TYLER, Texas (EAST TEXAS WEEKEND) - GRAMMY nominee and reigning CMA New Artist of the Year & ACM New Male Artist of the Year Jimmie Allen is kicking off his first headlining tour, Down Home Tour 2022, on Feb. 3, at the famed Troubadour in Los Angeles.
Allen will perform Thursday, Feb. 24, at the intramural field on the TJC main campus. Gates open at 6 p.m., the show begins at 7 p.m.
Click here to purchase tickets. Admission is $50 for general admission and $10 for TJC students and employees.
Supporting act Neon Union — a duo comprised of Leo Brooks & Andrew Millsaps — is the inaugural artist signed to JAB Entertainment, a full-service management and production company launched by Allen alongside partners John Marks and Aaron Benward. Their first single, “Beer Up” is available now through a distribution deal with EMPIRE. They can currently be heard on the track “Livin’ Man” off Allen’s latest album, Bettie James Gold Edition.
“I’m looking forward to the Down Home Tour, my first ever headlining tour. I wanted to wait awhile before headlining because I wanted the timing to be right, I didn’t want to rush it. I wanted to make sure I was ready, my band was ready, so we could give the audience what they deserve every night — which is greatness,” Allen said of the tour’s initial December 2021 announcement. “And I finally feel like my band and I are at a point where greatness is something we can achieve. To everyone that’s supported us so far on our journey, thank you. We look forward to seeing you and a bunch of our new friends on the Down Home Tour.”
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2021 was a monumental year that saw Allen receive the only country nomination in an all-genre category for the GRAMMY Awards, release his latest star-studded collaboration album Bettie James Gold Edition, publish his first children’s book My Voice Is a Trumpet, take home the trophies for New Artist of the Year at the 55th Country Music Association Awards & Male Artist of the Year at the 56th Academy of Country Music Awards, reach the quarterfinals of landmark 30th season of Dancing With The Stars, serve as Executive Music Producer for the Netflix series Titletown High, perform at the Kennedy Center Honors in tribute to Garth Brooks, launch the inaugural Bettie James Fest in his hometown of Milton, DE, and appear on Elton John’s newest album The Lockdown Sessions with the track “Beauty In The Bones,” among other professional highlights. He has been hailed by GRAMMY.com as one of the “5 Black Artists Rewriting Country Music” and has amassed more than one billion on-demand streams.
Gates open at 6 p.m. on the 24th and Neon Union will open the show at 7 p.m. Allen will take the stage after.
Be sure to bring a chair for lawn-style seating.
Food trucks will be on-site for food purchases. No outside food or drinks, large bags, backpacks, umbrellas, coolers, tents, recording devices or pets will be allowed inside the gates.
Re-entry is not allowed at the event. For certain situations such as medical needs, re-entry can be approved at the gate.
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