Southern Hip-Hop Legends 8Ball & MJG Perform LIVE in Concert on the Silverados Outdoor Concert Stage!
Tickets (Ages 21+ Show)
$40 (advance) / $45 (day of show)
SILVERADOS - 2898 US HWY 70, BLACK MOUNTAIN, NC 28711
EVENT INFO:
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WEATHER: Rain or shine - No refunds will be issued due to inclement weather. Ponchos are allowed, Umbrellas are not. Ponchos are available for purchase.
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PARKING: Parking is available next door to Silverados in the grass lot in front of Grove Stone Baptist Church. Parking $10 (Cash or Card, Purchase parking at the lot.) Managed by Wayne Pressley Enterprises - (828) 545-8103
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UBER/LYFT is also a good choice.
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TAKE THE BUS: Silverados is on the public bus route.
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THE GOOD STUFF: Food trucks and full bar service available onsite. Outside food & beverage is not permitted.
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SEATING: Festival Style General Admission - we have 400 folding chairs, first come first served. Feel free to bring your favorite camping chair to enjoy the show.
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BAGS: Only small personal clutch purses (1.5 in x 8 in or smaller) are allowed and are subject to search at any time.
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GUEST SAFETY: No Weapons of any kind allowed on the property. Metal Detectors will be at the gates to ensure the safety of all guests.
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REFUNDS: Refunds only issued in the event of a cancellation.
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COVID: All current North Carolina and Local COVID-19 protocols will be followed.
A Little Knowledge About 8Ball & MJG
One of the pioneers of Southern rap, 8Ball and MJG, emerged from Memphis, Tennessee in the early '90s and, aligned with the Houston, Texas-based independent label Suave Records, quickly garnering a tremendous regional following while proving highly influential to a generation of aspiring, independent-minded rap artists and entrepreneurs. The pioneering duo enjoyed increasing recognition as the years passed, releasing a couple albums, namely Comin' Out Hard (1994) and In Our Lifetime, Vol. 1 (1999), which would become Southern rap milestones, along with classic singles like "Space Age Pimpin'." 8Ball and MJG eventually left Suave for a major label, JCOR/Interscope, in 2000, and then were signed by Diddy to Bad Boy Records, resulting in their most commercially successful album to date, Living Legends (2004). In addition, 8Ball and MJG recorded individually, the former by far the more prolific of the two. Despite never crossing over into the mainstream -- none of their singles ever broke into the Billboard Hot 100; for example, not even once they signed to Bad Boy -- and despite occasionally infrequent output, 8Ball and MJG persevered over the decades. There were no acrimonious incidents, no run-ins with the law, no "retirements," no hangups whatsoever -- if anything, 8Ball and MJG were respectably reliable over the course of their career, always comin' out hard and always representing the South.