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Friday, September 30, 2022

Darius Rucker joins the 2023 Barefoot Country Music Fest lineup


New Jersey's original country music fest announces three time Grammy Award-winning artist...

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WILDWOOD - The Northeast's largest outdoor country music fest, in conjunction with Southern Entertainment, announces Darius Rucker will join Blake Shelton as the second headlining artist of the 3rd Annual Barefoot Country Music Fest, set for June 15-18, 2023.

South Carolina native, Darius Rucker, is an American country music singer, songwriter and philanthropist. With more than fifteen awards and nominations since his debut in 1986, Rucker has become a highly accredited artist within the music industry. He initially gained recognition as the lead vocalist of the rock band Hootie & The Blowfish, before releasing his first country solo single in 2008.

His success has warranted both regional and national recognition. The Barefoot Country Music Fest is honored to host Grammy Award-winning artist Darius Rucker on the shores of Wildwood in June of 2023.

For more information and to purchase tickets, visit www.BCMF.com.

About BCMF:

Barefoot Country Music FestTM, (BCMF), the Northeast’s largest outdoor country music fest, is
located in Wildwood, NJ, between the famous Morey’s Piers on the beach. BCMF is host to the
industry’s biggest stars with 40+ artists slated for June 15-18, 2023, bringing a unique blend of
today’s country headliners, regional stars, up-and-comers and locals favorites. With the
combination of country music and the scenic Wildwood’s backdrop, this family-friendly, four-day
fest is a summer vacation destination.

About Southern Entertainment:

Southern Entertainment is a full-service event and production company. Our unwavering
commitment to excellence has led us to produce over 500 events across the United States. We
specialize in planning, marketing and executing a wide range of concerts, festivals and other
live music events with some of the music industry’s biggest stars.

About Darius Rucker:

Rucker first achieved multi-Platinum status in the music industry as lead singer and rhythm
guitarist of the GRAMMY Award-winning band Hootie & the Blowfish, who have sold more than
25 million albums worldwide including their Diamond-certified debut Cracked Rear View, which
remains among the Top 10 best-selling studio albums of all time. Since releasing his first
Country album in 2008, Rucker has earned a whole new legion of fans with four No. 1 albums
on the Billboard Country chart, including RIAA Platinum-certified Learn to Live and True
Believers, plus 10 No. 1 singles at Country radio and 11 Gold, Platinum or multi-Platinum
certified hits. Rucker was inducted as a Grand Ole Opry member in 2012 and in 2014 he won
his third career GRAMMY Award for Best Solo Country Performance with his 9x Platinum
version of Old Crow Medicine Show’s “Wagon Wheel,” one of the top five best-selling Country
songs of all time. He co-hosted the 54th annual CMA Awards in 2020 and topped the charts at
Country radio once again with “Beers And Sunshine” in 2021. Follow up single “My
Masterpiece” is available everywhere now as Rucker puts the finishing touches on a
forthcoming album.

As a lifelong philanthropist, Rucker supports the MUSC Children's Hospital in his hometown of
Charleston, South Carolina and has also raised millions of dollars for St. Jude Children's
Research Hospital through his annual Darius & Friends benefit concert and golf tournament.
Rucker has also advocated for over 200 charitable causes supporting public education and
junior golf programs in South Carolina through the Hootie & the Blowfish Foundation and serves
as a National Chair for the National Museum of African American Music in Nashville.
For more information, visit www.dariusrucker.com and follow on social media @DariusRucker.

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