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Carolina
Crossroads’ Third Outdoor Concert Draws Over 30,000
Hank Williams Jr. and Gretchen Wilson Biggest Event
Yet
Roanoke Rapids,
NC (October 5, 2006) - Carolina Crossroads, the new entertainment
and retail destination off Interstate 95 in Roanoke Rapids, drew a crowd of
more than 30,000 for its third and final outdoor concert of the 2006 season. The
September 23 outdoor concert featuring Hank Williams Jr., Gretchen Wilson and
Canadian group the Road Hammers drew the largest crowd yet for the new venue.
The first
Carolina Crossroads event featuring Big & Rich exceeded 24,000. The second, a Christian concert featuring
artists Steven Curtis Chapman and Third Day attracted 10,000. All three were part of a series of “Randy
Parton and Carolina Crossroads Present” concerts leading up to the 2007 grand
opening of the Randy Parton Theater.
“The
success of these three concerts is just a sample of what lies ahead for
Carolina Crossroads,” said Elizabeth Branham, event director for Carolina
Crossroads. “To draw such large crowds
and headliner acts in our first year is exciting and just paves the way for an
even bigger 2007 season.”
“I think as we see
more and more events, people will realize that Roanoke Rapids and Carolina
Crossroads have the potential to be one of the best entertainment destinations
on the East Coast,” said Randy Parton, managing member of Moonlight Bandit
Productions, LLC. “These concerts drew
people from hundreds of miles away who are willing to travel to see big name
entertainment.”
The concerts
benefit the Children’s Miracle Network and its affiliated hospitals, University
Health Systems of Eastern Carolina’s Children’s Hospital in Greenville and Duke
Children’s Hospital and Health Center in Durham. Donations
raised will directly touch the lives of children through camps for chronically
ill pediatric patients and provide support for capital projects, pediatric
research, as well as help purchase specialized pediatric equipment such as
cardiac monitors. Carolina Crossroads has pledged $1 million to the charity
from concert proceeds.
About Carolina Crossroads:
Carolina Crossroads is the
East Coast’s newest destination for music, fun and entertainment. Carolina Crossroads is located off
Interstate 95 in Roanoke Rapids, NC (Exit 171). The entertainment, tourism and retail destination located
between Richmond, VA and Raleigh, NC will offer live performance theaters,
shopping, hotels, convention and conference facilities, recreation and
amusements and numerous dining options.
The Randy Parton Theatre, which opens in 2007, will anchor the Carolina
Crossroads Music Theatre and Entertainment District and will feature country,
pop, beach and gospel music acts. For
more information, visit www.carolinacrossroads.com or call (252)
519-2550.