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Carowinds Summer Music Fest 2024

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July 15, 2024

From: Carowinds Summer Music Fest

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July 19, 2024

8:30 PM: Carly Pearce at Paladium Amphitheatre

GRAMMY Award-winning singer-songwriter Carly Pearce lit a fire with her debut album Every Little Thing and the PLATINUM-certified history-making title track, and she hasn’t slowed down since. Pearce’s 3x PLATINUM-certified “I Hope You’re Happy Now" with Lee Brice won both the 2020 CMA Awards Musical Event and 2021 ACM Awards Music Event, plus ACM Single of the Year.

Pearce, now a Grand Ole Opry and Kentucky Music Hall of Fame member, has come a long way from the pain she felt writing her critically acclaimed and commercially lauded third studio album 29 which includes Country Radio chart toppers “Never Wanted To Be That Girl” with Ashley McBryde and PLATINUM-certified “What He Didn’t Do.”

For the PLATINUM-certified “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” Pearce picked up her second consecutive ACM Music Event of the Year in 2022 and marked the third duet between two solo women to top Billboard’s Country Airplay chart. The song also took home the 2022 CMA Musical Event of the Year and won a GRAMMY® Award for Best Country Duo/Group Performance, marking Pearce’s first and making history as the first female pairing to win in the category.

In 2023, Pearce joined Blake Shelton’s BACK TO THE HONKY TONK TOUR and made her 100th performance at the Grand Ole Opry. As she closed out that pivotal 29 chapter with her first live album 29: Written In Stone (Live From Music City), Pearce now steps into the next chapter of her musical career with the praised release of her latest Top-20-and-rising single “we don’t fight anymore” (featuring Chris Stapleton), which earned her second GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Duo/Group Performance.

Pearce went on to release “country music made me do it,”?to critical acclaim, performing the song at the first annual People’s Choice Country Awards and on The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon. Pearce will release her highly anticipated fourth album, hummingbird, on June 14, continuing to resonate with her honest lyrics and timeless musicality.

7:00 PM: Niko Moon at Paladium Amphitheatre

Chart-topping country artist Niko Moon is all about making people feel good with his positive vibes and tunes. His first single “Good Time” went #1 on country radio and his other hits continue to climb the charts as he releases more music. Beyond being a solo act, Moon, a SESAC country songwriter of the year, has written eight #1 songs and over 40 major record label cuts for artists such as Morgan Wallen, AVICII, Dierks Bentley, Pitbull, Zac Brown Band, Rascal Flatts, and more.

6:20 PM: Hannah Ellis at Paladium Amphitheatre

The Campbellsville, Kentucky-native’s voice - a mix of favorite flannel, sparkling pink wine and welcome - is the friend we always wanted. Whether pouring from a car radio or your phone, the act named to Rolling Stone’s “Artist To Watch” list reminds you big leaps often come as a series of small steps when no one is looking.

Having paid for her University of Kentucky degree with her full-ride scholarship, she – with the full support of her family – started chasing her dreams. Like so many, that meant a trip to The Voice on NBC, a self financed EP, and moving to Nashville to begin the endless rounds of writers nights, meetings, making friends, and trying to find your way.

Hannah paid her dues, kept her focus and kept moving towards something she was sure she felt and knew was right. The fresh faced songwriter has since written songs recorded by artists, and been featured as a vocalist on songs, spanning multiple genres, including: Russell Dickerson, Carly Pearce, for KING & COUNTRY, Danielle Bradbery and Francesca Battestelli. Hannah Ellis’ “Wine Country” is available now, with more music to follow.

July 20, 2024

8:30 PM: TobyMac at Paladium Amphitheatre

With more than 16 million units in career sales and a whopping seven GRAMMY Awards, TobyMac’s career continues on the fast track.

His 2015 RIAA Certified Gold studio album, THIS IS NOT A TEST, garnered a GRAMMY Award and Billboard Music Award nomination on top of debuting at No. 4 on the Billboard Top 200. Each of his six studio solo projects have achieved Gold certification, a first for any artist in the history of his label, Capitol Christian Music Group.

Among those is 2012’s EYE ON IT, which debuted atop the Billboard 200, only the third Christian album ever to do so. THE ELEMENTS, his latest GRAMMY-nominated, full collection of music, boasted “Everything,” “Scars,” “Edge of My Seat,” “See The Light” and more alongside the chart-topper, RIAA Gold Certified “I just need U.”

His most recent singles, “21 Years,” “Help Is On the Way (Maybe Midnight),” “Promised Land,” “The Goodness (feat. Blessing Offor),” “Everything About You (feat. Marlee)” and “Show Up Choose Love (feat. Jon Reddick),” are available wherever you stream music, along with his GRAMMY nominated seventh studio project, LIFE AFTER DEATH.

7:00 PM: Tenth Avenue North at Paladium Amphitheatre

Tenth Avenue North is an award-winning Christian Contemporary rock band that has released six Top 10 LPs, scored three NO. 1 albums, and rucked up more than a dozen Top 10 singles.

The band’s breakthrough single, 2008’s “By Your Side,” was certified Platinum and became a Top 5 hit on Christian pop radio. They won back-to-back Dove Awards in 2009 and 2010. In 2020, Tenth Avenue North released Unplugged for the People, a collection of stripped down, rerecorded version of their biggest songs.

July 26, 2024

8:30 PM: Brett Young at Paladium Amphitheatre

From his self-titled debut in 2017, Brett Young has captured the hearts of fans everywhere through his honest lyrics and West Coast-meets-Southern sound, aptly dubbed “Caliville” style.

With an impressive string of seven #1 hits – “In Case You Didn’t Know” (9x Platinum), “Mercy” (4x Platinum), “Sleep Without You” (2x Platinum), “Like I Loved You” (2x Platinum), “Here Tonight” (2x Platinum), “Catch” (Platinum) and “Lady” (Platinum) – and multiple hit albums defined by an undeniable romantic spark, he has cemented his status as a master of matters of the heart.

Following his acclaimed second studio album, Ticket To L.A., Brett broadened his emotional scope on Weekends Look A Little Different These Days, which features his current single, “You Didn’t” (Gold) – still riding high on Country radio – and “Lady,” whose lyrics inspired Brett’s debut children’s book “Love You, Little Lady,” published by Tommy Nelson (an imprint of HarperCollins).

One of only four modern Country artists to have their first seven singles go #1, Young debuted atop the Billboard Country Albums chart with his Gold-certified Ticket To L.A. while his Platinum self-titled debut dominated the Top 20 on the Country Albums chart for 37 weeks, all contributing to over 8.1 billion global streams to date.

In 2018, Young was named ACM’s New Male Artist of the Year and ASCAP’s Country Songwriter-Artist of the Year for his “melodic craftsmanship” (Billboard) and garnered nominations from Billboard, Teen Choice, CMT and CMA Awards, while continuing to amass non-stop hits as “one of Country’s most consistent radio stars” (Rolling Stone).

His highly-anticipated fourth studio album, Across The Sheets, and a new music video for his newest single, “Dance With You,” are out now. Brett recently wrapped his headlining DANCE WITH YOU Tour, following his successful 5, TOUR, 3, 2, 1 tour.

7:00 PM: Restless Road at Paladium Amphitheatre

Made up of three different but complementary voices, country band Restless Road is “one of the most intriguing and exciting acts of the year” (Wide Open Country). Praised by People, Taste of Country, Billboard, and more, the trio’s powerhouse harmonies and soul-baring lyrics have?accumulated over 227 million cumulative career streams and amassed a following of over 4 million on their social media platforms.

For the past 10 years, Restless Road has been honing their craft, nurturing their songwriting skills, and perfecting their signature harmonies. In 2019, the trio we know now, Zach Beeken, Colton Pack and Garrett Nichols came back together with a sense of refreshed energy. After signing with Kane Brown’s joint venture with Sony Music Nashville, the band began their journey to success.

The trio released their self-titled debut EP in 2020, as well as a string of singles including “Bar Friends,” “Sundown Somewhere,” and their Sirius XM The Highway #1 hit “Growing Old With You.” Restless Road released their highly anticipated debut album, ‘Last Rodeo’ on October 20, 2023 followed by their 2024 Last Rodeo Headline Tour.

July 27, 2024

8:30 PM: Brantley Gilbert at Paladium Amphitheatre

With back-to-back Platinum albums and a grassroots following millions strong, Brantley Gilbert’s music has been shared, covered and adopted as the soundtrack to Saturday night and Sunday morning by audiences around the world.

The Georgia native who started as the defiant life-of-the-party can still go ‘til sunrise, but he’s also emerged as something far greater: the leader of a massive tribe of hard-working, fun-loving believers for whom electric guitar-shredding, rapping, and twang can go hand-in-hand-in-hand.

They call themselves the BG Nation, and when the BG Nation watches Gilbert on a stage, they don’t just see a star. They see themselves. Seven No. 1 hits punctuate his career: RIAA 7x Platinum-certified “Bottoms Up,” 2x Platinum “Country Must Be Country Wide,” 2x Platinum “You Don’t Know Her Like I Do,” 2x Platinum “One Hell of An Amen,” Platinum-certified collaboration with Lindsay Ell “What Happens In A Small Town,” and two chart-toppers as a songwriter with CMA Song of the Year nominee “Dirt Road Anthem” and “My Kinda Party.”

Gilbert’s landmark record?Just As I Am?clinched the 2014 American Music Award for Favorite Country Album. Earning praise from the?New York Times, NPR,?American Songwriter, and more, Gilbert has mined a rich vein of conflict between the party and the pew on all of his albums. Instead of toiling in limbo, unable to enjoy good times for fear of Judgment Day, Gilbert fully lives––rowdy friend, man of faith, devoted husband, smitten new father––just as he is.?

So Help Me God (Deluxe Edition)?is available now via The Valory Music Co., featuring 15 tracks all co-written by Gilbert and collaborations with Blake Shelton and Vince Gill, Jason Aldean, HARDY and Toby Keith, and Jelly Roll.

7:00 PM: Lauren Alaina at Paladium Amphitheatre

Grand Ole Opry member and Big Loud Records powerhouse Lauren Alaina is unlocking a new era, releasing her debut EP with the label on June 9, 2023.

The six-song set fittingly titled?Unlocked?reintroduces the multi-faceted star, stripping back every layer and allowing fans to know her more than ever before. Alaina has earned three chart-topping hits: RIAA platinum-certified “Road Less Traveled,” 7x platinum “What Ifs” with her childhood friend Kane Brown, and 2x platinum “ONE BEER” with labelmate HARDY + Devin Dawson.

The Georgia-born force, who?American Songwriter?notes is “on a seemingly limitless upward trajectory,” has shared the stage with Alan Jackson, Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Martina McBride, and Jason Aldean. She's headlined two raved-about tours, the sold-out That Girl Was Me Tour and bar-raising On Top Of The World Tour Presented by Maurices.

August 2, 2024

8:30 PM: Skillet at Paladium Amphitheatre

As one of the best-selling rock bands of the 21st century, Skillet continue to rebel against conventions, doubts, expectations, and rules with the intent to uplift in light.

The two-time GRAMMY Award-nominated Pandora Billionaires Club members and multi-platinum Kenosha, Wisconsin quartet—John Cooper (lead vocals/bass), Korey Cooper (guitar/keys), Jen Ledger (drums/vocals), and Seth Morrison (lead guitar)—never compromise their integrity. Instead, they’ve traveled their own path to unprecedented heights with an urgent sound, undeniable energy, and unbreakable spirit.

7:00 PM: 10 Years at Paladium Amphitheatre

For nearly two decades, 10 Years have quietly pushed themselves and modern rock towards evolution as a gold-certified Knoxville, TN alternative hard rock trio-Jesse Hasek [vocals], Brian Vodinh [guitar (live) /drums, bass, backing vocals (recording)], and Matt Wantland [guitar / synth programming]-progress as a unit once more.

Building a formidable catalog, the group’s gold-selling 2005 breakthrough The Autumn Effect yielded the hit “Wasteland,” which went gold, infiltrated the Billboard Hot 100, and clinched #1 at Active Rock Radio and #1 on the Billboard Alternative Songs Chart.

August 3, 2024

9:00 PM: Sugar Ray at Paladium Amphitheatre

Beyond sales of 10 million records, four top 10 songs, hundreds of millions of streams, and millions of tickets sold, Sugar Ray-co-founded by Mark McGrath [vocals] and Rodney Sheppard [lead guitar]-embody the endless summer of popular music and culture.

How many artists still pack sheds a whole generation removed from their genesis? How many acts can claim sharing the stage with The Rolling Stones, KISS, and Sex Pistols, collaborating with Run-DMC, and being interpolated by Post Malone? Just Sugar Ray…

1994’s Lemonade & Brownies took the guys around the world and earned cult classic status for its frenetic and unpredictable hybrid. It set the stage for FLOORED in 1997. The latter’s immortal lead single “Fly” [feat. Super Cat] made them a household name.

21 years down the road, Post Malone incorporated “Fly” in “Sugar Wraith” on the triple-platinum beerbongs & Bentleys. Helmed by GRAMMY® Award-winning producer David Kahne [Sublime, Paul McCartney, The Strokes], FLOORED earned the band’s first gold plaque and eventually went double-platinum.  

Two years later, 14:59 bowed in the Top 20 of the Billboard Top 200, went triple-platinum, and gave us “Someday,” “Falls Apart,” and their second #1 “Every Morning.” In 2001, Sugar Ray crashed the Top 200 at #6 as “When It’s Over” staked out a spot on the charts. It added another platinum plaque to their walls. Enjoying a renaissance, Sugar Ray headlined the Under the Sun Tour 2013-2015. They inked a deal with BMG in 2019 and dropped their seventh full-length, Lil Yachty.

7:30 PM: Better Than Ezra at Paladium Amphitheatre

The best songs, records, and bands transport you back to the first moment you heard them each and every time they play.

Whether you caught a house party gig after?Better Than?Ezra?formed in 1988 at Louisiana State University, heard “Good” on the radio once it hit #1 in 1995, became a fan following Taylor Swift’s famous cover of “Breathless” in 2010, or saw them headlining sheds in 2018, you most likely never forgot that initial introduction to the New Orleans quartet founded by Kevin Griffin [lead vocals, guitar, piano] and Tom Drummond [bass, backing vocals].

Those hummable melodies, unshakable guitar riffs, and confessional lyrics quietly cemented the group as an enduring force in rock music. How many acts can boast being the inspiration of a classic Saturday Night Live skit? Very few. Named one of the top “100 Greatest Alternative Artists of All Time”?by Billboard, Better Than?Ezra?released their last single “Grateful” in 2018 and are currently in the studio working on new music.

6:20 PM: Tonic at Paladium Amphitheatre

The story of Tonic revolves around the longstanding, close brotherhood shared among members Emerson Hart [vocals, guitar], Jeff Russo [lead guitar], and Dan Lavery [bass].

Since 1996, the GRAMMY® Award-nominated multiplatinum trio has consistently delivered anthemic and undeniable rock fashioned from eloquent songcraft, lyrical honesty, and unshakable melodies. As the story goes, Emerson and Jeff linked up together in Los Angeles as Tonic during 1994, with Dan joining the group in 1996.

They released their platinum full-length debut, Lemon Parade, followed by the single, “You Wanted More,” which served as the lead-off from the platinum Original Soundtrack Album for American Pie and Tonic's second full-length, Sugar. In between a marathon of touring, they released Head On Straight in 2002. The single “Take Me As I Am” received a GRAMMY® Award nomination in the category of “Best Rock Performance by a Duo or Group with Vocal” as the album vied for “Best Rock Album.”

After a five-year hiatus, the three-piece returned to the charts on the heels of Tonic in 2010. To honor the 20th Anniversary of their debut release, they re-recorded the seminal Lemon Parade acoustically for 2016’s Lemon Parade Revisited.

August 9, 2024

8:00 PM: Flo Rida at Paladium Amphitheatre

Flo Rida is an American rapper and hip hopper signed to Poe Boy Entertainment. He began his rap/hip hop career touring with 2 Live Crew and was then featured on DJ Khaled's album "We The Best" in 2006.

He released his debut album Mail on Sunday in 2008 and its lead single, Low featuring T-Pain, held a run of 10 weeks at #1 on the Billboard Hot 100. In 2009, he released his second album R.O.O.T.S, and its first single, Right Round featuring Ke$ha, was #1 for six weeks. Flo Rida's first single from his fourth album, Only One Rida (Part 2), is "Good Feeling." A reworking of Etta James' 1961 tune "Something's Got a Hold on Me," the song was released to iTunes on August 29th, 2011.

Combining his affinity for pop-rap choruses with his syrupy Southern swagger, Flo Rida quickly became a one-person hit factory. On tracks like 2009's "Right Round", which flips the Dead or Alive classic into a raunchy cut, and 2015's ridiculously catchy tune "My House," Flo Rida displays an otherworldly skill for hook-writing and some serious singing chops.

7:00 PM: Blanco Brown at Paladium Amphitheatre

Blurring the lines between Country and Hip-Hop music, Blanco Brown makes a southern sound that he proudly calls “TrailerTrap.” Honing in on his unique sound, Blanco balances both the urban and rural settings in which he grew up.

His viral hit “The Git Up” (certified 11x Platinum across three countries) took the world by storm, claiming the top spot in charts across the globe and spawning nearly four billion views across social platforms. IT claimed the No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart for 12 weeks and was the top-selling digital Country song in the US for 13 weeks, resulting in Billboard naming him as their No. 1 Top New Country Artist for 2019.

Apart from being a Grammy-nominated engineer, the multi-talent’s multi-national Platinum-certified collaboration “Just the Way” with Parmalee garnered more than 500 million on-demand streams, earning Brown his first No. 1 hit on Country radio (in the US and Canada).

More recently, he doubled down on his genre-bending collaborations teaming up with Nelly on the funky, country-inspired track “High Horse,” T.I. for “Trap Still Bumpin’,” LOCASH and the late Leslie Jordan for the funky “Let It Slide,” while pairing with Diplo for “Do Si Do” and Lee Brice and R3HAB for the remix of Brice’s hit song, “Soul.”

Recovering from a life-threatening accident and leaning on music to heal, Blanco released “Nobody’s More Country” in 2021. Showcasing his world-class vocal talent and captivating stage presence through 2022, Blanco’s latest emotionally charged new track “I’ll Never,” available now, is unlike anything the No. 1 hitmaker has ever released.

August 10, 2024

8:30 PM: Russell Dickerson at Paladium Amphitheatre

Multi-Platinum artist and all-in performer Russell Dickerson has made a name for himself as an “ace songwriter” (Billboard) full of “unstoppable energy fans can’t get enough of,” (E! News).

The Tennessee native released four consecutive career-starting singles that reached No. One on the Billboard Country Airplay chart. Dickerson's chart-topping singles include “Yours" (3X Platinum), "Blue Tacoma” (2X Platinum), "Every Little Thing" (Platinum), "Love You Like I Used To" (Platinum) “She Likes It” ft. Jake Scott (Platinum), and his newest No. One, “God Gave Me A Girl.”

The hitmaker recently dropped a deluxe edition of his self-titled album titled Russell Dickerson: The Afterparty Deluxe and also announced that he will be extending his “Big Wheels & Back Roads” tour, with the second leg kicking off in February 2024.

7:00 PM: Tyler Rich at Paladium Amphitheatre

Northern California-raised, Nashville-rooted Tyler Rich found his love of music gathered around a Christmas tree alongside family singing holiday classics and Creedence Clearwater Revival. Fast forward to graduating college with a degree in Economics, Tyler moved to LA to pursue a different game of numbers – music – exploring various genres with songwriting and bands before taking the leap as a solo artist.

Since, Tyler has amassed nearly half a billion global streams to date and notched three No. 1 hits on SiriusXM’s The Highway with his debut album?TWO THOUSAND MILES (The Valory Music Co.), featuring GOLD-certified “The Difference” plus subsequent releases “Better Than You’re Used To,” “A Little Bit of You” and “Trucks Don’t Lie.” In 2022, Tyler joined forces with one of Canada’s most successful bilingual singer-songwriters, MarieMai for a duet on “Thinkin’ We’re In Love,” which serviced as the name of his headline tour.

With his newly released I KNOW YOU DO EP, Tyler gives fans the best of both worlds fusing the spirit of youth with an easy-going buzz. Produced by The Cadillac Three’s Jaren Johnston, the three-track collection puts the many layers of the heartfelt singer/songwriter on full display. Tyler’s music embodies the feelings all people have in common – the need for acceptance, devotion and a place to call their own.

Date: July 5 - August 10, 2024

Location:

Carowinds, Paladium Amphitheatre - 14523 Carowinds Blvd.   Charlotte, NC 28273 Charlotte, NC 28201

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