The Band Perry to perform Feb. 17 in benefit concert at WKU

Published 12:00 am Thursday, January 20, 2011

Omega Phi Alpha service sorority will present The Band Perry, singers of the hit country song If I Die Young, in concert Feb. 17 at Western Kentucky University’s Diddle Arena as a benefit for Global Volunteer Network’s Eat So They Can.

Doors open at 6 p.m. and local band Floord will open the show at 7 p.m., followed by The Band Perry. Tickets are $19 and can be purchased at the WKU Ticket Office at Diddle Arena or by calling (270) 745-5222 or online at www.ticketmaster.com. All seating is general admission.

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The Band Perry – siblings Kimberly, Reid and Neil Perry – released their self-titled debut album in October 2010 and will join country superstar Tim McGraw on tour this spring. The No. 1 hit If I Die Young has been nominated for a 2011 Grammy Award for Country Song of the Year.

Floord band members Donny Alvey, Chad Moseley, David Rich, Josh Mitcham, Shawn Whitely and Jason Gregory produce a soul-filled, down-home, fusion of classic honky-tonk with contemporary rockin’ country. In the past year, Floord has performed with some of the hottest acts in country music like Big and Rich, Little Big Town, Mark Wills, and the Kentucky Headhunters.