The newest stars are making headlines!
Come see why everyone’s talking about the Nashville star tour! 
See latest Nashville Star winner, Erika Jo, perform with the three finalists!

Atlanta, GA (July 25) – Back by popular demand, the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre presents the USA Network’s Nashville Star Tour on Saturday, July 30th! With the talented and spunky winner, Erika Jo, who has already released her single, “I Break Things,” and finalists Jason Meadows, Jody Evans, and Paulding county local Jayron Weaver, audiences are in for a jam-packed evening featuring several styles of country music. 

    “Having this talented tour at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre for the second year is a thrill for our concert goers,” said Cobb County Parks, Recreation and Cultural Affairs Manager Elizabeth Whitlock. “Nashville Star has many fans in the Atlanta area and especially with Jayron Weaver being from nearby Dallas, Ga., we are expecting many people to show up to hear our local star!”

   Even though USA’s Nashville Star Tour is only in its third season, it has already become the iconic show for country’s rising stars! Discovering talents such as first season’s Buddy Jewel, who climbed the Billboard charts with his single, “Help Pour Out the Rain” and second season’s winner, Brad Cotter, who has blown up radio stations with his single, “I Meant To,” Nashville Star is destined to bring the best and the brightest talent out for the public to hear!

   Along with host and country star Leanne Rhimes, USA’s hit country contest once again uncovered unbelievable musical talent with the crowning of Erika Jo as the newest Nashville Star. At only 18-years-old, Erika Jo’s crowning has proved that Nashville Star follows no strict patterns in selecting the winner except to choose the best performer in the country!

   Tickets are on sale now at the Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre box office open Monday through Saturday from 10am - 4pm. For group sales, please call 770-819-7765. To purchase tickets via Ticketmaster, call 404-249-6400 or visit ticketmaster.com. Children two-years-old and under are admitted free if they will be sitting on an accompanying adult’s lap.

   Sponsors for the 2005 season include: Presenting sponsors MIMMS Enterprises and Renaissance Waverly Hotel, as well as Platinum sponsor The Atlanta Coca-Cola Bottling Company, Gold sponsors Georgia State Bank, Marietta Daily Journal, Mother’s Finest Catering, Creative Loafing, Appleby & Associates, Entertainment Design Group, Cobb County Parks Recreation and Cultural Affairs, Caraustar, and Lanier Parking, and Medallion sponsor GreyStone Power Corporation. 

ABOUT MABLE HOUSE BARNES AMPHITHEATRE
   Nestled amongst trees in the quaint suburbs of Mableton, Georgia, the award-winning Mable House Barnes Amphitheatre is a beautifully landscaped and covered amphitheatre which boasts of intimate dining table seating protected from the weather, more than 1200 covered, oversized seats, spacious aisles and a cozy lawn to lounge on. Just a short drive away from Atlanta and easily accessible from the East-West Connector, I20 and I285, this state-of-the-art amphitheatre provides not only a great environment and phenomenal entertainment, but the added bonus of on-site parking as well.