Tucson is the latest city to host the California-based Activated Events‘ country music festival Boots in the Park, coming to Rillito Park on Oct. 18.
The one-day festival, headlined by Chris Young and Dustin Lynch, has traveled around the Southwest since Activated Events launched the brand in 2018 in Southern California.
Chris Young will headline the inaugural Boots in the Park Tucson on Oct. 18. Tickets are on sale now.
The large-scale events producer was here last month with its inaugural Tucson Taco Fest at Rillito, which featured a lineup of rappers and hip-hop artists and a handful of taco trucks including one from Tucson.
Tucson is getting Young (“Famous Friends,” “Tomorrow”) and Lynch (“Ridin’ Roads,” “Small Town Boy”). Santa Clara, California, this weekend is getting Old Dominion and Nate Smith as headliners. Luke Combs is on deck for the two-day Albuquerque, New Mexico, Boots in the Park.
The festival has been coming to the Phoenix area for the past several years, including in March, where it was held over two days at Gilbert Regional Park.
Tickets (starting at $59) are on sale now through bootsinthepark.com/locations/tucson. Also on the Tucson lineup: Tucker Wetmore and Avery Anna.
Tucson is one of nine cities in California, Arizona, Nevada and New Mexico to host Boots in the Park.
Lukas Nelson is releasing his solo debut album “American Romance” in June. He’s playing the Rialto Theatre on Sunday, May 11.
Country rocks the Rialto, R Bar
Lukas Nelson is releasing his debut solo album in June, but Tucson fans might get a little sneak peak when he takes the stage at the Rialto, 318 E. Congress St., on Sunday, May 11.
The son of outlaw country legend Willie Nelson teamed up with Shooter Jennings, the son of another outlaw legend, Waylon Jennings, to produce “American Romance.”
Nelson, who often tours with his father, fronted his roots rock band Lukas Nelson and Promise of the Real from 2008 until last year.
In a video promoting the solo project, Nelson said the album is like a travelogue of all the places he’s seen and experienced in his life traveling as a musician and with his famous father.
Payton Howie opens Sunday’s concert at 8 p.m. Tickets are $34.50-$65 through rialtotheatre.com.
Meanwhile, Tucson country singer Mark Insley & the Broken Angels will keep the party going at 10 p.m. Sunday at the Rialto’s neighboring R Bar. Admission is free.
