BRISTOL, Tenn. (Thursday, Aug. 9, 2012) – Grammy Award nominated country music artist Jamey Johnson will perform Aug. 25 at the Lawless Pre-Race Concert prior to the start of the IRWIN Tools Night Race at Bristol Motor Speedway.
This will be the first trip to BMS for the award-winning singer/songwriter, who is set to release his latest album, “Livin’ For A Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran” Oct. 16.
Johnson’s first three albums featured hits such as “The Dollar,” “In Color” and “The High Cost Of Living.” In addition to writing most of his own material, Johnson has co-written singles for Trace Adkins, George Strait, Joe Nichols and Jessie James.
On “Living For A Song: A Tribute to Hank Cochran,” Johnson teams up with Willie Nelson to sing “Don’t You Ever Get Tired Of Hurting Me,” and the duo is joined by Leon Russell and Vince Gill on “Everything But You.” Other songs include “Living for a Song,” with Johnson, Nelson Merle Haggard and Kris Kristofferson and Patsy Cline’s hit “I Fall To Pieces,” with Johnson and Haggard.
“Lawless,” billed as a “Western crime film”, set in Virginia’s Franklin County, stars Shia LaBeouf and will be released at the end of August.
Tickets still are available for all three nights of racing at BMS. Tickets for the IRWIN Tools Night race start at $75, while tickets for the Aug. 24 Food City 250 start at $45. An August race weekend package, which includes a ticket to the IRWIN Tools Night Race and the Food City 250, starts at $110. A doubleheader ticket for the Aug. 22 UNOH 200 Camping World Truck Series race UNOH Perfect Storm 150 doubleheader is available for $30.
Food City 250 tickets for children 15 and under are available at half price, starting at $22. Entry for children 15 and under is free for Wednesday night’s doubleheader.
For more information, please call the BMS ticket office at 1-866-415-4158 or visit www.bristoltix.com.
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