Fresno is more than 2,000 miles from Nashville, but the California community is a country music hotbed. As much as that may be true, Fresno doesn’t always manage to convince Nashville of its bonafides.
For years, the Fresno Grizzlies have tried to bring top country acts to Chukchansi Park. For years, they have struck out. Whatever the reason, the Grizzlies couldn’t convince the best of the genre to perform at their stadium.
Now, the Grizzlies have friends in high places.
Last November, the Grizzlies were sold to Diamond Baseball Holdings, becoming the 26th minor league team acquired by the company. Once that happened, Fresno’s trouble landing top country acts disappeared. This October, Thomas Rhett, a singer with 20 No. 1 songs on the Billboard Country Airplay charts, will play Chukchansi Park as part of DBH’s Music on the Diamond series.
Welcome to Fresno, DBH.
