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Budding country star, Chase Rice, will kick off the Providence Event Series presented by Rob Levine & Associates, The Heavy Hitter® on Friday, August 19th at 6:30 p.m. (gates open at 5:30 p.m.) at the ALEX AND ANI City Center in the heart of downtown Providence’s Kennedy Plaza. Rice’s opener will be the band Filmore. The general admission tickets with no reserved seating are $34 in advance and $44 the day of the show. Tickets can be purchased online at www.riwaterfrontevents.com, by calling Ticketmaster at 800-745-3000 or by visiting one of our ticket locations in Newport, Warwick and South County: RI Waterfront Events box office located at 4 Commercial Wharf in Newport; the Grid Iron Ale House and Grille, 1599 Post Road in Warwick; and Looney Tunes, 562 Kingstown Road in Wakefield (cash only at Looney Tunes and cash & credit accepted at other locations). Box office hours vary so please visit www.riwaterfrontevents.com for the latest updates. Tickets will also be available on the day-of the event at the ALEX AND ANI City Center box office located at 2 Kennedy Plaza, Downtown Providence, at the entrance of the venue.
After a stint working on a NASCAR pit crew and a long run as a cast member of the popular reality television show Survivor: Nicaragua, Rice moved to Nashville and co-wrote the Hot 100-busting Florida Georgia Line single “Cruise”. A few short years later, he had built a loyal fan base across the country through his energetic live shows and gained the attention of industry professionals with his edgy, eclectic sound. Rice’s Ignite the Night album debuted in 2014 at No. 1 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums and No. 3 on the all-genre chart. That album also produced a pair of Top 5 hits, the Platinum-certified “Ready Set Roll” and “Gonna Wanna Tonight”.
“I don’t care if people call me ‘bro-country’ or they call me hip-hop or rock. All I care about is if I walk on stage and people are screaming every word back to me,” said Rice. After supporting Kenny Chesney’s The Big Revival Tour 2015, Rice hit the road with his own JD and Jesus Tour and recently wrapped the Campus Events Network Presents College Days, Country Nights: The Chase Rice Back to College Tour. His new single, “Everybody We Know Does,” from his upcoming album is available at digital retailers.
”If you’re into country music with a little edge this is the concert to see,” said Michele Maker Palmieri, President and CEO of Waterfront Productions, the parent company of RI Waterfront Events. “Chase puts on a great, energetic show which is compelling fans across the country to want more.”
The formation of the Providence Event Series presented by Rob Levine & Associates, the Heavy Hitter® was announced earlier this summer by Waterfront Productions/Rhode Island Waterfront Events, the City of Providence, the Providence Parks and Recreation Department and the ALEX AND ANI City Center. The rest of the Providence Event Series line-up to date is as follows: Third Eye Blind, Thursday, September 1st at 6:30 p.m., $38 advance/$48 day of event; the Celtic Rock Festival featuring Eileen Ivers, Tartan Terrors, The Town Pants and Pendragon, Saturday, September 10th at 2:00 p.m. $25 advance/$35 day of event; Ziggy Marley, Friday, September 23rd at 5:30 p.m., $32.50 advance/$42.50 day of event; and the International Oktoberfest, the weekend of September 24th and 25th, Saturday, noon to 4:00 p.m. and 5:00 p.m. to 9:00 p.m., $20 advance/$25 day of event and Sunday, noon to 5:00 p.m., $17 advance/$20 day of event. Weekender Passes are also available for $30 in advance or $40 day-of event. Kids under 12 years of age are $12 with a paying adult on Saturday and free on Sunday. Rhode Island Waterfront Events is once again producing the Waterfront Reggae Festival featuring The Wailers at India Point Park this Saturday, August 13th.
RIPTA is the official transportation of the Providence Event Series at the ALEX AND ANI City Center and will be offering a Rock & Ride Program for concert and festival attendees. Riders simply ask the bus or trolley driver for a RIPTA rider receipt as proof the ride was to a Providence Event Series event and then present if at the venue’s Box Office to receive a FREE prize compliments of RIPTA.
In addition to Rob Levine & Associates, The Heavy Hitter® and RIPTA, the other sponsors and partners of the Chase Rice concert are Commuter Resource RI, Heineken, Horizon Beverage, Pepsi, The City of Providence and The City of Providence Department of Art, Culture + Tourism and CAT Country 98.1.
