Parker McCollum and Jelly Roll will headline the 2024 Viaero Summer Jam Concert Series. The concerts will wrap up the 60th edition of NEBRASKAland DAYS on June 21st and 22nd, 2024.
“We’re always trying to bring the best of country music to North Platte every year,” says Executive Director David Fudge. “We managed to get that done again for this year and we’re pretty excited about it.”
McCollum was also nominated for new artist of the year by the CMA. His career dates back a decade, and started in the Texas Red Dirt scene. He released two albums under the PYM Music label before MCA Nashville signed him and released his 2021 album Gold Chain Cowboy. The album produced his first two number one singles, Pretty Heart and To Be Loved by You. The Academy of Country Music awarded McCollum New Male Artist of the Year and Breakthrough Video of the Year in 2022. Supporting McCollum is Flatland Cavalry and newcomer Meg Mcree.
Flatland Cavalry is breaking out into a gallop. After years of hot trotting across their native Texas, the country outfit is primed for a breakout with the release of their third full-length album, the sonically sprawling and wistfully written Welcome to Countryland. The Texas sextet–bandleader and chief lyricist Cleto Cordero, guitarist Reid Dillon, bassist Jonathan Saenz, drummer Jason Albers, fiddle player Wesley Hall, and recent newcomer utility instrumentalist Adam Gallegos–continue to embrace their trademark sound while further pushing into the wild unknown.
After attending Vanderbilt University on a full academic scholarship, Meg McRee traded her newly earned degree for the pursuit of an unpredictable dream as a songwriter. After a few years of waitressing at The Listening Room and nannying in between co-writes, McRee was validated as more than a driven idealist with the signing of her first publishing deal at Hang Your Hat, a creative joint venture with Concord Music Publishing and hit-songwriter Hillary Lindsey. Since, her musical prowess has earned her cuts with Grace Potter, Elle King, Caylee Hammack, Paul Cauthen, Carter Faith, Ben Chapman, Lauren Watkins, Harper O’Neill and more.
Jelly Roll was recently nominated for five Country Music Association awards, the second most of any artist behind 2022 Summer Jam performer Lainey Wilson. He got nods for single of the year, male vocalist of the year, musical event of the year, music video of the year and new artist of the year. The 38 year old rapper turned country sensation first made his mark on the genre as a songwriter, and has collaborated with some of the top talent in the industry. He’s already charted one number one single off his latest album, Whitsitt Chapel, and his latest release, a collaboration with Wilson herself, is climbing.
Jelly roll will be supported by Priscilla Block and Austin Snell. Block draws listeners in with her unfiltered, relatable songwriting and catchy melodies. Her gregarious personality and engaging stagem presence has captured fans across the U.S. and abroad. Pegged as an “Artist to Watch” by virtually every major Country music media outlet, including AmazonMusic, PANDORA, Spotify, CMT, The Boot, MusicRow, HITS, Sounds Like Nashville, Country Now, Music Mayhem and more.
Snell is charting a unique course through country music, looking for something of a unique sound that mixes hard rocking sonic aggression with deep feeling confessions of a country troubadour.
You’re not supposed to just drift into Nashville with a battered old guitar and write a career-launching hit, either. But Snell has done both. And now, just one year into his Music City tenure, he’s well on his way to making “grunge country” as familiar a term as “honky tonk.”
“If you’re a fan of country music with a little bit of an edge, you’re going to love this year’s lineup,” said Fudge. “These six acts can bring it.”
Tickets for the 2024 Viaero Summer Jam Concert Series will go on sale Wednesday, October 4 at 9 am. Information will be available at NEBRASKAlandDAYS.com
