Yadkin Arts Council Gala Celebration with The SteelDrivers – Saturday, February 14 @ 5:30pm – General Admission Ticket

**The party starts at 5:30pm / the concert starts at 7:30pm – All Ticket Holders are invited to the whole event**

The Yadkin Arts Council’s annual gala celebration is always a night to remember! Dress to impress and join us for a cocktail party and a concert! We will kick off the night with heavy hors d’oeuvres and adult beverages (your first two drinks are on us!) before moving into the Willingham Theater for an intimate  concert with the award-winning Bluegrass band, The Steeldrivers. Dessert will be served at intermission and we will have an exciting silent auction featuring an assortment of amazing experiences and prizes!

(This page is for general admission tickets. To purchase a VIP Ticket to receive preferred seating for the concert portion of the evening in the Willingham Theater please click HERE)

*Please note that this event is not part of our Flex Pass packages so Pick 10 Flex Pass Holders will not receive reserved seating unless they purchase a VIP ticket. We will have ADA seating reserved on our back row and middle section for those in need – please call to let us know of your ADA seating needs prior to purchasing your tickets so that we can accommodate your request*

About the Band:

The SteelDrivers are a bluegrass band from Nashville, Tennessee. While there’s a strong traditional streak in the SteelDrivers’ sound, they bring a passion to their delivery that adds a distinctive flavor, and forceful grit adding undertones of blues, soul, and rock. The band took home the Grammy for Best Bluegrass Album in 2015 for The Muscle Shoals Recording. 2021 brought the latest member on board, lead singer Matt Dame. The quintet is touring the US in 2025 on their “20th Anniversary” tour.

Only Nashville could give birth to a band like the SteelDrivers: a group of seasoned veterans –each distinguished in his or her own right, each valued in the town’s commercial community – who are seizing an opportunity to follow their hearts to their souls’ reward. In doing so, they are braiding their bluegrass roots with new threads of their own design, bringing together country, soul, blues, and other contemporary influences to create an unapologetic hybrid that is old as the hills but fresh as the morning dew. This is new music with the old feeling. SteelDrivers fan Vince Gill describes the band’s fusion as simply “an incredible combination.”

Specializing in a unique mix of what might be called bluegrass soul, the SteelDrivers have become one of the biggest names in progressive bluegrass after making their debut in 2005. While there’s a strong traditional streak in the SteelDrivers’ sound, they bring a passion to their delivery that adds a distinctive flavor, and they’re not afraid of adding a forceful grit to the music. 

The SteelDrivers have been nominated for four Grammys, the Americana Music Association’s New Artist of the Year and was IBMA’s 2009 Emerging Artist of The Year. In 2015, “The Muscle Shoals Recordings” won the Grammy award for Best Bluegrass Recording. The SteelDrivers are:  Richard Bailey (banjo), Tammy Rogers (fiddle) Mike Fleming (bass) Brent Truitt (mandolin) Matt Dame (Guitar)

MORE ABOUT THE BAND: https://www.thesteeldrivers.com/