with Train singer Pat Monohan of the song “Marry Me,” is currently climbing up the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart.

This is an all ages show; those under 21 must be accompanied by an adult

Nashville Unplugged

Featuring Wayne Kirkpatrick and Gordon Kennedy

Venue: Ovation

Genre: Country

Date:  Friday, August 3, 2012, at 8 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $5 cover at the door

Artist Info: Now appearing twice a month, hosts and singer/songwriters Brian McComas, who wrote and sang “I Could Never Love You Enough,” and Aaron Benward of Blue County, who wrote and sang “That’s Cool,” present “Nashville Unplugged: The Story Behind the Song.” In addition to these two talented musicians, they host well-known songwriters to create a fun and unique experience, akin to Nashville’s Bluebird Café.

Wayne Kirkpatrick’s songs have been recorded by Little Big Town, Faith Hill, Garth Brooks, Babyface, Martina McBride, Trisha Yearwood and Peter Frampton, among others. In 1996, Kirkpatrick co-wrote Eric Clapton’s “Change the World,” which peaked at number five on the Billboard 200 chart and won the Grammy Award for “Song of the Year.” Kirkpatrick’s success continued with the band Little Big Town, as he produced and co-wrote the majority of the albums The Road to Here, A Place to Land and The Reason Why. The single, “Bring It on Home,” reached number four on the Hot Country 100 songs chart. In 2010, the Little Big Town single “Little White Church,” which one again was co-written by Kirkpatrick, peaked at number six on the Billboard Country Songs chart.   

A multi Grammy Award winner, Gordon Kennedy has written songs for musical greats, including Bonnie Raitt, Garth Brooks, Trisha Yearwood, Carrie Underwood, Faith Hill, Tim McGraw, Martina McBride and Wynonna, among others. Kennedy established himself as one of country music’s most sought-after writers, after co-writing 10 songs off Garth Brooks’ album The Life of Chris Gaines, which reached number two on the Billboard 200 chart. In 1996, Kennedy co-wrote the hit single, “Change the World,” which was recorded by Eric Clapton and spent 81 straight weeks in the top 20 of the Billboard AC chart. Some of Kennedy’s other popular cuts include Bonnie Raitt’s “I Can’t Help You Now” and “That Kind of Love,” which was recorded by Christian group PFR and awarded “CHR Song of the Year.”

Must be 21 years or older

SUNSET STATION

Tears For Fears

Genre: Pop rock

Venue: Sunset Amphitheater

Date: Saturday, August 4, 2012, at 8 p.m.

Ticket Prices: $29, $39, $49, $59 and $79 plus tax and applicable fees

Artist Info: With their platinum-selling debut album, The Hurting, Tears for Fears established themselves as one of the most popular bands in the world. The band’s second album, Songs from the Big Chair, climbed to the top of the U.S. Billboard 200 charts, achieving multi-platinum status in both the UK and the United States. Following a brief hiatus after the release of their third multi-platinum album, The Seeds of Love, the band released Everybody Loves a Happy Ending, which climbed to the top 50 on the U.S. Billboard 200 charts. To date, Tears For Fears have sold more than 24 million albums worldwide, including more than eight million in the United States.

This is an all ages show; those under 21 must be accompanied by an adult

Tickets can be purchased at any Station Casinos Reward Center and The Fiestas, by logging onto www.sclv.com/concerts or through Ticketmaster at (702) 547-5300 or  www.ticketmaster.com.