ALAN JACKSON TO PLAY MUNICIPAL STADIUM – Salinas, CA

Concert is on Saturday, July 21, 2012 after the 3rd California Rodeo Performance

SALINAS, California, January 26, 2012---Country superstar Alan Jackson takes his tour to Salinas Municipal Stadium in Salinas, CA on Saturday, July 21st.  Tickets for the show may be purchased starting on Wednesday February 8th at 10am from the Salinas Sports Complex Box Office at 1034 N. Main Street* in Salinas or by visiting tickets.com. Ticket prices are $35 for General Admission and $75 for VIP tickets plus applicable service fees. The concert gates will open at 6:30pm at Municipal Stadium on Saturday July 21st following the California Rodeo performance that afternoon. Music will start at 7:30pm; the opening act is still to be determined.

Jackson’s new single, “So You Don’t Have To Love Me Anymore,” is at radio now and the video for the song is airing on CMT and GAC.  You can also view the video at http://youtu.be/B7MbZJZ0biQ. The single is from the forthcoming debut album from the joint venture between ACR (Alan’s Country Records) and EMI Records Nashville.

*The Salinas Sports Complex Box Office will be open from 10am to 6pm February 8th, 9th and 10th only to sell concert tickets then will close until 10am on April 2nd. After April 2nd, the Box Office will be open Monday-Friday from 10am to 6pm for ticket sales for the Alan Jackson Concert, California Rodeo, Professional Bull Riding and Monster Truck Jam. Concert tickets will be available online continuously starting February 8th until they sell out.

Sponsorship opportunities are available for the concert. Please contact Barbara Balentine at 831-775-3104 or This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it for information.

About Alan Jackson -

Alan Jackson is one of the most successful and respected singer-songwriters in music. He’s sold nearly 60-million albums worldwide, topped the country singles charts 35 times, and scored more than 50 Top-10 hits. He’s a 17-time ACM Award winner, a 16-time CMA Award recipient, and a two-time Grammy-honored artist whose songwriting has earned him the prestigious ASCAP Founders Award and an induction into the Nashville Songwriters Hall of Fame as a 2011 Songwriter/Artist inductee. Jackson has written or co-written 24 of his 35 #1 hit singles, placing him in the elite company of Paul McCartney and John Lennon among songwriters who’ve written more than 20 songs that they’ve recorded and taken to the top of the charts. He’s one of the 10 best-selling artists since the inception of SoundScan, ranking alongside the likes of Eminem and Metallica. Jackson’s latest hit, “So You Don’t Have to Love Me Anymore,” is from his forthcoming new album, which will be released this year.

About California Rodeo Salinas

The California Rodeo Salinas will take place July 19-22, 2012. The California Rodeo Association is a not-for-profit organization that strives to preserve and promote the traditions of the California Rodeo Salinas and the West. We support the community and other non-profit organizations through the staging of the annual California Rodeo Salinasand other year round operations of the Salinas Sports Complex. Through donation of our facility, vending and fundraising opportunities during Rodeo and other events, the California Rodeo Association returns over $250,000 annually to local non-profits. For more information about the California Rodeo Salinas, log on towww.CARodeo.com or call the California Rodeo Office at 831-775.3100. ‘Like’ the California Rodeo on Facebook at www.facebook.com/CARodeoSalinas or follow us on twitter @CaliforniaRodeo for updates, photos and more.