WILMINGTON — Two of country’s long-standing acts are coming through Wilmington’ Live Oak Bank Pavilion next summer.
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Dwight Yoakam and The Mavericks, with 49 Winchester, will take over Riverfront Park on June 19.
Yoakam, best known for his alternative or neotraditional country sound, has more than a dozen albums throughout his career. His first three reached number one on Billboard country charts, with a few top-10 singles as well, including “I Sang Dixie” and “Streets with Bakersfield.” The latter was a duo with Buck Owens, whom Yoakam was inspired by in his youth.
The Grammy and Academy of Country Music award-winner reached the most commercial success in 1993 with the triple-platinum-selling “This Time.” Yoakam recently released 2024’s “Brighter Days,” recorded throughout and post-pandemic.
Miami’s Cuban-American country act The Mavericks have charted more than a dozen times on Billboard Country. Their best-known track, “All You Ever Do Is Bring Me Down,” with accordionist Flaco Jiménez, reached number 13 in the mid-Nineties.
Made up of Raúl Malo, Paul Deakin, Eddie Perez, and Jerry Dale McFadden, the group’s most commercial album was “What a Crying Shame,” which helped usher in numerous Grammy’s and Country Music Association awards.
Tickets go on sale on Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. Presales open Tuesday, Nov. 19, 10 a.m.
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