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Popular country artists Jameson Rodgers with special guest Niko Moon to perform at the Clarksburg Amphitheater

Jameson Rogers
Jameson Rogers

CLARKSBURG – The City Parks of Clarksburg has announced chart-topping Country music artists Jameson Rodgers with special guest Niko Moon are set to perform at the Clarksburg Amphitheater on Friday, July 9, 2021.

Getting his start as a co-writer for hits such as Florida Georgia Lines Platinum certified single “Talk You Out of It”, Chris Lane’s No. 1 Gold single “I Don’t Know About You” and Jason Aldeans “Camouflage Hat”, Jameson Rodgers found himself in arenas of screaming fans, barely before he even had his own hit on country radio.

Now with his single “Some Girls” a certified RIAA Gold Certified single with over 150 million on demand streams and his song “Cold Beer Calling My Name” featuring Luke Combs impacting Country Music radio with already over 20 million streams, Jameson Rodgers is dubbed “A Certified Country Music Star” by American Songwriter.

Special guest, Niko Moon is no stranger to co-writing, with five No. 1 hit songs penned for the Zac Brown Band including “Loving You Easy”, “Homegrown”, “Beautiful Drug”, and “Keep Me In Mind’. His single “Good Time” has catapulted onto the charts making it RIAA Gold Certified, Top 30 at Country Radio and Sirius XM Highway Find.

With over 90 million streams and 3+million On Demand streams per week, Niko Moon has earned the role of CMT’s “Listen Up” artist for 2020.

John Cooper, Superintendent of Parks, stated, “We are happy to bring two up and coming country artists to Amp
for our first show of the 2021 season!”

Niko Moon
Niko Moon

Advance tickets will be available by visiting www.ClarksburgAMP.com or by calling 866.973.9610. Advance tickets will be $25 for general admission, $35 for reserved seating and $40 for premium seating, which will include the first 7 rows from the stage.

Day-of-Show tickets will increase $5 for each section and will be available at the venue unless they sell out prior to the event. Due to social distancing restrictions still in place, a reduced number of tickets will be available.

For more information and future announcements about upcoming events, be sure to visit www.ClarksburgAMP.com or call 304.624.1655.

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