There is a particular kind of Montgomery Gentry show where a song like “Something to Be Proud Of” finds a crowd standing in an open field and something happens that no recording quite captures. You look around, realize everyone here knows every word, and for a few minutes the song is doing what country music has always done best, which is bind people to one another through the stories they already know by heart. It is a specific kind of communion, and it belongs outdoors.
About the Show
Eddie Montgomery has been keeping that promise alive since Troy Gentry’s sudden death in September 2017. With Troy’s family’s blessing, he has continued performing under the Montgomery Gentry name, honoring a partnership built across decades of touring, from Kentucky honky-tonks through major venues and back, and bringing a catalog that includes five number-one Billboard country hits to audiences who have carried these songs for decades. “If You Ever Stop Loving Me,” “Something to Be Proud Of,” and “Lucky Man” are among them. The duo emerged from central Kentucky in the 1990s, their sound shaped by the records they grew up on: Hank Williams Jr., Charlie Daniels, Waylon Jennings, and Lynyrd Skynyrd; rough-edged Southern rock guitars underneath lyrics rooted in small-town life, family, and working-class struggle. They signed with Columbia Nashville in 1999, and their debut Tattoos & Scars introduced “Hillbilly Shoes” and “Lonely and Gone.” The group earned CMA Vocal Duo of the Year honors in 2000, were inducted into the Grand Ole Opry in June 2009, and entered the Kentucky Music Hall of Fame in 2015. “Lucky Man” received a Grammy nomination for Best Country Performance by Duo or Group with Vocal in 2008. Montgomery Gentry live ran somewhere between a party and a heartfelt gathering — and by accounts of those who have been there, still does.
Venue & Logistics
The Haven of the Wild is an outdoor event venue in Chittenango, in central New York, and an outdoor summer night is the natural habitat for a Montgomery Gentry show. The show is general admission standing on Saturday, August 7. Doors open at 5:30 p.m. Outside chairs are permitted in the area behind reserved seating; chairs are also available for purchase at the venue entrance. VIP “Party Pit Close to Stage” tickets provide access to a designated front standing area near the stage.
Tickets
Tickets start at $35.00, with VIP Party Pit options at a higher tier. Buy tickets.