Rising country artist Brett Westgrove will perform a special event concert with a fresh Nashville style all his own at 8:00 PM Thursday, September 19, 2024, in John and Alice Butler Hall, Heritage Center, University of Dubuque.
Westgrove has toured across the country and shared stages with country music’s biggest acts including Luke Bryan, Jon Pardi, Travis Tritt, Tyler Hubbard, Walker Hayes, Neal McCoy, Eli Young Band, and more. His first album, Somewhere Town, was released in 2019 and gained regional radio success with “Somewhere Town” and “Sugar Honey Iced Tea,” followed by continued success with single releases “Truck Bed’s Good For” and “Beautiful Crazy.” His newest single, “Memory Burns Like Whiskey,” hit country and Top 40 radio earlier this year.
The Nashville artist from rural Wisconsin spent his youth writing and playing music while also teaching himself the art of audio engineering. Westgrove moved to California shortly after high school and became a chief engineer and record producer. He then made the trek to Colorado where he earned his bachelor’s and master’s degrees in aerospace engineering from the University of Colorado at Boulder and began to command NASA spacecraft. But music kept calling him, so Westgrove sold most of his belongings and headed toward Nashville to begin paving his way through the country music industry.
With only a few dollars to his name, Westgrove began his life in the Music City living in his car with no heat in sub-freezing conditions. He showered at local gyms and spent his days writing, playing shows, and networking. It didn’t take long for Westgrove to become an in-demand artist at Nashville’s top honky tonks and to start touring the country with his new band.
Tickets for Brett Westgrove cost $10 and may be purchased online at Dbq.edu/heritagecenter. The Farber Box Office will open with regular box office hours of 11:00 AM to 2:00 PM Monday through Friday and 90 minutes prior to events starting Monday, August 26, 2024. Beginning then, tickets may also be purchased at the box office, Heritage Center, 2255 Bennett Street, or via phone at 563.585.7469. Patrons are encouraged to purchase tickets online for reduced ticket handling fees. UD students may attend all Heritage Center events for free.
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