Charlie Daniels Band is coming to Lake George

The legendary Charlie Daniels will be rosining up his bow at the Lake George Festival Commons this summer. Improv records, the folks who brought Marshall Tucker to town last fall, just announced that the Charlie Daniels Band 2018 tour will be in Lake George July 15 with special guests True Grit Outlaws. Gates open at 5 p.m; show begins at 6 p.m.

Known for a down-home, country boy style and Daniels’ frenetic fiddling, the band went from popular country band to super-star status when the 1979 hit, The Devil Went Down to Georgia climbed up the pop charts. The band’s list of hits includes Long-Haired Country Boy, The Legend of Wooley Swamp, In America and The South’s Gonna Do it Again.

Advanced General Admission Tickets are $35/ $40 at the gate. VIP Packages are $85 advanced/$90 at the gate and include early admission, express lane at the gate, private shade tent with tables and chairs, one trip to the dinner buffer, unlimited snacks, $3 wine and beer, $1 soft drinks and water and private porta-johns with hand washing stations.

Super VIP Packages are $220 (only 80 will be sold,) and include private parking with golf cart shuttle to the show, private air-conditioned tent with tables and chairs, front of stage seating, unlimited dinner buffet, beer, wine, juices, soft drinks, water, Hors D oeuvres and real restrooms.

The Lake George Festival Commons at Charles R. Wood Park is located on West Brook Road in Lake George, New York. The Festival Commons is a two-acre outdoor venue at the head of Lake George. Metered parking is available on nearby streets and in public parking lots. There are also private parking lots near the venue. General Admission tickets holders should bring a folding chair or blanket for lawn seating. Coolers, pets, weapons, fireworks and tents are not allowed.  Each person may bring two unopened bottles of water. The show will go on rain or shine.