The Times Weekly, News Service
With his deep bass voice, Turner has sold more than six and a half million records, reached 4.8 billion global streams, and has become a favorite and unforgettable hitmaker on country radio. With timeless songs like “Long Black Train” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Turner’s five No. 1 singles include “Your Man,” of which the official music video surpassed 100 million views. Turner released Your Man Deluxe Edition, celebrating 15 years of Turner’s iconic double Platinum-selling album, as well as the mini documentary “Josh Turner Your Man 15thAnniversary” (Mini Doc). The Double-Platinum-selling “Would You Go With Me,” featured on Your Man Deluxe Edition, experienced a viral surge across TikTok leading to a jump in streaming which landed the classic country tune on Spotify’s US Viral 50 along with Spotify Viral charts in Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. The song continues to be a fan favorite, currently posting over a million streams per week and 1.5M global streams weekly.
A native of South Carolina, Turner has been nominated for three GMA Dove awards and won his first GMA Dove Award in 2021 for “I Saw The Light” featuring Sonya Isaacs, off his I Serve a Savior album. Turner has received six Inspirational Country Music Awards, and has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, five CMA Awards, two ACM Awards, one CMT Award, and seven ACA Awards. Turner released his first Christmas album, King Size Manger, in 2021 and accompany vinyl and DVD in 2022. To support music and arts education, he created The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund For The Arts to help students pursue their studies in these fields.
“We are delighted to bring Josh Turner to Romeoville to kick off our summer concert series,” said Mayor John Noak. “This year we have ten Rockin’ the Ville concerts lined up along with a multitude of performances scheduled for RomeoFest in August. It is going to be another great summer for our community.”
Tickets for the concert will be available for purchase online, at 3PM CST, on Monday, January 23rd, to Romeoville residents and to the general public, at 3PM CST, on Monday, January 30th. Pricing for tickets will be $60 for Premium General Admission and $30 for General Admission. Gates open at 4:30 p.m. Concert will feature two supporting acts before headliner, Josh Turner, takes the stage at 8:30 p.m.
Additional concert details and ticketing information is available online at www.romeoville.org/joshturner.