FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: September 30, 2014

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Grammy Award Winning Country Stars in Concert at Tacoma’s Pantages Theater on November 7

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Tacoma, WA – The iconic and award-winning group Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will be in concert at Tacoma’s historic Pantages Theater on November 7, 2014, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets start at $29 and are on sale now.

Nearing their fifth decade together, the profoundly influential Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, often cited as a catalyst for an entire movement in Country Rock and American Roots Music, continues to add to their legendary status. With multi- platinum and gold records, strings of top ten hits such as “Fishin’ in the Dark” and “Mr. Bojangles,” multiple Grammy, IBMA, CMA Awards and nominations, ’s accolades continue to accumulate. Their groundbreaking Will The Circle Be Unbroken album has been inducted into the U.S. Library of Congress as well as the Grammy Hall of Fame. NGDB’s recording of “Mr. Bojangles” was also inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2010.

Today, Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (, Jimmie Fadden, Bob Carpenter, John McEuen) continue their non-stop touring in their 48th year together.

Their most recent studio release was the critically acclaimed album Speed of Life (2009, SugarHill Records). In 2013, Capitol/EMI reissued in its original form on vinyl, Will The Circle Be Unbroken for its 40th Anniversary.

Tickets for Nitty Gritty Dirt Band are on sale now for $29, $49, $69, and $85. To purchase: call the Box Office at 253.591.5894, toll-free 1.800.291.7593, in person at 901 Broadway in Tacoma’s Theater District or at www.BroadwayCenter.org.

View press photos of Nitty Gritty Dirt Band here.

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The Broadway Center for the Performing Arts gratefully acknowledges the following for support of the 2014-15 Season: ArtsFund, Ben B. Cheney Foundation, The Boeing Company, CHI Franciscan Health System, City of Tacoma, The News Tribune, Paul G. Allen Family Foundation, Pierce County Arts Commission, The Puyallup Tribe, and The Sequoia Foundation.