Live music events.

[Jim_Fogle]

Billy Joel is playing the Winston-Salem Coliseum October 13 with tickets from %59 to $160. This is his ever performance in North Carolina and is the only scheduled North Carolina performance. Even so, it appears they're having trouble selling tickets. They've boosted the advertising frequency.

Paul McCartney is getting like Elvis use to be, a NC tour stop every year. He's starting next year's tour in Raleigh, NC.

[The Cracks]

Fleetwood Mac at Baltimore Arena, March 24th.

Very good show. The band sounded great. Stevie Nicks was outstanding - a real superstar. Christie McVie was great too. Mike Campbell (of Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers) stole the show with his stunning guitar work. The only real flaw was when the band played Lindsey Buckingham songs. It really highlighted the fact that he wasn't there. Neil Finn is a great singer and guitar player but I think they would have been better off skipping Buckingham's songs and sticking to Nicks and McVie songs. But, all in all, well worth the trip.

[Jim_Fogle]

Merlefest - April 25 - 28, 2019 http://merlefest.org/

MerleFest was founded in 1988 in memory of Eddy Merle Watson, son of music legend Doc Watson, as a fundraiser for Wilkes Community College near Wilkesboro, NC. MerleFest is a celebration of a unique mix of music based on the traditional, roots-oriented sounds of the Appalachian region, including bluegrass and old-time music, and expanded to include Americana, country, blues, rock and many other styles. The festival hosts numerous artists, performing on 13 stages during the course of the four-day event.

The lineup:
The Avett Brothers
Brandi Carlile
Amos Lee
Wynonna and the Big Noise
Dailey and Vincent
Tyler Childers
Keb' Mo'
The Milk Carton Kids
The Del McCoury Band
Jerry Douglas
The Earls of Leicester
Sam Bush Band
Steep Canyon Rangers
Peter Rowan's Free Mexican Airforce with members of Los Texmaniacs
The Brother Brothers
Molly Tuttle
Jim Lauderdale
Scythian
Kruger Brothers
The Gibson Brothers
The Black Lillies
Radney Foster
Junior Sisk
Chatham County Line
Donna the Buffalo
Mark & Maggie O'Connor
The Waybacks
Yarn
Sean McConnell
The Casey Kristofferson Band
T. Michael Coleman
Jim Avett
Junior Brown
Elephant Sessions
David Holt
Cane Mill Road
Salt and Light
The Trailblazers
Wayne Henderson
Presley Barker
Laura Boosinger
Josh Goforth
Jeff Little Trio
Jack Lawrence
Mark Bumgarner
Mitch Greenhill
String Madness
Pete Wernick & FLEXIGRASS
Pete and Joan Wernick
The Harris Brothers
None of the Above

There's more but I'm tired of cutting and pasting.