For 25 years, Anderson County has invited the community to “Celebrate Anderson” by hosting a free concert and fireworks show at the William A. Floyd Amphitheater over the Labor Day Weekend.
This year, in honor of reaching the 25th-anniversary milestone, friends and family can enjoy two big nights of entertainment along with vendors, food trucks, and fun for all ages.
Anderson County, WSSL, and WESC are excited to welcome national touring artists Randy Houser on Saturday, August 31, and Ashley McBryde on Sunday, September 1.
“Anderson County is thrilled to expand headlining concerts on both Saturday and Sunday,” said Anderson County Administrator Rusty Burns. “Celebrate Anderson has been something families can look forward to being free for 25 years, and we are thankful for the continued support of our partners at Michelin and Arthrex in making this possible.”
Both concerts are FREE but do require a free ticket to enter. Organizers are expecting both events to reach capacity and encourage fans to get tickets early. You can secure your ticket at www.andersonevents.com.
Lawn tickets are for fans who wish to bring their blankets and chairs to set up on the lawn. Standing Room Only tickets are for those who want to stand up close to the stage where chairs are not permitted. Fans are reminded that securing the free tickets helps organizers best prepare and communicate important information to ticket holders about the event.
“Ashley McBryde is an incredible talent; she recently co-hosted CMA fest in Nashville; she is a Grammy, CMA, and ACM winner and was nominated for her membership to the Grand Ole Opry by Country Legend Garth Brooks. She is currently touring with her latest album, The Devil I Know. We are thrilled to welcome her to Anderson and know she will put on an incredible show,” Kix Layton, Vice President of Programming at iHeart Media, said. “And Randy is an exceptional singer-songwriter who never fails to impress a live audience; he will raise the roof of that amphitheater on Saturday night,” Kix continued, “It’s honestly hard to believe that shows of this caliber are free and open to all. Way to go, Anderson County!”
For more information about sponsorship and vendor opportunities at Celebrate Anderson, please email Adrienne Cole at celebrateanderson@andersoncountysc.org.
About Anderson County Sports and Entertainment Center: ASEC is a live event and festival venue featuring a 12,000-capacity amphitheater, civic center, and park. The sports fields schedule numerous sporting tournaments, family reunions, and special events. The festival grounds also host the annual fair, hot air balloon events, and the largest music festival in the upstate, Rock the Country. Learn more at www.andersonevents.com. The link to both event tickets is here.
About Ashley McBryde: GRAMMY, CMA, and ACM award winner Ashley McBryde cut her teeth playing country songs in biker bars – and it shows. The Grand Ole Opry member’s 2018 major label debut Girl Going Nowhere (Warner Music Nashville) charmed The New York Times, NPR, Rolling Stone, Paste, The Washington Post, and more, all en route to landing a GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album.
McBryde closed out 2019 with ACM New Female Artist, CMT Breakout Artist, a New Artist of the Year win at the 53rd Annual CMA Awards, and two nominations for the 2020 Grammys for Best Country Song and Best Country Solo Performance for “Girl Goin’ Nowhere.” Her follow-up, Never Will, was tagged by Rolling Stone as one of the most anticipated of the year alongside NPR, who also ranked her Top 10 RIAA Platinum-Certified single “One Night Standards” as one of the best songs of 2019. The album earned McBryde a 2021 GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making Never Will the only album nominated for Country Album of the Year by the ACMs, CMAs, and the Recording Academy in the same award season.
Her GRAMMY-winning duet with Carly Pearce, “Never Wanted To Be That Girl,” went all the way to No. 1 and earned McBryde and Pearce the ACM and CMA award for Musical Event of the Year. McBryde was also honored with the 2022 CMA International Artist Achievement Award for the most significant creative growth, development, and promotion of the country music industry outside of the United States. Her collaborative project, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville featuring Brothers Osborne, Brandy Clark, Pillbox Patti, Caylee Hammack, Aaron Raitiere, and Benjy Davis, earned McBryde her third consecutive GRAMMY nomination for Best Country Album, making her a six-time-GRAMMY nominee. Upon its release, Ashley McBryde Presents: Lindeville garnered applause from The New York Times, NPR, Variety, Vulture, Esquire, Rolling Stone, Billboard, and Stereogum, among many more.
With 11 songs all co-written by the Arkansas native, The Devil I Know is available now, featuring chart-climbing lead single “Light On In The Kitchen.” McBryde recently announced new shows through Summer 2024 with The Devil I Know Tour Presented by Ariat.
For more information, visit Ashley McBryde.com or follow her on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, TikTok and YouTube.
