Arts & Culture

Old Crow Medicine Show Comes to Singletary Center

Old Crow Medicine Show performing "8 Dogs 8 Banjos" at the Grand Ole Opry.

LEXINGTON, Ky. (March 28, 2016) — Old Crow Medicine Show is coming to the University of Kentucky Singletary Center for the Arts for two nights this week. The Grammy Award-winning country music group will perform at 8 p.m. Wednesday, March 30, and will follow with a sold-out performance Thursday, March 31.

Old Crow Medicine Show started busking on street corners in 1998 in New York state and north through Canada, winning audiences along the way with their boundless energy and spirit. They eventually found themselves in Boone, North Carolina, where they caught the attention of folk icon Doc Watson while playing in front of a pharmacy. He invited the band to play at his festival, MerleFest, helping to launch their career. Shortly thereafter, the band was hired to entertain crowds between shows at the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tennessee.

It's been over 15 years since these humble beginnings. The band has gone on to receive the honor of being inducted as members of the Grand Ole Opry, and have won two Grammy Awards: Best Folk Album for "Remedy" (2014) and Best Long Form Music Video for "Big Easy Express" (2013). Additionally, their classic single, "Wagon Wheel," received the Recording Industry Association of America's platinum certification in 2013 for selling more than 1 million copies. 

This concert is presented by Emporium Presents. Tickets for Old Crow Medicine Show are $39.50. Tickets purchased the day of the show will be $42. A processing fee will be added upon completion of transaction. Tickets can be purchased at the Singletary Center box office in person, by phone at 859-257-4929, or online at www.scfatickets.com. Tickets for the March 31 show are sold out.

A part of the UK College of Fine Arts, the Singletary Center for the Arts presents and hosts around 400 artistic, cultural and educational events annually for the university community, Lexington community and the Commonwealth of Kentucky.

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MEDIA CONTACT: Whitney Hale, 859-257-8716; whitney.hale@uky.edu