An upcoming Mumford & Sons concert had originally been scheduled for the Piedmont Interstate Fairgrounds in Spartanburg this summer but now has a sudden venue change.
The highly anticipated Spartanburg concert featuring the British folk-rock band has been moved to the CCNB Amphitheatre on August 4 in Simpsonville, but will now also host Darius Rucker, former lead singer and guitarist of Hootie & The Blowfish.
The sudden location and venue change took place within a three-day timespan as according to a social media post, the city of Spartanburg, Piedmont Interstate Fair Association and OneSpartanburg were notified of a cancellation of the Railroad Tour Concert by Live Nation on July 11:
The post also mentioned that live tickets were still available on a few ticket resale platforms including Ticketmaster.com and urged individuals to be cautious in purchasing.
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On July 14, the CCNB Amphitheatre at Heritage Park announced that Mumford & Sons’ 2025 Railroad Tour Concert would be moving to their grounds and feature a special guest performance from Darius Rucker:
The Greenville News has reached out to Live Nation, the city of Spartanburg and OneSpartanburg for an update on the venue change. No responses have been provided.
For more information and tickets, visit http://www.ccnbamphitheatre.com/concerts.
– A.J. Jackson covers business, the food & dining scene and downtown culture for The Greenville News. Contact him by email at ajackson@gannett.com, and follow him on X (formally Twitter) @ajhappened. This coverage is only possible with support from our readers. Sign up today for a digital subscription.
From left, Marcus Mumford, and Ted Dwane of Mumford & Sons perform at the American Museum of Natural History on Nov. 30, 2023, in New York.
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