The 2013 Headlining Sunday Afternoon Concert
Big & Rich featuring Cowboy Troy will take the stage
at 3pm on Sunday afternoon, July 28th
at the 2013 QuickChek New Jersey Festival of Ballooning!
Click on the song title below to hear some of the duo's most famous hits!
1.) Save a Horse, Ride a Cowboy
4.) 8th of November
Join us for the party on Sunday when Big Kenny & John Rich, featuring Cowboy Troy all take to the stage!
Big & Rich Bio
Big & Rich’s first studio album, Horse of a Different Color, went triple platinum and produced four straight Top 40 country hits, including “Save a Horse (Ride a Cowboy).” They followed that with the hits “8th of November” and the #1 single “Lost in This Moment.” The duo’s song “Comin’ to Your City” has been used as the opening theme to ESPN’s College Gameday since 2005.
Individually, John Rich and Big Kenny Alphin are first-rate musicians, songwriters, producers and entertainers. Together, they are one of most truly original musical forces. They are also both noted philanthropists: Kenny for his work with the United Nations Foundation and the Red Cross; Rich for his win on NBC-TV’s The Celebrity Apprentice that brought well over a million dollars to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital. Rich returns as a boardroom advisor to the All-Star Celebrity Apprentice on Sunday, May 5 (NBC, 9 p.m.)
With the release of Hillbilly Jedi, they reasserted their position in being able to move audiences, from the spiritual anthem, “That’s Why I Pray” to the crowd-rocking hits “Party Like Cowboyz,” “Rock the Boat” and “Get Your Game On.”
“It seems like when you put John and Kenny together and we become Big & Rich, it’s like Clark Kent walking into the phone booth and coming out Superman,” said John. “We can’t explain it. It’s like a chemical reaction between Kenny and me on stage, something you can feel there – Hillbilly Jedi, the force is with you. It’s funny to think about but it’s really true, we walk out on stage and start laying into this thing, the energy goes back and forth between us and the crowd and it’s palpable.”
The title Hillbilly Jedi comes from a line in the album’s opener, “Born Again,” which features Richie Sambora on guitar and harmonies with Jon Bon Jovi.
Concert seats are assigned on a first come, first served basis. Seats will be assigned to you when you place your order. Tickets will not be mailed until June or July. The last day to puchase tickets online and have them mailed to you is Friday, July 19th. Tickets purchased after July 19th will be held at the Will Call booth and will not include VIP Parking. There is a $4 charge to have your tickets held at Will Call. Tickets will stop being sold online on Thursday, July 25, 2013 at midnight. Tickets may still be purchased after July 25 by calling 1-800-HOT AIR-9 subject to availability.
The festival is rain or shine. All sales are final. NO REFUNDS. For more information on ticket policies, visit http://www.balloonfestival.com/tickets/general/