BIG Stars - Rascal Flatts to perform at BIG Wish Gala
Country music superstars Rascal Flatts will provide a private, acoustic concert at the Second Annual BIG Wish Gala. The Grammy nominees, who are extremely popular with wish children, were honored by the Make-A-Wish Foundation® of America with a Chris Greicius Celebrity Award at last year's event. Bass guitarist Jay DeMarcus was onhand to accept the award for Rascal Flatts.
“Gary and I grew up in Chillicothe, Ohio and watched the Buckeyes play football since we were kids" remarked DeMarcus. "It is an honor to be invited to play for one of our favorite charities in the 'shoe.”
About Rascal Flatts
RASCAL FLATTS’ Gary LeVox, Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney have kicked off 2010 with a bang as they mark not only the beginning of a new decade but also celebrate ten years of making great music together, becoming one of the hottest touring acts and the top country group of the new millennium. The band has delivered 11 #1 singles to the top of the chart and have more titles in Billboard’s Top 100 Songs of the Decade than any other group in the format. Over ten years the band has sold more than 20 million albums and 25 million digital downloads while all six of their studio albums make Billboard’s Top 100 Country Albums of the Decade listing. As the most awarded country group of the new Millennium Rascal Flatts has brought home nearly 40 trophies from the Academy of Country Music, American Music Awards, Country Music Association, People’s Choice Awards and more. In concert, Rascal Flatts continues to be one of the hottest touring acts of the decade with more venue attendance records than any other country act. They have played 400 dates as a headline act, 700 total since 2000, with a ticket tally of nearly 6 million. Among these shows includes 3 consecutive sold-out performances at Madison Square Garden and the band also became the first and only country music act to sell out Wrigley Field.Gary, Jay and Joe Don have traveled to visit U.S. troops in Iraq on a USO Tour and partnered with the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s hospital at Vanderbilt in Nashville, Tennessee to raise over 3 million dollars in the past few years.
