CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Multi-platinum national recording
duo Thompson Square and country music star Chase Rice will
perform at the 2014 ACC FanFest presented by AT&T, game officials
announced. ACC FanFest, which is free and open to the public, takes place
Saturday, Dec. 6, from noon to 7:00 p.m., leading up to the Dr Pepper ACC
Football Championship Game. Thompson Square will perform at 4:00 p.m. and Rice
will perform at 5:30 p.m. on the Dr Pepper Stage.
In addition, the Academy of Country Music and Country Music
Association award-winning Thompson Square will perform the national anthem
prior to the primetime kickoff.
With two #1 smash singles, five Top 15 hits, seven national
awards and over 25 nominations (including American Music Award, Teen Choice
Award and two GRAMMY nods), Thompson Square is one of today’s hottest Country
music acts. The husband/wife duo of Keifer and Shawna Thompson made music
history when it earned awards from both the ACM and CMA for “Vocal Duo of the
Year” in 2012. Thompson Square was awarded its second consecutive ACM Award for
“Vocal Duo of the Year” in April 2013.
Thompson Square’s breakthrough hit “Are You Gonna Kiss Me Or
Not” has surpassed two million in sales, was the #1 Digital Soundscan Single
for five weeks straight, the No. 1 Country Ringtone for 12 consecutive weeks
and the Most Played Song at Country Radio in 2011 (Mediabase). Thompson Square
followed that success with the award winning hit, “I Got You,” and critically-acclaimed
“Glass.” Thompson Square’s star continues to rise in 2014 with the #1 GOLD
selling heart-tugger “If I Didn’t Have You” and its Top 5 hit, “Everything I
Shouldn’t Be Thinking About,” both from the duo’s current album, Just Feels
Good.
North Carolina-raised Chase Rice played linebacker at the
University of North Carolina. Rice's current album Ignite The Night debuted #1
on Billboard Top Country Albums in August of this year. It includes "Ready
Set Roll," the Gold-certified single. He has released two previous albums,
Country as Me and Dirt Road Communion, and co-wrote the number one single
performed by Florida Georgia Line, "Cruise."
After graduating from UNC, Rice took a job as part of the
NASCAR Hendrick Motorsports pit crew. He first came into the public's eye when
he was a contestant on the TV show “Survivor: Nicaragua,” eventually finishing
second in the running.
ACC FanFest presented by AT&T, located adjacent to Bank
of America Stadium and centered at the intersection of Mint and Graham Streets,
is the ultimate pregame activity. Football fans of all ages can get into the
spirit of ACC Football with interactive games and attractions, team mascots,
food and beverage, autograph signings, game merchandise, giveaways and general
family fun. Special attractions include an ACC Mascot Football game and live
music throughout the day.
The 2014 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game will be
played in Charlotte on Saturday, Dec. 6 with a primetime kickoff and gates
opening at 6:00 p.m. The game is held at Bank of America Stadium, home of the
NFL's Carolina Panthers and the Belk Bowl. The ACC Champion earns an automatic
berth to play in the Capital One Orange Bowl, if not selected for the College
Football Playoff.
The 2014 Dr Pepper ACC Football Championship Game will be
played Saturday, Dec. 6 in primetime at Charlotte’s Bank of America Stadium.
The nationally televised game will feature the Atlantic Division Champion against
the Coastal Division Champion. To purchase tickets, and for more information on
the full weekend of ACC festivities, visit theACC.co/ACCFCG.
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