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SKY – Peak to Sky ticketholders can expect to “soak up the sun” with Sheryl
Crow this August, when the nine-time Grammy Award-winning artist and her band takes
the stage as the summer festival’s headliner on Friday, Aug. 7.
Crow,
a bona fide American music icon, has been dominating charts and winning hearts
of millions worldwide for nearly three decades since the 1993 release of her
debut album “Tuesday Night Music Club,”
which peaked at No. 3 on Billboard’s Top 200 and remained ranked for 100
consecutive weeks.
That
was just the beginning.
Her
first nine studio albums have sold 35 million copies worldwide; seven of them
charted in Billboard’s Top 10 and five were certified for Multi-Platinum sales.
In addition to such No. 1 hits as “All
I Wanna Do,” “Soak Up the Sun”
and “The First Cut Is the Deepest,”
Crow has logged some 40 singles on the Billboard
Hot 100, Adult Top 40, Adult Contemporary, Mainstream Top 40 and Hot Country
Songs charts, with more No. 1 singles in the Triple A listings than any other
female artist.
“We
set the bar pretty high last year, and we’re excited to continue that
momentum,” said EJ Daws, VP of Sales and Marketing at Outlaw Partners, the Big
Sky media, marketing and events company producing the event in collaboration
with Mike McCready, the festival’s curator and guitarist from Pearl Jam.
Headliners for Saturday, Aug. 8 include Grammy Award-winning Wilco and Sleater-Kinney as part of their newly announced “It’s Time” Summer 2020 co-headlining tour.
Wilco PHOTO SHERVIN LAINEZ
Fronted
by alt-rock legend Jeff Tweedy, and with 2 million monthly listeners on the
popular music-streaming app Spotify, Wilco has a massive and dedicated
worldwide following, and their alt-rock, folksy sound will be a perfect match
for the groove-loving folks of southwest Montana (and anybody lucky enough to
fly in for a taste).
Sleater-Kinney, comprised of Corin Tucker and Carrie Brownstein,
who also starred in the hit TV show “Portlandia,” formed in the ‘90s in
Olympia, Washington. The female rock band has been dubbed “punk rock heroes” by
fans and critics alike, including Rolling Stone, which noted the fusion as
“radical feminism and challenging, fiery punk.”
“To have a
music event anchored by Sheryl Crow and Wilco, Sleater-Kinney will bring the
highest level of performance to our little mountain town,” Daws said.
On Friday, guests will be treated to a comedy and music show by Fred Armisen, actor, comedian, writer, producer and musician best known for his role
in Portlandia and as a cast member on Saturday Night Live. Warming up the stage for their Nashville neighbor, Jamie McLean Band will open for Crow, bringing
the Americana, folk, Delta blues, Southern soul and New York City funk sounds
that have made him a regular and a favorite in Big Sky over the last decade.
Saturday’s lineup will also
include the desert disco band KOLARS,
and Peak to Sky curator Mike McCready
& Friends who will take the main stage following Wilco and
Sleater-Kinney. Earlier in the afternoon, McCready will present a glimpse into
his coffee table book, “Of Potato Heads and
Polaroids” offering a perspective into his world inside and outside of Pearl
Jam.
A family-friendly show by Casper Babypants, also known as Chris Ballew, twice Grammy-nominated lead singer and
songwriter for the Seattle band The Presidents of the United States of America,
will take place Saturday morning under the venue’s “big top” tent.
“It’s exciting Peak to Sky has evolved into a true festival this year,” said Megan Paulson, Chief Operating Officer at Outlaw Partners. “The caliber of artists and a lineup as diverse and talented as we have planned, along with a few surprises, will be an event you won’t want to miss.”