Arts & Entertainment
Toby Keith To Play 2 Shows At Parx Casino
The shows on back-to-back nights will be the "Red Solo Cup" country star's first-ever performances in Bucks County.
BENSALEM, PA — Get your red Solo cups ready, Bucks County. Country star Toby Keith is coming this fall, playing two shows at Parx Casino.
Keith will perform at the casino's Xcite Center on Friday, Nov. 1, and Saturday, Nov. 2.
Doors open for both shows at 7 p.m., with showtime at 8 p.m. Colt Ford will be the opening act both nights. Tickets are $75-175 each night and go on sale Friday, April 12, at 11 a.m.
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The performances mark Keith's first-ever shows in Bucks County.
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"Parx Casino is thrilled to welcome Toby Keith, one of the biggest superstars in America," said CEO Tony Ricci. "Toby is a shining example of the caliber of artists that we set out to attract when we designed and opened the Xcite Center. The stars will continue to come out in Bucks County this year as we roll out a summer and fall filled with the biggest names in music and comedy."
Keith's long list of awards include Artist of the Decade from Billboard and the American Country Awards, and the ACM's Career Achievement award, Poet's Award and Entertainer of the Year in back-to-back years.
Starting with his debut hit, "Should've Been A Cowboy," which went to No. 1 on the country charts, Keith's long list of country chart-toppers includes "Red Solo Cup," "I Love This Bar," "As Good As I Once Was," "Should've Been A Cowboy" and "Beer For My Horses," with Willie Nelson.
Outside of music, Keith hosts the Toby Keith & Friends Golf Classic, which, in 15 years, has raised nearly $12.4 million for his foundation, which supports sick children and their families in Oklahoma.
He also has performed for nearly 256,000 troops and military families in 18 countries at more than 285 events, earning him the Spirit of the USO Award (2014).
In 2015, he was inducted into the Songwriters Hall of Fame in New York City, alongside Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia of The Grateful Dead, blues legend Willie Dixon and others.
The Nashville Songwriters Association International named him Songwriter/Artist of the Decade and he is a three-time BMI Country Songwriter/Artist of the Year.
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