Hot Tickets: Dwight Yoakam opens Hillbilly Days

Dwight Yoakam poses in the press room at the 50th annual Academy of Country Music Awards at AT&T Stadium on Sunday, April 19, 2015, in Arlington, Texas. He will headline the Hillbilly Days kickoff concert at the East Kentucky Expo Center in Pikeville on April 16. Jack Plunkett Invision/AP

Just announced tickets on sale.

Rumpke Mountain Boys and The Tillers. 7 p.m. March 11. Bogart’s, Cincinnati. On sale 10 a.m. Jan. 8. $12. Livenation.com.

Hillbilly Days kickoff concert with Dwight Yoakam and Lee Ann Womack. 8 p.m. April 16. East Kentucky Expo Center, Pikeville. 10 a.m. Jan. 8. $39.50-$59.50. Eastkyexpo.com.

Blue October. 7:30 p.m. May 21. Bogart’s, Cincinnati. 10 a.m. Jan. 8. $25. Livenation.com.

Blue October. 8 p.m. May 22. Mercury Ballroom, Louisville. Noon Jan. 8. $26. Livenation.com.

This story was originally published January 7, 2016 at 10:07 AM with the headline "Hot Tickets: Dwight Yoakam opens Hillbilly Days."

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