CONCORD, N.C. (May 1, 2008)
- NASCAR's All-Star Weekend
adds another group of
all-stars as multi-platinum
recording artists 3 Doors
Down will perform a
75-minute concert prior to
the NASCAR Sprint All-Star
Race on Saturday, May 17, at
Lowe's Motor Speedway.
The concert begins at 3:30
p.m. in the infield between
Turns 1 and 2. Admission to
the concert is free with the
purchase of a ticket to the
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race.
The popular American rock
band comes to the 1.5-mile
superspeedway in advance of
the group's new self-titled
album release on May 20.
"It's Not My Time," the
first single from the album,
has already reached the top
of the Billboard Hot
Mainstream Rock Tracks
chart.
One of the hardest touring
bands in the business, 3
Doors Down was formed in
1996 in Escatawpa, Miss. The
band is fronted on vocals by
Brad Arnold and features
guitarists Matt Roberts and
Chris Henderson, Todd
Harrell on bass guitar and
Greg Upchurch on drums.
Bursting onto the mainstream
music scene in early 2000, 3
Doors Down's debut album
"The Better Life," contained
the Billboard Modern Rock
chart-topping single,
"Kryptonite," which earned
the group a Grammy
nomination for Best Rock
Song.
In November 2002, the group
released its second studio
album, "Away From the Sun,"
featuring the hit-single
"When I'm Gone," that topped
the Billboard Hot Mainstream
Rock Tracks chart for 17
weeks and propelled the
group to two Grammy
nominations for Best Rock
Song and Best Rock Vocal
Performance by Duo or Group.
3 Doors Down toured for much
of 2003 and 2004 in support
of "Away From the Sun," and
issued the live album,
"Another 700 Miles," in
November of 2003 as a
holdover between studio
efforts.
The group returned with its
third studio album,
"Seventeen Days," in early
2005. The album debuted at
number one on the Billboard
200 and went platinum in its
first week. As a result of
the group's 2005 success, 3
Doors Down was nominated for
an American Music Award for
Favorite Pop/Rock
Band/Duo/Group.
Tickets for the May 17
NASCAR Sprint All-Star Race
and May 25 Coca-Cola 600 can
be purchased online at
www.lowesmotorspeedway.com
or by calling the track
ticket office at
1-800-455-FANS.