Scotty McCreery with Parmalee at Olmsted County Fair

Scotty McCreery with special guests Parmalee and Aaron Simmons

• All Ages
• General Admission
• Gates at 5:00 pm
• Show at 6:30 pm

Presale: Thursday, May 24 (10AM-10PM Online Only)

Onsale: Friday, May 25 @ 11AM

Artist Info:

After winning season 10 of American Idol in 2011, Scotty McCreery made history when he became the youngest male artist of any genre, and the first country music artist ever to have his debut album enter at No. 1 on the Billboard Top 200 chart. Clear as Day was certified platinum for sales of one million units in just 13 weeks, and became the best-selling solo album released by a country artist in 2011. The singles “I Love You This Big” and “The Trouble with Girls” were also certified platinum. He won the New Artist of the Year award at both the Academy of Country Music (ACM) Awards and the American Country Awards, and also received the CMT Award for Breakthrough Video of the Year for “The Trouble with Girls.”

With his third album (plus a chart-topping Christmas record), the young star takes a huge creative step forward. He co-wrote all 11 songs on Seasons Change, working with some of the finest songwriters in Nashville to express a wide range of emotions and musical styles. And after a lengthy legal struggle that kept him on the sidelines for several years, McCreery placed a bold bet with his career that has paid of with a new label and a reinvigorated attitude.

Comprised of brothers Matt and Scott Thomas, cousin Barry Knox, and their best friend Josh McSwain, Parmalee are the quintessential American country band. Raised on a diet of Southern rock, country, and blues, they formed in 2001 as a bunch of small town boys chasing wild weekend nights, but their talents eventually took them beyond the little cement-block barn they rehearsed in and onto country music’s biggest stages, not to mention the top of Billboard’s country chart.

More than a decade of blue-collar persistence made Parmalee’s 2013 breakout single, “Carolina,” into a Platinum-certified #1 hit, while their debut album landed in the Top 10. All the while they kept their noses to the grindstone, touring hundreds of dates a year. Now with their next batch of music, they’re offering up a tribute to the place where it all began and embracing the future. Their much-loved country-rock sound is still in force, defined by blazing guitars and soaring harmonies, live drums and a locked-in musical brotherhood. But fans will notice a change. Many of Parmalee’s new songs push forward to the very edges of modern country, bringing in expertly-programmed beats, irresistible pop melodies, and vocal hooks built to grab attention from fans of any genre.