Wednesday, July 20, 2011

First Ever USO Homefront Concert Featuring Montgomery Gentry

Tuesday, July 26  7:00 p.m  Louisville, Kentucky's KFC Yum! Center

Montgomery Gentry



The First-Ever USO Homefront Concert!

The USO and Kentucky National Guard has joined forces to produce a Montgomery-Gentry Concert. This concert will honor the families of the troops and volunteers who support them. This is the first-ever "Homefront USO Concert" will be a reverse version of typical USO shows that originate at the location of deployed troops. The concert will be presented live to the family volunteers, home-based soldiers and airmen, Active-Duty, National Guard and Reserve and their families at the KFC Yum! Center in Louisville and will be broadcast live to deployed troops around the world via the Pentagon Channel.

Supporting the Volunteers Who Support the Mission

The concert will show appreciation for the sacrifices and service of our military families and our volunteer force. The volunteers who assist with family support while our troops are deployed play an integral role in supporting the families of soldiers during long tours of duty.

This concert is being held the same week as the National Guard's National Volunteer Workshop and Youth Symposium, which is attended by more than 1,400 Guardsmen and family volunteers. All conference attendees will receive concert tickets on-site at the conference check-in.

Location

The concert will be held at the KFC Yum! Center in downtown Louisville adjacent to the Galt House hotel.  This state-of-the-art facility opened in 2009 and seats up to 22,000 spectators.

KFC Yum! Center
1 Arena Plaza
Yum Center Exterior
Louisville, KY 40202

Yum Center Interior



International Broadcast

The concert will be broadcast via the Pentagon Channel to over 32 million homes in the U.S. and over 378 bases worldwide to show troops in theater we are taking care of their families back home. The Pentagon will uplink the program to Armed Forces Network (AFN) for distribution worldwide and even ships at sea.

Sponsorships

The National Guard Association of Kentucky is seeking sponsors to show support and appreciation for the sacrifices and service of our military families and our volunteer force. See the bottom of this Web page for sponsorship information.

Where to Obtain Tickets

Cost:  There is no fee to attend

Dress Code: No uniform required

Who Can Attend: 

- National Volunteer Workshop Attendees
- Youth Symposium Attendees
- Active Guardsmen and their families
- All Reserve Component Soldiers and their families from the surrounding area
- Active Duty Service members and their families from the surrounding area
- Veterans, Retirees, CAC card holders and their families (tickets available through MWR locations listed below)

Where to Obtain Tickets:
Go to official website for list of ticketing contacts. Tickets are available on a first-come, first-served basis.

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

Who all will be playing that night?? Montgomery Gentry and who else? I know it will be a great show just wondering if any one else knows who will be there .

LovinLyrics said...

It appears to just be a Montgomery Gentry show from the information I was given. Doesn't look to have an opener or support act. Looks to be a good show!