12th Rock Fore! Dough to feature Darius Rucker, Charles Kelley, Brothers Osborne, more

Darius Rucker is headed back for the 12th annual Drive for Show, Rock Fore! Dough concert set for Tuesday, April 5.

The Grammy-winning country artist will be joined by Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, the Brothers Osborne, Patrick Davis and John Krueger at Lady Antebellum Pavilion at Evans Towne Center Park.

Advance tickets are $30 and are on sale now at RockForeDough.com, and will be available beginning March 6 at The First Tee of Augusta and all area Kroger locations. Tickets will be $35 the day of the show.

Rucker first attained multi-platinum status in the music industry with Hootie & the Blowfish. As a country artist, he has released four consecutive albums to top the Billboard Country albums chart. In 2014, Rucker won his third Grammy for Best Solo Country Performance for his cover of Old Crow Medicine Show’s Wagon Wheel from his album True Believers. Rucker’s first two country albums, Learn To Live andCharleston, SC 1966 produced five No. 1 singles, including Come Back Song,This, Alright, It Won’t Be Like This For Long and Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It. Southern Style, his fourth studio country album has also reached No. 1 status.

Rucker’s first No. 1 single off Southern Style, Homegrown Honey, was co-written by Kelley. The Lady Antebellum frontman has played his hometown with the band numerous times, but is on his first solo tour since starting Lady Antebellum.

Brothers Osborne, a twang-and-crunch duo that blends equal parts country and rock, have been featured on several “Ones to Watch” lists including Rolling Stone,Billboard, Paste, Country Weekly, Nashville Lifestyles and Spotify. Their debut album Pawn Shop was released Jan. 15.

Patrick Davis, a South Carolina native and Nashville singer-songwriter, will bring his 11-piece Midnight Choir to the Rock Fore! Dough stage.

Local artist John Krueger, who first appeared at Rock Fore! Dough as a teen, will soon release an EP with country and rock roots.

“Darius Rucker has been so good to us over the years,” The First Tee of Augusta Executive Director Jill Brown said in a news release. “His support has really helped make this event the success that it is today.”

“Our goal is to compliment Darius with the best up-and-coming artists on the charts,” said event producer Joe Stevenson. “We’re thrilled with the shows we’ve been able to bring to Augusta and this year is no different. Fans will, once again, be treated to a fantastic line up during Masters Week.”

All proceeds from Drive for Show, Rock Fore! Dough support The First Tee of Augusta, the Augusta chapter of The First Tee Network.

Over the past 10 years, the Rock Fore! Dough concerts have brought in more than $1.2 million for The First Tee of Augusta.