Tag: jamey johnson

See Jamey Johnson ‘In Color’ Monday, Oct. 19

I’ll admit: I’m a bit of a fan girl for Jamey Johnson. I don’t know if it’s the outlaw country vibe, his honest lyrics or that intense beard. (Okay, I know it’s not the beard. The beard is a little scary.) What I do know is his brand of country music is a unique mix of honky-tonk, outlaw and a little bit of the blues. If you’re on a first-name basis with Waylon, Willie, Merle and George, you’ll want to check him out. I’ve seen him in concert twice — first at the 2008 Got to Be NC Ag Jam…

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N.C. State Fair ticket sales update

We’re  pretty pumped about how well ticket sales are going this year. As of Monday, we’ve sold double the number of admission tickets (16,800) and more than the double the amount of ride tickets (9,303) than we had last year at this point. Dorton Arena shows are also coming along nicely. There are some clear favorites in the lead, but local guys Jason Michael Carroll, who has sold 1,410 tickets, and Anoop Desai, who has sold 1,114, are also doing well. Jamey Johnson has grown the most over the past few weeks. Here’s a roundup of the top five show…

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Dorton Arena concerts poster

We really love the look and feel of our design pieces this year, and this fabulous Dorton Arena poster is no different. Speaking of Dorton Arena concerts, do you have your concert tickets yet? Most of the shows will cost you less than a poster. Find the $5, $10 and $15 tickets for all of the artists listed below on our tickets page of the Web site.

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State Fair Press Conference: Concert lineup announced

Brian Long, director of the State Fair Press Office, held a press conference today in the Bearded Lady’s office (aka the intern’s office) to announce the 2009 State Fair concert lineup. Check out the video to see who’s going to be playing in Dorton Arena. Note: If video doesn’t appear, try refreshing your browser. I hope you noticed from the video that all concerts are priced at either $5, $10 or $15. You may have also noticed that we skipped Thursday, Oct. 22.  One of the bands pulled out of its contract with the Fair late last week, and we…

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