The young whippersnappers of modern Country owe a lot to Dwight Yoakam. Once shunned by the Nashville elite, the pioneering singer-songwriter is credited with paving the way for Country music's acceptance in the mainstream. His 'hillbilly honkey tonk' stylings earned him a following of fans that called themselves 'Cow-Punks' in retaliation to the polite Country Pop of the late 70's.

Arguably the first big star to bring Country to a mainstream audience in the 1990s, Black is one of the first artists in a generation that took inspiration from Merle Haggard, Bob Wills, and George Jones, taking rock-oriented pop and mixing it up in a country setting. Offering an easily marketable and squeaky clean image of Country, he smoothed the way for artists after him to come along, particularly Garth Brooks.

Rancheras singing legend and diva Paquita la del Barrio possesses a rich, expressive and outspoken voice not only on the stage, but in her feminist beliefs. Her songs are often well known social commentaries that call out the sexist culture of Mexico. She's venturing forth from Mexico City to bring the traditional folk and mariachi-based music of her vibrant heritage to the US

Lead by Donnie Van Zant, the brother of Lynyrd Skynyrd frontman Ronnie Van Zant, 38 Special broke out from the shadows of the Southern rock behemoth and carved out a name for themselves with soaring, stomping stadium rock and roll. Don't miss the Second Chance hitmakers when they dust off their catalog of hell-raising anthems and hit the road during an extensive tour of North America.

If a soulful evening of entertainment, where you can sit back and enjoy some of the hottest R&B old-school hits is what you're after then this event is the place to be! American group The Whispers are inviting you to relive the greatest years as they take the party on tour this year.