Willie Nelson
The country music road show launched in 2010 as the Country Throwdown tour will return in 2010, this time known as Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour 2011.
The multi-stage tour is again helmed by Vans Warped Tour producers 4 FINI, Inc., with country icon Nelson headlining and a mix of established country names and newcomers — Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, Lee Brice and Nelson's son's band Lukas Nelson & the Promise of the Real — providing support.
"Willie Nelson is an American treasure," returning Throwdown performer Johnson said in a statement. "When I was asked to return on the Throwdown Tour and was told Willie would be doing the shows, it was a simple yes."
Last year's Country Throwdown — which featured performances from Johnson, Montgomery Gentry, Little Big Town and Jack Ingram, among others — didn't come to Nashville, but Willie Nelson's Country Throwdown Tour 2011 is scheduled to make a stop at the Woods at Fontanel in Whites Creek, Tenn. on June 3. Announced dates run from May 27 in Philadelphia through July 2 in Eufaula, Okla., and more shows are expected.
Along with main stage and side stage performers, the Throwdown will again include in-the-round sets from singer-songwriters on a smaller Bluebird Café stage. Those performers are yet to be announced.
A ticket pre-sale is set to begin Friday, Feb. 11, and tickets will go on sale to the public as of 10 a.m. February 18. Prices are forthcoming. More info: www.countrythrowdown.com.
