{"result":"update_story","description":"<p>The band behind one of the most popular country songs of all time will be playing in Kelowna next year.<\/p> <p><meta charset=\"utf-8\" \/><\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Nitty Gritty Dirt Band announced part of the Canadian leg of its Farewell Tour this morning and it includes a stop in the Central Okanagan.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">They&rsquo;ll be at Prospera Place for a show on Thursday, May 8, 2025.<\/p> <p><iframe allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"667\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.facebook.com%2Fnittygrittydirtband%2Fposts%2Fpfbid0NnNZSwiXHedcYQGRfjJjT5XJnBac16DYTBkXofudZCfamgC38cZbM3s8YDZuZFmZl&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" width=\"500\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n\t\t<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\" class=\"dfp-ad dfp-in-content\" style=\"margin-bottom:15px;\">\n\t\t<script>\n\t\t\tgoogletag.cmd.push(function() { googletag.display(\"div-gpt-ad-1515615292703-0\"); });\n\t\t<\/script>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t <p dir=\"ltr\">Of course, most will best know the band through their timeless country anthem, &ldquo;Fishin&rsquo; in the Dark,&rdquo; but that&rsquo;s just one of the many number one hits they had during the 1980s.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Nitty Gritty Dirt Band also released chart-topping songs like &ldquo;Long Hard Road (The Sharecropper&rsquo;s Dream),&rdquo; &ldquo;Modern Day Romance,&rdquo; &ldquo;Home Again in My Heart&rdquo; and &ldquo;I&rsquo;ve Been Looking.&rdquo;<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">With the exception of their Calgary show on May 9, 2025, the band&rsquo;s Canadian dates will feature Kathleen Edwards as an opening act.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\">Tickets for this spring show in Kelowna will go on sale through <a href=\"http:\/\/livenation.com\">Live Nation<\/a> at 10 am on Friday, Nov. 29, 2024.<\/p> <p dir=\"ltr\"><sub><em>Thumbnail photo contributed by Live Nation.<\/em><\/sub><\/p> <p><iframe allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen=\"\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"315\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jBRfkxUAyOk?si=PhmW0h3IBQQymrBs\" title=\"YouTube video player\" width=\"560\"><\/iframe><\/p>","title":"You can go Fishin\u2019 in the Dark with Nitty Gritty Dirt Band in Kelowna next year"}