Zac Brown Band to headline concert for Legends at Canton HOF Fest

CANTON — Country music hitmakers, the Zac Brown Band, will headline this summer’s Concert for Legends at the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Festival.

The Pro Football Hall of Fame and Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Co. made the announcement Monday in conjunction with the Zac Brown Band. Presented by Ford, the August 5 concert at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium will be part of the Grammy-winning band’s “From the Fire” tour.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday in the Hall of Fame Village at https://www.hofvillage.com/ and https://www.ticketmaster.com/event/05005D8988CC17DC.

“New fans will soon realize what longtime fans familiar with the Zac Brown Band already know: this show will be a perfect fit for Enshrinement Weekend,” Pro Football Hall of Fame chairman Jim Porter said in a press release. “The Hall, along with our partners at the Hall of Fame Resort and Entertainment Co., are thrilled to reveal this date as part of the band’s nationwide tour announcement. The Zac Brown Band are among the elite performers of the music industry today and delivers an energetic, captivating and entertaining show wherever it performs.”

Get ready to hear the hits: “Chicken Fried”, “Toes”, “Knee Deep”, “As She’s Walking Away”

Following last summer’s Concert for Legends is not easy. Journey was a smash hit, drawing a nearly sold-out crowd of around 20,000.

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The Zac Brown Band is also expected to be a strong draw for the Saturday night concert with country hit songs like “Chicken Fried”, “Toes”, “As She’s Walking Away” and “Knee Deep”. Other popular songs include “My Old Man”, “Highway 20 Ride”, “Colder Weather”, “Whatever It Is”, “Free”, “Homegrown”, “Beautiful Drug”, “Goodbye in Her Eyes” and ” Jump Right”. In.”

Atlanta native Zac Brown and his bandmates broke into the country music scene commercially in 2008 with the album “The Foundation.” New albums were released in the following years, including “The Comeback” in 2021, which includes the tracks “Out In The Middle”, “Same Boat” and “Slow Burn”.

The accolades include six consecutive albums to reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200 and five consecutive albums to debut at No. 1 on Billboard’s country album chart. The Grammy Awards include Best New Artist in 2010. The Zac Brown Band has sold more than nine million albums while amassing more than 10 billion catalog streams, according to the press release.