SDSU Announces ‘Jacks Bash 3’ featuring Blake Shelton & Thomas Rhett – DRGNews

BROOKINGS, S.D. – South Dakota State University revealed today that country music stars Blake Shelton and Thomas Rhett will headline Jacks Bash 3 at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium. The August 28 show will also include special guests Ty Myers and DJ Blake Horstmann.
First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard, exclusive sponsors of Jacks Bash 3, said the event is a back-to-campus party celebrating SDSU, the Brookings community and Jackrabbits athletics.
“Jacks Bash 3 will be an incredible event to kick off another highly-anticipated year for South Dakota State athletics,” SDSU Athletic Director Justin Sell said. “We are excited to bring Jackrabbits home to celebrate our university and larger community with a night together at Dana J. Dykhouse Stadium.”
First PREMIER Bank CEO Dana Dykhouse said the event also serves as a way for PREMIER to celebrate its 1,800 employees.
“PREMIER has grown into one of the nation’s strongest financial organizations, and we owe that success to our employees, customers and communities,” said Dykhouse. “What better way to show our appreciation than to throw another big party for them in our state’s largest football stadium.” PREMIER also sponsored Jacks Bash events at SDSU in 2016 and 2021.
Exclusive Jacks Bash 3 presale opportunities are available to SDSU students beginning April 18 at 12 p.m. SDSU football season ticket holders, Jackrabbit Club members and SDSU staff/faculty will receive instructions via email for acquiring their presale tickets. A limited number of tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Friday, April 25 to the general public online through www.JackrabbitTickets.com. This event is open to ages 16 and up. More information is available on the Jacks Bash 3 landing page at GoJacks.com/JacksBash3.
About Blake Shelton
As the genre’s chief ambassador, Blake Shelton has been delivering country music to a diverse audience for more than 20 years. With 29 #1 singles, 52 million singles and 13 million albums sold, and nearly 11 billion global streams, Shelton has received numerous awards, including six ACMs, three AMAs, ten CMAs, 11 CMTs and six People’s Choice, among many others. He is currently climbing the country charts with his Top 10 single “Texas,” from his forthcoming album For Recreational Use Only, available May 9. Shelton returns to the television stage this fall with The Road, a new CBS singing competition show he will appear in and executive produces with Taylor Sheridan. A noted humanitarian, Shelton has helped raise millions of dollars for children’s hospitals, disaster relief organizations, food banks, and the OK POP Museum. For more information, visit BlakeShelton.com and follow @BlakeShelton.
About Thomas Rhett
Pairing his laid-back perspective with a vocal drenched in casual country soul, Thomas Rhett has spent just over 10 years accumulating 23 #1s, 16 billion streams, and armfuls of awards. His accolades include eight ACM Awards, including the 2020 “Entertainer of the Year,” two CMA Awards, five GRAMMY® Award nominations, and trophies from the CMT Music Awards, Billboard Awards, and iHeartRadio Awards. He’s also been recognized with five CMA Triple Play Awards for penning three #1 songs within a 12-month period. Throughout it all, he’s never remained static. With both songwriting prowess and charisma, his career has been fueled by equal parts energy and emotion, keeping fans on their toes. Since its release last August, Thomas Rhett’s seventh studio album, About A Woman, has earned praise from fans and critics alike; the “genre-expanding” (Billboard) collection includes his 23rd career No. One “Beautiful As You” and chart-climbing current single “After All The Bars Are Closed.” It’s Thomas Rhett’s live show where he connects first-hand with fans in arenas and amphitheaters all around the world; this summer, he will bring the Better In Boots Tour to venues across North America. Additionally, his tequila brand, Dos Primos, offers Blanco, Reposado, and Añejo variants. For more information and a full list of upcoming tour dates, visit ThomasRhett.com.
About Ty Myers
Born just outside of Austin, Texas, Ty grew up on a cattle ranch owned by his family for more than six generations. He clung on to music as a kid and never let go, obsessing over an expansive range of artists like Stevie Ray Vaughan, Jimi Hendrix, Bill Withers, and Otis Redding to Chris Stapleton and George Strait. Devoting every waking minute to writing songs and playing music, he gave up baseball and football and opted for homeschooling in order to wholeheartedly pursue his dream. During 2023, he made waves with his debut single “Tie That Binds,” gaining traction organically and generating over 11 million Spotify streams. On its heels, “Drinkin’ Alone” exploded with over 26 million Spotify streams and counting. Between packing houses in his home state and sharing the stage with Willie Nelson, he has performed countless sold out shows across the states and wrapped up dates on Wade Bowen and Randy Rogers Band’s Hold My Beer Tour before embarking on his headline run.
About South Dakota State University
Founded in 1881, South Dakota State University is the state’s Morrill Act land-grant institution as well as its largest, most comprehensive school of higher education. SDSU confers degrees from seven different colleges representing more than 230 majors, minors and specializations. The institution also offers 38 master’s degree programs, 16 Ph.D. and two professional programs.
The work of the university is carried out on a residential campus in Brookings, at sites in Sioux Falls, Pierre and Rapid City, and through Extension offices and Agricultural Experiment Station research sites across the state. SDSU’s research expenditures for the 2024 fiscal year were $84 million. SDSU has a Doctoral University: High Research Activity designation on The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. For more information visit www.sdstate.edu.
About First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard
As one of the nation’s strongest financial organizations, First PREMIER Bank and PREMIER Bankcard is committed to helping customers, communities and employees achieve financial success. Giving back and serving others is the core of the PREMIER culture. The organization supports nearly 700 organizations, non-profits and events and employees give an average of 33,000+ volunteer hours annually. Since 1995, PREMIER and its owner, philanthropist T. Denny Sanford, have given more than $3.5 billion back to the state of South Dakota for transformational projects focusing on education, cybersecurity, medical research, workforce development and quality of life initiatives. For more information visit firstpremier.com.
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