When the bellwether bands in the Red Dirt scene, Cross Canadian Ragweed and the Turnpike Troubadours, announced the latest installment in their Boys From Oklahoma tour de force, they put a brand-new name on the lineup. Shelby Stone will join Ragweed and Turnpike on Feb. 28 at the Akins Ford Arena in Athens, Georgia. The concert will mark the first time the Boys From Oklahoma plays out in a venue other than a stadium, and Stone is the first woman to land on the bill.

“I’ve never even been to Georgia,” Stone tells Rolling Stone . “I’ve never played an arena, just the occasional national anthem gig. And now I get to open for two of the biggest and historical bands in the Red Dirt scene? I’m beyond honored, and honestly just grateful as hell.”

The billing marks the latest in the year

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