Pat Green Set to Headline Angel Fire Resort's 'Big Ol' Texas Weekend' in January

Pat Green Set to Headline Angel Fire Resort's 'Big Ol' Texas Weekend' in January

Three-time Grammy Nominee to Perform for Live, All-Ages Concert on Saturday, January 26, 2008

ANGEL FIRE, N.M., Jan. 8 /PRNewswire/ -- Texas country recording artist Pat Green will perform live at Angel Fire Resort on January 26th as headliner of the ski resort's annual Big Ol' Texas Weekend, co-presented by Big Rock Casino, and sponsored by Southwest Airlines and the Village of Angel Fire. The singer and songwriter is a three-time Grammy nominee and has sold over two million CDs worldwide.

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Pat Green has toured with major artists including Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban and the Dave Matthews Band, and has sold out his own headliner shows in venues such as the Houston Astrodome and Dallas' Smirnoff Center. A massive cult star in the Texas music industry for years, Green's new CD, Cannonball, has made him an emerging country superstar nationally.

"We are extremely excited to have an artist of Pat Green's calibre performing live here at Angel Fire Resort," says Dave Dekema, director of marketing for Angel Fire Resort. "His broad appeal as a country artist combined with his hard core Texas roots makes him a perfect fit for this venue. We invite all fans of new country music to join us for the concert and a weekend filled with great skiing and snowboarding and other "Texas-sized" fun in the Rockies."

Opening for Pat Green will be fellow Texas country recording artist, Wade Bowen, off a recent tour with Lee Ann Womack and Friends. The concert is general-admission, and will be held in a large, heated and enclosed big-top tent. Concert tickets are available for advance-purchase for $25 ($30 day-of-show) at http://www.angelfireresort.com/patgreen.

Weekend package deals for lodging, lift tickets and concert tickets are available through Angel Fire Resort Hotel starting as low as $77 per person per night excluding taxes & fees. Pricing based on double occupancy. A toll-free number for reservations or more information is set up at 800-633-7463.

Other events planned for the Big Ol' Texas Weekend, January 25th-27th include the return of the teX Games, the Big Texan College Steak Eating Challenge, radio station contests and a variety of live entertainment.

For more information on Angel Fire Resort, please call 800-633-7463 or visit the web site at http://www.angelfireresort.com/

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