2017 New River Valley Fair: Travis Tritt Concert and Pet Show
Venue: New River Valley Fairgrounds, Dublin
Organizations: Travis Tritt
Date: Wednesday, July 26, 2017
Time: 10:00 AM - TBD
Event Types: Music, Food, Sports, Miscellaneous, Family Friendly, Arts & Theatre
Cost:

Description:
The 2017 New River Valley Fair will be held on Monday, July 24, 2017 through Saturday, July 29, 2017 at the New River Valley Fairgrounds in Dublin, VA.

Enjoy six days of fun at the New River Valley Fair, a true Country Fair since 1872!

Wednesday Schedule of Events:
• 10:00 am: Dairyman's Contest
• 2:00 pm: Little Britches Show
• 3:00 pm: Dairy Cattle Showmanship & Show
• 5:00 pm: Gates and Rides Open
• 5:00-10:00 pm: Exhibit Halls Open
• 7:00 pm: Pet Show
• 8:00 pm: Travis Tritt Concert ($20.00-$60.00 per ticket)

On Wednesday, enjoy the free Pet Show and country super star Travis Tritt in concert.

More than 27 years after Travis Tritt launched his music career, the Southern rock influenced artist continues to display strong sales activity, sell-out shows, and stay true and relevant to country music fans across the globe. Continuously performing shows and withholding a heavy appearance schedule, Tritt is proving to be unstoppable.

The highly abbreviated Tritt timeline started when the young Marietta, Georgia native incorporated his lifelong influences of Southern rock, blues and gospel into his country during a honky-tonk apprenticeship that led him to Warner Brothers. in 1989. Over the course of a decade, Travis released seven studio albums and a greatest hits package for the label. His 1990 debut Country Club and its succession of hits put him in the vanguard of the genre’s early ’90s boom, dubbing him as one of “The Class of ‘89,” which included country music superstars Garth Brooks, Clint Black and Alan Jackson; all whom dominated the charts in the early ‘90s.

“Country Club,” “Help Me Hold On,” “I’m Gonna Be Somebody,” and “Drift Off to Dream” peaked at numbers two and three on the Hot Country Singles & Tracks charts; all which led for Tritt to win Top New Male Artist award from Billboard and the CMA Horizon Award.

Two years after his debut, Travis’ sophomore album, It’s All About to Change, was released. Literally speaking, this album changed everything when the album shipped three million copies and all four of its singles reached the top five on the country music charts. Along with his first album, this release became triple-platinum certified by the RIAA.

At the same time, his conspicuous lack of a cowboy hat and musical aggressiveness set him apart. The next series of albums, seven of which are certified platinum or higher, scored him more hit singles and led him to amass more than 25 million in career album sales, two Grammys, three CMA Awards and a devoted fan base that filled venues coast-to-coast.

He’s been a force in sports appearances, having performed at the 1996 Olympics, two Super Bowls, a World Series Game, the opening of the Georgia Dome, the final Braves game at Atlanta-Fulton Country Stadium and, in 2013, the NCAA men’s basketball championship.

More than 25-years after he launched his music career, the Southern-rock influenced artist continues to stay true and relevant to Country music fans across the globe. As recently as 2015, Tritt topped the SoundScan Top 200 Catalog Country Albums chart for over 60 consecutive weeks with 15 weeks spent at No. 1 and 35+ weeks notched in a Top 5 position. Tritt’s compilation album, Very Best of Travis Tritt, which was released in 2007, saw a resurgence of sales that started in Nov. 2014. The 20-track album features some of Tritt’s biggest hits, including “It’s A Great Day To Be Alive,” “Here’s A Quarter” and “Anymore”.

Links:

• http://travistritt.com/
• https://www.facebook.com/travistritt
• https://www.twitter.com/travistritt

Tickets for the Travis Tritt concert range from $20.00-$60.00 depending on seating location. To purchase tickets for the concert, visit: https://www.etix.com/ticket/p/8152086/.

Every day activities include:
• Midway Rides
• Free daily shows with the Sue Wee Flying Pig Races
• Buffalo Beals Petting Zoo with camel & pony rides available
• Special Volvo Trucks display all week
• NRV Fair's Groovy The Cow
• Miss Relay For Life Pageant
• Miss Izzy as Belle
• Fair Food Favorites including fried oreos, cotton candy and elephant ears, candy apples & more

Gate admission allows you entry into the fair, rides are an additional cost. You can purchase a Pay-One-Price Wristband to ride unlimited rides or purchase individual tickets to ride a specific number of rides. Some entertainment options will have an additional cost.

Note: Rides are typically 3-5 tickets.

The New River Valley Fairgrounds is located at 5581 Fairgrounds Circle in Dublin, VA.

Directions:
Take Interstate 81 and take Exit 98 towards Dublin, VA then merge onto Route 100 North and travel three miles and the Fairgrounds will be on the left.

For more information, visit: http://nrvfair.com/fair-schedule/ or https://www.facebook.com/New-River-Valley-Fair-148965368626763/ or call 540-674-1548.