Bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs returning to Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

Country and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs is returning to Ponte Vedra.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder are set to perform at 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, at the Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N. Skaggs has played in Ponte Vedra several times, with the latest being in December 2021.

Coming up

• July: Blues guitar legend Joanna Connor set for St. Augustine Beach concert

• August: Legends Buddy Guy, John Hiatt return to St. Augustine

• September: Earth, Wind & Fire returns to St. Augustine Amphitheatre

• October:  UK jazz band Acoustic Alchemy returns to Ponte Vedra Concert Hall

• November:  Country star Cody Johnson returns to St. Augustine Amphitheatre

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 24 at The St. Augustine Amphitheatre box office and ticketmaster.com. Prices range from $46 to $66. The box office is open from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. Saturdays. The box office accepts credit and debit card payments only.

Kentucky Thunder includes Russ Carson on banjo; Jake Workman on lead guitar; Dennis Parker on baritone vocals, guitar; Jeff Picker on bass, bass vocals; Mike Rogers on tenor vocals, rhythm guitar; and Billy Contreras on fiddle.

Skaggs started playing the mandolin at age 5 and took the stage with bluegrass legend Bill Monroe at age 6.

Among other honors, he is a 15-time Grammy winner and was the Country Music Association's Entertainer of the Year in 1985. He also joined the Country Music Hall of Fame, Bluegrass Music Hall of Fame and National Fiddler Hall of Fame in 2018, the Musicians Hall of Fame and Museum in 2016 and Gospel Music Hall of Fame in 2012. He was also awarded the National Medal of Arts by President Donald Trump in 2021. 

His debut album “Waitin' for the Sun to Shine,” released in May 1981, reached No. 2 on U.S. Billboard Top Country Albums. Skaggs produced the album. “Highways & Heartaches,” his third album from Epic Records, was his first of several to reach No. 1.  

The day after playing in Ponte Vedra Beach, Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder will perform at the Yeehaw Music Fest on Jan. 21 in Okeechobee.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder 

When: 8 p.m. Friday, Jan. 20, 2023 

Where: Ponte Vedra Concert Hall, 1050 A1A N., Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32082 

Tickets: On sale at 10 a.m. Friday, June 24 

Upcoming concerts

Yael & Gabriel, 1 p.m. June 23, Mi Casa Cafe, 69 St. George St.

Ace Winn, 5 p.m. June 23, The Lodge and Club at Ponte Vedra Beach, 607 Ponte Vedra Blvd.

The Morrow Family Band, 6 p.m. June 23, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Tabasco Brothers, 6 p.m. June 23, Kingfish Grill, 252 Yacht Club Drive.

Matt Fowler, 4:30 p.m. June 24, Embassy Suites, 300 A1A Beach Blvd.

The Morrow Family Band, 5:30 p.m. June 24, Guy Harvey Resort, 860 A1A Beach Blvd.

Yael & Gabriel, 6 p.m. June 24, San Sebastian Winery, 157 King St.

POSTPONED: Ringo Starr and His All Starr Band with Edgar Winter, 7:30 p.m. June 24, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. New date will be announced. No seats available.

Josh Ford & The Groove Bender, 9 p.m. June 24, The Milltop Tavern

The Band Be Easy, 10 p.m. June 24, Island Girl Ponte Vedra, 820 A1A North

Kaylee Rose, noon June 25, St. Johns County Fairgrounds, 5840 State Road 207.

Yael & Gabriel, 6 p.m. June 25, Scarlett O'Hara's, 70 Hypolita St.

Second Opinion, 7 p.m. June 25, A1A Ale Works, 1 King St.

Julia Gulia, 9:30 p.m. June 25, The Bar With No Name, 16 S. Castillo Drive

Blistur, 2 p.m. June 26, Arnold's, 3912 N. Ponce de Leon Blvd.

The Iceman Special, 7 p.m. June 30, Dog Rose Brewing Co., 77 Bridge St.

Dean Winter & The Heat, 7 p.m. June 30, Colonial Oak Music Park, 21 St. George St. Free.

The Band Be Easy, 10 p.m. July 1, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Steve Miller Band, 7:30 p.m. July 1, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $54-$317.25.

Blackberry Smoke with The Steel Woods, 6:45 p.m. July 7, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $34.50 – $54.50.

Concerts in the Plaza: God's City Duo, 7 p.m. July 7, Plaza de La Constitution

Brent Byrd, 7 p.m. July 7, Dog Rose Brewing Co., 77 Bridge St.

Matt Maeson with 1-800-brennan-collect, 8 p.m. July 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $28-$30.

308 Ghost Train, 9 p.m. July 9, Shanghai Nobby's, 10 Anastasia Blvd.

Concerts in the Plaza: The Grapes of Roth, 7 p.m. July 14, Plaza de La Constitution.

Whiskey Myers with Shane Smith & The Saints and 49 Winchester, 6 p.m. July 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $25-$55.

Iration and Atmosphere, 5 p.m. July 21, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $40-$55.

Concerts in the Plaza: The Committee, 7 p.m. July 21, Plaza de La Constitution

Vegas Gray (ft. Lauren Lieb), 8:30 p.m. July 22, Tradewinds, 124 Charlotte St.

The Band Be Easy, 8 p.m. July 23, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Vegas Gray (ft. Lauren Lieb), 9 p.m. July 23, Tradewinds, 124 Charlotte St.

The Band Be Easy, 11 p.m. July 24, Prohibition Kitchen, 119 St. George St.

Joanna Connor, 8 p.m. July 26, Cafe Eleven, 501 A1A Beach Blvd. $15/$20 day of show.

Concerts in the Plaza: Str8up, 7 p.m. July 28, Plaza de La Constitution

Slightly Stoopid with Pepper, Common Kings and Fortunate Youth, 5 p.m. Aug. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$59.50.

Concerts in the Plaza: Gypsy Stars, 7 p.m. Aug. 4, Plaza de La Constitution

Rick Springfield and Men At Work with John Waite, 7 p.m. Aug. 5, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$149.50.

Buddy Guy and John Hiatt & The Goners with Sonny Landreth, 7:30 p.m. Aug. 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $39.50-$187.50.

Concerts in the Plaza: Ancient City Slickers, 7 p.m. Aug. 11, Plaza de La Constitution

Lee Brice with Michael Ray and Jackson Dean, 7 p.m. Aug. 12, The St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $30.50-$179.50.

Concerts in the Plaza: Lonesome Bert & Thick & Thin Band, 7 p.m. Aug. 18, Plaza de La Constitution

Concerts in the Plaza: Big Pineapple, 7 p.m. Aug. 25, Plaza de La ConstitutionConcerts in the Plaza: Sauce Boss, 7 p.m. Sept. 1, Plaza de La Constitution

Dispatch & O.A.R. with G. Love, 7 p.m. Sept. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $46-$101.

Earth, Wind & Fire, 7:30 p.m. Sept. 27, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $65-$309.

NEW DATE: Todd Barry, 8 p.m. Oct. 1, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $33.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

The War on Drugs, 7 p.m. Oct. 6, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $58.50-$78.50.

Acoustic Alchemy, 8 p.m. Oct. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $38.50–$43.50.

The Head and the Heart with Shakey Graves, 6:30 p.m. Oct. 13, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $44.50-$64.50. 

NEW DATE: Bob Mould, 8 p.m. Oct. 14, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $30-$50. Rescheduled from Feb. 25. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Trace Adkins with Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry, 7 p.m. Oct. 15, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $53.49-$77.49. Rescheduled from Dec. 2. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Steve Vai, 8 p.m. Oct. 21, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $189.50-$214.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Steep Canyon Rangers, 7 p.m. Nov. 4, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $54.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $49-$177.75.

Alabama, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 5, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $49-$152.25.

Joe Satriani, 8 p.m. Nov. 9, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $69.50-$405.

Bonnie Raitt with Marc Cohn, 7:30 p.m. Nov. 12, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $47-$57.

Cole Swindell with Ashely Cooke and Dylan Marlowe, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 17, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $44-$74.

Cody Johnson with Randy Houser, 6:30 p.m. Nov. 19, St. Augustine Amphitheatre. $72.50, few seats remaining.

Paul Reiser, 8 p.m. Nov. 19, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $45.50-$63.50.

Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder, 8 p.m. Jan. 20, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $46-$66.

NEW DATE: Big Band of Brothers, 8 p.m. Jan. 25, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $62.50-$92.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Alan Doyle with Chris Trapper, 8 p.m. March 7, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $32-$40. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

NEW DATE: Eric Johnson, 8 p.m. March 14, 2023, Ponte Vedra Concert Hall. $34.50-$59.50. All tickets will be honored at the new date.

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