Hank Williams Jr with special guest George Thorogood and the Destroyers "Taking
Back the Country"
Thursday, August 16
8:00 p.m.
Tickets
Prices: $49 and $39
Tickets purchased 10 days prior to show do NOT include Fair admission.
Tickets are available at the Kentucky Exposition Center, KFC Yum! Center and Kentucky International Convention Center Ticket Offices and at all Ticketmaster outlets.
Customers can also charge by phone at 1-800-745-3000 or purchase online at
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Bio(s)
Hank Williams Jr. and his 20 gold albums, six platinum albums and 10 No. 1 singles will kick off the Main Stage Concert series on
Aug. 16. Hits like “Country Boy Can Survive,” “Dixie on My Mind” and “All My
Rowdy Friends Are Coming Over Tonight” are among Williams’ fan favorites. George
Thorogood and the Destroyers will open playing material from his latest album,
"2120 South Michigan Ave." A breakthrough came when Thorogood and The Destroyers
opened for The Rolling Stones on their 1981 tour. Since 1981, the band has sold
15 million albums worldwide, with their most recent album peaking at No. 1 on
the Billboard Top Blues Albums
chart.