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Pat Green to record live album in 2-night event at Luckenbach Dancehall

Pat Green has played at Luckenbach Dancehall many times.
Fort Worth-based country star Pat Green will bring new life to a legendary old Texas venue this November: He'll record a live album during two concerts at Luckenbach Dancehall on November 7 and 8 — the first live album at the venue in more than 30 years.
Limited tickets remain for both nights.
"This marks the first time since Jerry Jeff Walker that the iconic Texas venue has allowed another artist to record a live album," says a press release of the venue immortalized in the Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson song "Luckenbach, Texas."
Walker recorded two albums at the venue. First it was Viva Terlingua! in 1973, which was the first record Green says he ever owned, and then Viva Luckenbach! in 1994. The title track on the latter album tells the story of Luckenbach, the town about 10 miles from Fredericksburg.
"One day Hondo, driving by/Wished he had a beer," sings Walker, referring to the town's self-proclaimed mayor, John Russell "Hondo" Crouch. "So he bought the place and he opened it up/That's reason we're all here." Crouch did, in fact, purchase the entire town in 1971, making him "mayor" to three people.
Green has his own personal history with the town and the dancehall, having played there 16 times before now, and even married his wife, Kori, there in 2000. The Greens live in Fort Worth.
“Luckenbach has been part of my story for a long time,” says Green in the release. “These songs just feel different when you play them in a place like this.”
Luckenbach and Green haven't produced live albums for nearly the same length of time. Green's last live album was Live at Billy Bob’s Texas, which he recorded December 4, 1998.
The press release "promises to capture the raw energy and authentic Texas spirit that have long defined both Green’s career and Luckenbach’s legacy."
“I’ve always wanted to do another live record and capture the songs that have built such a strong bond with fans over the years,” says Green. “These are the songs that I get paragraphs upon paragraphs of how people relate, the ones that people sing every word to.”
Special guests will also perform with Green, but fans will have to wait to find out who they are. Clues may be found on the lineup of Green's flood benefit show from this summer, which featured Miranda Lambert, Jon Pardi, Dierks Bentley, and several other Texans donating their time to help out.
Tickets to the Luckenbach shows ($35.13) are available for both nights at patgreen.com. VIP tickets ($142.75) are sold out. Attendees should note that although they will be able to hear the music with either ticket, entry to the dancehall is only included in the VIP ticket.
General admission ticketholders will be able to see in through the windows, and some picnic tables will be available. Attendees can also bring their own chairs.
