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We are so excited about the overwhelming response for the New Standard Bluegrass Concert.  Due to our limited seating we have had to close the online ticket sales.  We will have a limited number of tickets available at the door for purchase or for those holding a concert pass, but if you're planning to attend you may want to get here early!

Doors open at 5:30.

If you'd like to volunteer during the concert and still enjoy the show, please visit our volunteer opportunities and sign up here. 

New Standard brings together a variety of styles and influences ranging from traditional artists to contemporary bluegrass and gospel artists. The band was founded in October, 2011 by Zach Brown, Spencer Blankenship, and Mason Thomas - all students at Virginia Tech at the time. One month later, Stewart Scales was asked to be a part of the band as the bass player and the band began performing at local restaurants in the Blacksburg area. 

In the following years, the group played more festivals such as Sedalia, and has performed at the Harvester in Rocky Mount on two occasions, once as a solo act and another opening for the Lost & Found. Zach Gilmer & Jason Wheeler have played banjo with the group in the past. Robert Overstreet was added on banjo in 2018, and the band continues to expand its performance horizons up and down the Blue Ridge today. In late 2019, the group wrote several new songs to be featured on a 2021 release entitled 'One More Tear' which was recorded and mastered at Hambone Productions in Lynchburg, VA.

Watch New Standard Bluegrass performing at the Bower Center in 2019

https://youtu.be/jnwjrPDW4HA