Freedom Fest w/ Josh Turner’s Long Black Train 20th Anniversary Tour

15201 Running Aces Boulevard,Columbus MN 55025

23 September, 2023

Description

Running Aces Casino, Hotel & Racetrack is proud to present the Freedom Fest Concert to benefit the Invisible Wounds Project. This year's headliner is Josh Turner, with special guests Chris Kroeze, and Erin Grand! ALL proceeds from this event go to the Invisible Wounds Project, a MN based nonprofit that provides therapy services and other resources to Minnesota's military, first responders, frontline medical staff, corrections, dispatch and their families related to mental health, PTSD, and suicide issues. About Josh Turner  With his deep bass voice, Turner has sold more than six and a half million records, reached 4.8 billion global streams, and has become a favorite and unforgettable hitmaker on country radio. With timeless songs like “Long Black Train” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Turner’s five No. 1 singles include “Your Man,” of which the official music video surpassed 100 million views.  Turner released Your Man Deluxe Edition, celebrating 15 years of Turner’s iconic double Platinum-selling album, as well as the mini documentary “Josh Turner Your Man 15th Anniversary” (Mini Doc). The Double-Platinum-selling “Would You Go With Me,” featured on Your Man Deluxe Edition, experienced a viral surge across TikTok leading to a jump in streaming which landed the classic country tune on Spotify’s US Viral 50 along with Spotify Viral charts in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The song continues to be a fan favorite, currently posting over a million streams per week and 1.5M global streams weekly. A native of South Carolina, Turner has been nominated for three GMA Dove awards and won his first GMA Dove Award in 2021 for “I Saw The Light” featuring Sonya Isaacs, off his I Serve a Savior album. Turner has received six Inspirational Country Music Awards, and has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, five CMA Awards, two ACM Awards, one CMT Award, and seven ACA Awards. Turner released his first Christmas album, King Size Manger, in 2021 and accompany vinyl and DVD in 2022. To support music and arts education, he created The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund For The Arts to help students pursue their studies in these fields.  Turner and his wife Jennifer, whom he met as a student at Nashville’s Belmont University, have four sons. For more information, please visit www.joshturner.com Freedom Fest 9/23/23 Doors 6pm Erin Grand acoustic set time 620-650pm Chris Kroeze set time 705-820pm Invisible Wounds Project raffle & prize drawings 830-9pm Josh Turner set time 905-1020pm Ticket Description: General Admission: Seating is first come, first served. GA ticket holders can bring their own lawn chairs/blankets to be used in the grass area only. Pit Pass: Standing room only in the "Pit Area" in front of the stage. This ticket price includes your GA. Seated Table of (4) VIP: This includes seating for 4 people at a table on the patio overlooking the concert. Table VIP will have a dedicated server, but DOES NOT include food, beverages or alcohol. Table VIP's may also access the Pit Area and GA areas. ***Come early to be a part of the Officer Shawn Silvera Memorial 5K, Cruise For Heroes, music, and kids activities in the lot! Learn more about all activities by visiting iwproject.org/freedom-fest***