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The summer nights in Park City will be filled with country, rock and folk.
The Park City Institute this week announced the line-up for the 11th annual St. Regis Big Stars, Bright Nights concert series — 10 shows at the Deer Valley Snow Park Outdoor Amphitheatre.
Here's the line-up:
June 28: The Bacon Brothers • Actor Kevin Bacon and his composer brother Michael perform rock tunes and country-folk ballads. (Tickets are $40 for lawn seating; $55 and $75 reserved seating.)
July 6: The Punch Brothers • Newgrass/bluegrass/rock quintet founded by Chris Thile (formerly of Nickel Creek). (Tickets are $40 for lawn seating; $55 and $75 reserved seating.)
July 24: Dierks Bentley • Country singer-songwriter. (Tickets are $45 for lawn seating; $65 and $85 reserved seating.)
July 31: Kix Brooks • Country musician, half of Brooks & Dunn. (Tickets are $45 for lawn seating; $65 and $85 reserved seating.)
August 3: Muscle Shoals Live • A tribute to the famed Alabama music studios where such legends as Aretha Franklin, Bob Dylan and The Rolling Stones performed. On the bill: Harvey Thompson of the Muscle Shoals Horns, Angela Primm of Still Waters, jazz musician and vocalist Thomas Cain, soul singer Candi Staton, musician Mike Ferris and Grammy winner Lisa Fischer (highlighted in "20 Feet From Stardom" for her "Gimme Shelter" duet with Mick Jagger). (Tickets are $40 for lawn seating; $55 and $75 reserved seating.)
August 16: Five For Fighting • One-man band John Ondrasik's pop-rock act. (Tickets are $40 for lawn seating; $55 and $75 reserved seating.)
August 19: Trampled by Turtles • Acoustic string-heavy rock/punk. (Tickets are $40 for lawn seating; $55 and $75 reserved seating.)
August 23: Nashville Cafe • Cast members of ABC's "Nashville" sing country: Charles Esten (who plays Deacon Claybourne), Clare Bowen (who plays Scarlett O'Connor), and Lennon and Maisy Stella (who play Maddie and Daphne Conrad). (Tickets are $45 for lawn seating; $65 and $85 reserved seating.)
August 30: Vince Gill and the Time Jumpers • Country star and his band. (Tickets are $45 for lawn seating; $65 and $85 reserved seating.)
And another show is still to be announced.
Tickets are available at the box office, at The Mega Genius Supply Store and IQ HQ, 435 Swede Alley, Park City, or online at the Eccles Center website.