Brad Paisley concert plans in Irvine mark a turnaround in fortunes

Irvine developer FivePoint Holdings capped off 2020 with a virtual holiday event for employees, their families and other partners that featured a musical performance from country singer Brad Paisley.

In a sign of the times, the late December event was streamed from the country star’s garage near Nashville.

What a difference four months makes. Paisley last week announced a new, in-person tour for later this year. His “Tour 2021” kicks off June 5 in Panama City Beach and ends Oct. 9 at Irvine’s FivePoint Amphitheater. It’s one of a dozen or so concerts thus far announced for the local outdoor venue; the first shows are expected to begin in June, according to the venue’s operator, Live Nation.

Paisley said he’s partnering with Vanderbilt

Health in a national PSA to encourage fans attending his shows to get vaccinated.

For more on the long-awaited resumption of OC’s performing arts scene, see Peter J. Brennan’s frontpage feature. And for more on FivePoint’s experiences over the past year, see our May 17 print edition, which features five honorees of our latest (virtual) Excellence in Entrepreneurship Awards event.

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