Country music superstar Lainey Wilson and legendary rocker band Counting Crows will perform at this year’s John Deere Classic, continuing the tournament’s Concerts on Course series, which debuted last year.
Ms. Wilson, who recently won her first Grammy for her critically acclaimed record, “Bell Bottom Country,” also was honored as Country Music Association’s (CMA) Entertainer of the Year. She will perform Sunday, July 7, during the PGA Tour event’s festivities at TPC Deere Run in Silvis.
Counting Crows, who burst onto the scene in 1993 and is known as one of the pre-eminent live touring rock bands, will take the greenside stage on Saturday, July 6.
“The John Deere Classic is more than thrilled to welcome CMA Entertainer of the Year Lainey Wilson and one of the music industry’s top live bands, Counting Crows, to perform at this year’s tournament,” Tournament Director Andrew Lehman said in a news release today, March 14. “It is going to be a weekend of great golf, great music and great fun for our fans.”
Longtime tournament title sponsor John Deere pioneered the Concert on Course series at the 2023 JDC.
“Building off the momentum of last year’s John Deere Classic that brought record crowds to TPC Deere Run for an engaging blend of live music and golf, we are excited to announce another powerful concert lineup,” said Mara Downing, vice president, Global Brand and Communications, for John Deere. “When we renewed our contract with the PGA Tour, we wanted to evolve to attract new and traditional fans to this world-class event.”
The performances are scheduled to take place along the 18th fairway at approximately 5:45 p.m., a short time after golf concludes, as it did last year, Mr. Lehman said.
Fans will be seated on the hillside to the golfer’s right of the fairway across from the stage. Tickets for the John Deere Classic will go on sale on Wednesday, April 3, at johndeereclassic.com.
The 53rd edition of the Quad Cities’ PGA Tour event will be played the week of July 3-7 at TPC Deere Run in Silvis with Sepp Straka as defending champion and a purse of $7.8 million.
The John Deere Classic includes Birdies for Charity, a 501(C)3 non-profit organization located in the JDC tournament offices at 15623 Coaltown Road, East Moline. Since its founding in 1971, the Quad Cities tournament has helped raise more than $174 million for charity.
