 Foxworthy's
tour to visit Purdue
By Megan Finnerty
Features Editor
Purdue Convocations
has already sold more than 2,000 tickets for the Blue Collar Comedy
Tour featuring comedians Jeff Foxworthy and Bill Engvall, and organizers
are hoping for a full house for the 8 p.m. Sept. 14 show in the Elliott
Hall of Music.
"It's just a block-buster
tour," said Larry Sommers, marketing director for Purdue Convocations.
"It was kind of a coup for us to get it. It's a very popular tour; it
sold out the Verizon Wireless Music Center."
The tour, which
is the 38th most popular ticket in the nation, according to industry
magazine Pollstar, also showcases the talents of comedians Ron White
and Dan Whitney, aka "Larry, the Cable Guy."
This show is the
only Indiana stop left on the tour.
Foxworthy, best
known for his "You might be a redneck if…" routine, is the largest-selling
comedy artist in history, having sold more than 13 million units. He's
written more than 10 best-selling books and "The Jeff Foxworthy Show"
aired for two years on television.
Convos' assistant
director, Laura Clavio, said, "I think it's just going to be a great
show."
She's visited Foxworthy's
Web site, jefffoxworthy.com, and listened to some of his audio clips
and clips from other tour participants and said, "It's some very funny
stuff."
Charlie Harrigan,
program director for WKOA-FM K105, which is the media sponsor for the
show, said the station will give away tickets to promote the show during
the upcoming weeks.
Harrigan said that
sponsoring the show was a natural fit for his station, which airs the
nationally syndicated "Foxworthy Countdown" on Sundays from 6 to 9 p.m.
During the broadcast, Foxworthy plays the Top 20 country hits and interviews
country music stars.
"He's pretty family-oriented;
it's PG-rated humor," Harrigan said. "Anyone in the family could be
there, as long as they understand what's going on in the world, and
they're not going to be offended.
"The subject matter
that these guys take on is day-to-day living and that's that same lifestyle
that country music lyrics are all about." Tickets for the Purdue show
are $37.50 and can be purchased at Purdue Box Office or charged by phone
at 494-3933 or through Ticketmaster
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