The Center for the Arts is pleased to present Sawyer Brown in the Marisa Funk Theater on September 8, 2024.
Sawyer Brown’s live shows are legendary. Having been described as “the Rolling Stones of Country Music,” the band bounds onto the stage night after night, delivering its own unique brand of high-energy entertainment and remains a perennial favorite at fairs, festivals, theaters, and casinos even after 40 years. “We love getting to hear the stories of where people have seen us play—and the number of times they’ve seen us play,” drummer Joe Smyth says. “For some, we’re their weekend getaway—they’ve seen us all over the country. But we never lose sight of the fact that on any given night, it’s going to be the first time someone’s seen us—and that’s exciting. We want that show, that night, to live up to everything they hoped for.”
With more than 4500 shows and counting, more than a million miles behind them, Sawyer Brown keeps on trucking; selling out each stop along the way. With twenty-three albums, over 50 chart singles, and multiple CMA, ACM, and CMT awards on the shelf, “This is the life and times of a travelin’ band”, as said in one of their most enduring hits. That excitement has been on display since the very first time Sawyer Brown stepped foot onstage in the early 1980s. Beginning as the road band for another singer, Sawyer Brown broke out on their own playing everything from clubs to pig roasts in those earliest days. The band has earned its place as one of the premier live acts in music. “Live is where it all comes together for us,” keyboardist Hobie Hubbard says. “The audience brings its own energy, we bring our own energy and the music—and the combination of all of that is what makes playing live so unique. It exists for that moment in time—you’re either there, or you’re not a part of that moment. We’re blessed to be able to be a part of those moments night after night.”
Opening for Sawyer Brown is local band Outlaws and Angels which pays tribute to the country sounds of Nashville & Bakersfield. There is no doubt that this concert will pull at the heartstrings of Nevada County, with all the cowboy hats and boots galore.
Don’t miss Sawyer Brown on their 40th Anniversary Tour with opener Outlaws and Angels at The Center for the Arts on September 8, 2024.
WHAT: Sawyer Brown
WHERE: The Center for the Arts | 314 West Main Street, Grass Valley, CA 95945
WHEN: September 8, 2024 | Doors 6 pm | Show 7 pm
TICKETS: $45-110 | https://thecenterforthearts.my.salesforce-sites.com/ticket/#/events/a0SUZ000000Imar2AC
WEBSITE & INFO: thecenterforthearts.org | (530) 274-8384
Since 2000, The Center for the Arts, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit arts organization, has grown into a leading presenter of music, dance, theater, comedy, literary and visual art, and family programming, offering more than 150 events per year from its location in downtown Grass Valley. The Center recently completed a major renovation of its multiuse, 21,000-square-foot facility in downtown Grass Valley, making it a premier performing arts destination. The venue includes the Main Stage, which accommodates up to 492 guests in configurable theater seats and up to 700 patrons for dance shows, and a 90-seat studio theater.