GRAMMY-winning singer/songwriter Jason Isbell is bringing Sheryl Crow, Mavis Staples, Amanda Shires and more to his hometown of Muscle Shoals, Ala., for the first-ever ShoalsFest.
Isbell also announced that the fest would feature a performance from his band Jason Isbell and The 400 Unit.
According to the fest's website, more artists will be announced for the one-day event taking place on Oct. 5 at McFarland Park in Florence, Ala., which is part of the Florence-Muscle Shoals Metropolitan area.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" data-lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Excited to announce that <a href="https://twitter.com/JasonIsbell?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@JasonIsbell</a> and the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/400Unit?src=hash&ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">#400Unit</a> will perform at <a href="https://twitter.com/ShoalsFest?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@ShoalsFest</a> at McFarland Park in Florence, AL on October 5th with <a href="https://twitter.com/SherylCrow?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@SherylCrow</a>, <a href="https://twitter.com/mavisstaples?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@mavisstaples</a>, and <a href="https://twitter.com/amandashires?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">@amandashires</a>. Tickets go on sale Monday March 25th at 10AM CST. <a href="https://t.co/lMMAM1rVLl">https://t.co/lMMAM1rVLl</a> <a href="https://t.co/NcNvzjy9Z6">pic.twitter.com/NcNvzjy9Z6</a></p>— ShoalsFest (@ShoalsFest) <a href="https://twitter.com/ShoalsFest/status/1107642129214509057?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw">March 18, 2019</a></blockquote>
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"We’ve got ourselves a festival in the Shoals! @amandashires, @mavisstaples, @SherylCrow, and my rock band will play! Tickets on sale March 25. Come see," Isbell tweeted.
Muscle Shores is home to the Muscle Shoals Sound studio, which became a prominent place or R&B, rock and pop during the '60s and '70s, as NPR reports.
Isbell said in a statement that he'd always wanted to bring a festival to the Shoals area. "McFarland Park is the perfect place to enjoy world-class artists and the beauty of the Singing River," the musician said. "These acts are all personal favorites of ours, and we’re proud to bring them to our hometown and show them a good time. I hope y’all are as excited as we are about ShoalsFest 2019."
Tickets for the festival go on sale March 25. For more information, visit the ShoalsFest website.
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