Tickets to Dolly Parton‘s upcoming show at Nashville’s Ryman Auditorium sold out in minutes on Saturday (June 20th). The sellout ranks among the fastest in Ryman Auditorium history.
Dolly will take the stage at the Ryman for this rare special concert, called “Dolly Parton: Pure and Simple,” on July 31st. The sold-out event marks the first full show Dolly has headlined in Nashville in 12 years. The benefit concert is the Dustin Wells Foundation Gift of Music concert, which supports the W. O. Smith School of Music.
Dolly said, “I think back to all the people who encouraged me and helped me on my way up, and if I can help some young person make music, then I absolutely want to do that. Music is important to me and my family, and I’m grateful that so many people wanted to come see the show that it sold out so quickly.”
Dolly is scheduled to perform four sold-out shows at Dollywood on August 8th and 9th to benefit her Imagination Library, a youth literacy initiative she created.
FAST FACTS
- Since its inception in 2008, artists including Ronnie Dunn, Kellie Pickler, Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Peter Cetera, Lee Greenwood, Peter Frampton, and Gunnar Nelson have donated their time and talent to the Gift of Music benefit concerts.
01/09/2012 – Dolly Parton – “Joyful Noise” Los Angeles Premiere – Arrivals – Grauman’s Chinese Theatre – Hollywood, CA, USA – Keywords: Orientation: Portrait Face Count: 1 – False – Photo Credit: Glenn Harris / PR Photos – Contact (1-866-551-7827) – Portrait Face Count: 1
