BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:SoDel X-WR-CALNAME:Walker Hayes BEGIN:VEVENT UID:164062023-07-07 DTSTART:20230707T230000Z SEQUENCE:0 TRANSP:OPAQUE DTEND:20230707T040000Z LOCATION:31806 Lake View Drive\nSelbyville DE 19975 X-APPLE-STRUCTURED-LOCATION;VALUE=URI;X-ADDRESS=31806 Lake View Drive\nSelb yville DE 19975;X-APPLE-RADIUS=49;X-TITLE=31806 Lake View Drive:geo:38.466 017,-75.112054 GEO:38.466017;-75.112054 SUMMARY:Walker Hayes CLASS:PUBLIC DESCRIPTION:Walker Hayes’ new song “Face in the Crowd\,\" available e verywhere\nnow\, is a story song detailing the true love between Hayes and his No.\n1 \"” wife\, Laney Hayes. True to Hayes’ signature songwriti ng\nstyle\, which Billboard praised as “personal\, soul-bearing\nstoryli nes\; rolling rhymes\; and Macklemore-like cadence\,\" he sings:\n“Whe n my 15 minutes ends / and the world loves me a little less / I\nhope you know that you’re the only one / I was trying to impress /\nif I sold out Bryant-Denny / made my sweet home so proud / all I ever\ncared about\, al l I ever cared about was your face in the crowd\"\nOriginally from Mobil e\, Alabama\, Hayes’ humble southern roots and\nfamily values are put on full display in “Face in the Crowd.\" With\nthis new track he continu es to share stories that reflect his personal\nlife and experiences that m illions of listeners can relate to and a\nway of writing that led the Wash ington Post to write “Hayes has\nbroken into the mainstream by sounding different.\" Written by Hayes\,\nwith Emily Falvey and Tofer Brown\, and produced by Hayes with “Fancy\nLike\" collaborator Joe Thibodeau\, an d Multi-Grammy Award Winner\nShane McAnally\, “Face in the Crowd\,\" s hares Hayes’ experience\nbecoming a household name over night\, after gr inding for over 20 years\nin the music industry. Even after all that his s mash hit “Fancy\nLike\" brought him\, the one thing that truly matters is the\nconsistent support from his family. Last year “Fancy Like\" t opped\nevery country music sales and streaming chart\, spent more than 6\n months at the No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart\, hit\nth e top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs\, hit number one at country\nradio\ , was featured in a nationwide Applebee’s commercial and gave\nHayes his first GRAMMY Award nomination as an artist for Best Country\nSong\"¦all with a song about the simple joys of a date night at\nApplebee’s with hi s high school sweetheart\, now wife\, of 17 years.\nAfter many\, many year s in Nashville chasing his dream\, Hayes got his\nbreakthrough singing abo ut what he knows best \"“ family\, faith\, and\nreal life. Most unexpect ed of all\, is that the 43-year-old father has\nbecome a country music Tik Tok star. Propelled by a TikTok dance Hayes\nmade to “Fancy Like\" wit h his teenage daughter\, which has over 35\nmillion views\, his TikTok’s have been viewed hundreds of millions of\ntimes and has connected with au diences across genres. Since “Fancy\nLike\" was released\, Hayes’ al bum Country Stuff The Album has\nbecome one of the top country albums in s ales and streams in the\ngenre\, and is currently the only RIAA certified album in country music\nreleased last year. The album also spawned the fol low up single\n“AA\,\" which was just certified Platinum. Hayes’ suc cess\ncontinues to transcend genres\, with the release of a new version of \ncurrent single “Y’all Life\" featuring R&B/pop superstar Ciara.\nA dditional cross-genre collaborations include the track “High\nHeels\" featuring international rap/hip hop star Flo Rida and\n“Jesus’ Fault\"  featuring Christian rock artist Zach Williams.\nHayes has performed his music\, including the Double-Platinum RIAA\ncertified hit “You Broke Up With Me\" from his debut album boom. to\nnational audiences on Good Mor ning America\, CBS Sunday Morning\, Late\nNight with Seth Meyers\, The Ton ight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\, and\nThe TODAY Show. This fall\, Hayes s et out on his headlining arena tour\,\nThe Glad You’re Here Tour\, which is the same name as the book he\nwrote with his best friend\, Craig Allen Cooper\, detailing his journey\nto finding Christ. The nearly sold-out to ur saw Hayes playing to more\nthan 5\,000 people a night\, and he’s not slowing down any time soon.\nWith new music and a new tour coming next yea r\, Hayes is poised for\nhis biggest year yet. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilio n. Presenter: Joshua\nM. Freeman Foundation. X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:Walker Hayes’ new song “Face in the Crowd\ ,\" available everywhere now\, is a story song detailing the true love b etween Hayes and his No. 1 \"” wife\, Laney Hayes. True to Hayes’ sign ature songwriting style\, which Billboard praised as “personal\, soul-be aring storylines\; rolling rhymes\; and Macklemore-like cadence\,\" he s ings: “When my 15 minutes ends / and the world loves me a little less / I hope you know that you’re the only one / I was trying to impress / if I sold out Bryant-Denny / made my sweet home so proud / all I ever cared a bout\, all I ever cared about was your face in the crowd\" Originally fr om Mobile\, Alabama\, Hayes’ humble southern roots and family values are put on full display in “Face in the Crowd.\" With this new track he c ontinues to share stories that reflect his personal life and experiences t hat millions of listeners can relate to and a way of writing that led the Washington Post to write “Hayes has broken into the mainstream by soundi ng different.\" Written by Hayes\, with Emily Falvey and Tofer Brown\, a nd produced by Hayes with “Fancy Like\" collaborator Joe Thibodeau\, a nd Multi-Grammy Award Winner Shane McAnally\, “Face in the Crowd\,\" s hares Hayes’ experience becoming a household name over night\, after gri nding for over 20 years in the music industry. Even after all that his sma sh hit “Fancy Like\" brought him\, the one thing that truly matters is the consistent support from his family. Last year “Fancy Like\" toppe d every country music sales and streaming chart\, spent more than 6 months at the No.1 spot on the Billboard Hot Country Songs Chart\, hit the top 5 on Billboard’s Hot 100 Songs\, hit number one at country radio\, was fe atured in a nationwide Applebee’s commercial and gave Hayes his first GR AMMY Award nomination as an artist for Best Country Song\"¦all with a son g about the simple joys of a date night at Applebee’s with his high scho ol sweetheart\, now wife\, of 17 years. After many\, many years in Nashvil le chasing his dream\, Hayes got his breakthrough singing about what he kn ows best \"“ family\, faith\, and real life. Most unexpected of all\, is that the 43-year-old father has become a country music TikTok star. Prope lled by a TikTok dance Hayes made to “Fancy Like\" with his teenage da ughter\, which has over 35 million views\, his TikTok’s have been viewed hundreds of millions of times and has connected with audiences across gen res. Since “Fancy Like\" was released\, Hayes’ album Country Stuff T he Album has become one of the top country albums in sales and streams in the genre\, and is currently the only RIAA certified album in country musi c released last year. The album also spawned the follow up single “AA\,\ " which was just certified Platinum. Hayes’ success continues to trans cend genres\, with the release of a new version of current single “Y’a ll Life\" featuring R&B/pop superstar Ciara. Additional cross-genre coll aborations include the track “High Heels\" featuring international rap /hip hop star Flo Rida and “Jesus’ Fault\" featuring Christian rock artist Zach Williams. Hayes has performed his music\, including the Double -Platinum RIAA certified hit “You Broke Up With Me\" from his debut al bum boom. to national audiences on Good Morning America\, CBS Sunday Morni ng\, Late Night with Seth Meyers\, The Tonight Show Starring Jimmy Fallon\ , and The TODAY Show. This fall\, Hayes set out on his headlining arena to ur\, The Glad You’re Here Tour\, which is the same name as the book he w rote with his best friend\, Craig Allen Cooper\, detailing his journey to finding Christ. The nearly sold-out tour saw Hayes playing to more than 5\ ,000 people a night\, and he’s not slowing down any time soon. With new music and a new tour coming next year\, Hayes is poised for his biggest ye ar yet. Venue: Freeman Arts Pavilion. Presenter: Joshua M. Freeman Foundat ion. DTSTAMP:20261028T135648Z END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR