Pigeon
Forge, TN – June 2015 / Newsmaker Alert / Diamond Rio, the multi-award-winning
country music band that marked 25 years together last year, is helping
Pigeon Forge’s Patriot
Festival on July 4 mark its 25th anniversary of celebrating Independence
Day.
|
 Diamond
Rio – a member act of the Grand Ole Opry that has sold 10 million albums
and won multiple Country Music Association Awards, a Grammy Award and a
Dove Award – headlines a day of entertainment in the foothills of the Great
Smoky Mountains.
“We always make Patriot Festival
a big event, and Diamond Rio will make our 25th celebration even bigger,”
said Leon Downey, executive director of the Pigeon
Forge Department of Tourism.
“They are playing in the
middle of Pigeon Forge, and the crowd can count on hearing ‘Meet in the
Middle.’ That song was their first release, and it made them the first
band whose debut single hit No. 1 on the Billboard Hot Country Songs chart,”
Downey said.
Patriot Festival activity
begins at noon with children’s games. Live stage entertainment begins at
1:30 p.m.
The lineup also includes
Departure: The Journey Tribute Band, rising country singer Mae Beth Harris,
the Pigeon Forge Community Chorus, performers from the Biblical Times Theater
and Just Bcuz Music.
Diamond Rio’s performance
will precede a major fireworks show, which will begin about 9:45 p.m. The
fireworks will be synchronized to music broadcast on WIVK-FM in Knoxville.
Admission to Patriot Festival
is free, and free parking and shuttle service are available starting at
noon at the city’s parking facility on Teaster Lane. Lawn chairs and blankets
are welcome, and a variety of food and beverage vendors will be present.
Their proceeds will benefit local charities.
Visitor information about
Pigeon Forge is available at MyPigeonForge.com
and 800-251-9100.
Contact:
Tom
Adkinson, APR
for Pigeon Forge Department
of Tourism
615-341-8796 |
