Skaggs announces Xmas concerts
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Skaggs announces Xmas concerts

Monday, November 4, 2024 – Ricky Skaggs today announced his 2024 holiday tour: Ricky Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder with 13 Christmas concerts across the nation in December.

Skaggs and Kentucky Thunder will perform in Nashville, Tucson, Ariz., Louisville, Ky. and Knoxville, Tenn.

The show will feature songs both old and new as Skaggs. "This is my favorite time of the year," said Skaggs. "Not only do we celebrate the birth of the Savior, we also get to play some really fun music. I hope you will come out and see one of our Kentucky Thunder Christmas shows. It's a joyful time. You'll love it."

The tour dates are:
Dec. 5 - Tucson, AZ - Fox Theatre
Dec. 6 - Scottsdale, AZ - Scottsdale Center for the Performing Arts
Dec. 10 - Richmond, KY - EKU Center for the Arts
Dec. 11 - Newport News, VA - Ferguson Center for the Arts
Dec. 12 - Huntington, WV - Joan C. Edwards Performing Arts Center
Dec. 13 - Wheeling, WV - The Capitol Theatre
Dec. 14 - Jim Thorpe, PA - Penn's Peak
Dec. 15 - Marietta, OH - Peoples Bank Theatre
Dec. 18 - Nashville, IN - Brown County Music Center
Dec. 19 - Knoxville, TN - Tennessee Theatre
Dec. 20 - Louisville, KY - The Louisville Palace
Dec. 21 - Germantown, TN - Germantown Performing Arts Center
Dec. 22 - Nashville, TN - Ryman Auditorium


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