Elf brings holiday magic to Norfolk with a sparkling live film concert celebrating the 20th anniversary

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NORFOLK, Va The spirit of the holidaysiscomingtoNorfolkinabigway!This holiday season, CineConcerts and Warner Bros Discovery Global Themed Entertainment, in partnership with Innovation Arts and Entertainment, are bringing Elf in Concert to Chrysler Hall at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, December 8. This event is part of a festive tour across 31 cities worldwide, featuringtheVirginiaSymphonyOrchestra performing John Debney’s heartwarming scorelivetopicture,projectedontoa40-foot moviescreen.

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SevenVenues are delighted to announce the 20th Annual Patriotic Festival Country Weekend featuring performances by countrymusicsensationsZacBrownBand, HARDY and Bailey Zimmerman. Performances will take place Friday, May 24 throughSunday,May26attheScopeArena indowntownNorfolk.Three-dayticketsand singleshowticketsforallconcertsgoonsale Friday,August4at10a.m.attheScopeArena box office, Ticketmaster.com and PatrioticFestival.com

The 2024 Patriotic Festival Country Weekendscheduleisasfollows:

„ BaileyZimmerman

Friday May24 2024at7p.m

„ HARDY Saturday,May25,2024at7p.m.

„ ZacBrownBand Sunday,May26,2024at7p.m.

In addition to three nights of concerts, theScopeArenaPlazaandupperconcourse will feature military exhibits and corporate displaysthroughouttheweekend.Thetimes forthesepre-showactivitiesare:

„ ScopeArenaPlaza 5p.m. 9p.m.|May24-26,2024

„ ScopeArenaUpperConcourse 5p.m. 9p.m.|May24-26,2024

For more information on military exhibits, corporate displays and pre-show activities visit https://patrioticfestival.com/ military-zone.html

Zac Brown Band is a multi-platinum, GRAMMY Award-winning, Southern rock group led by front man, Zac Brown. Throughout their career spanning more thanadecade, Zac BrownBandhashadsix consecutive albums reach the top 10 of the Billboard 200 and five consecutive albums debut at #1 on Billboard’s Country Albums chart. To date, the group has won three GRAMMY Awards including Best New Artist in 2010, sold more than 30 million singles, nine million albums, amassed over ten billion catalog streams, achieved 16 #1 radio singles and are the second act to top ney in 31 cities starting from November 17 andculminatesinagrandfinaleonDecember29 Performanceswilltakeplaceaticonic venues nationwide, with Norfolk’s Chrysler Hall being a significant part of this holidaycheertour Foracompleteperformance schedule and location details visit the officialwebsite

Elf is consistently ranked among the top holidaymovies.Debney,whohasworkedon someofthemostsuccessfulfilmsofalltime including The Passion of the Christ, Iron Man 2, The Jungle Book, and Hocus Pocus, expresses his enthusiasm: “I’m so thrilled tobeworkingwithWarnerBros Discovery Global Themed Entertainment and Cine-

Concerts on the upcoming Elf in Concert

Writing the score was a true highlight of mycareer Seeingthejoythatthemusicand film brings to audiences each year is truly wonderful. Elf has really become a modern classic and bringing this into concert halls worldwideisanabsolutehonor Iverymuch look forward to presenting this unforgettable concert experience to live audiences worldwide!”

ElftellstheheartwarmingstoryofBuddy, a human raised among Santa’s elves As an adult,heembarksonajourneytoNewYork in search of his real father, bringing with him an infectious holiday spirit. Get ready Norfolk,towelcomethemagicofBuddythe

Elf at Chrysler Hall on Friday, December 8 at7:00p.m.!

Tickets for Chrysler Hall’s Elf in Concert on Friday, December 8 at 7:00 p.m. can be purchasedattheScopeArenaBoxOfficeand atTicketmaster.com.Formoreinformation visitSevenVenues.com.

Forticketingandfurtherinformation,visit theofficialwebsite Facebook:facebook.com/ElfinConcert

Twitter:@CineConcertsLLC Instagram:@CineConcerts Hashtag:#ElfInConcert boththeCountryandActiveRockformats Zac BrownBandhasheadlinednineNorth American Tours and currently holds the record for most consecutive sold-out showsattheiconicFenwayPark.Symbolic of their massive success at the ballpark in July 2022, Zac Brown Band was inducted into the Fenway Music Hall of Fame, joining music icons Paul McCartney and Billy Joel. Since their debut, Zac Brown Band hasdevelopedareputationwithcriticsand fans alike as one of the most dynamic live performers markedbystrongmusicianship that defies genre boundaries Zac Brown Band Official Website

Big Loud Records heavy-hitter HARDY has never been just one thing. Uncaging a newchapter,HARDYsoaredtonewheights withthereleaseofthemockingbird&THE CROW, his critically acclaimed half-country, half-rock sophomore album, adding to overtwobillioncareerstreams.Thedichotomous 17-track effort debuted top five all genre on the Billboard 200 Albums chart andkingedsevenadditionalBillboardcharts in its first week, including Top Country Albums,TopRockAlbums,andTopAlbum Sales.A three-timeCMATriple Play award recipient, HARDY is the reigning ACM SongwriteroftheYear,the2022BMICountry Songwriter of the Year, and a two-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year HARDY has written 12 #1 singles since 2018 including his own double platinum #1 single “ONE BEER”feat LaurenAlaina+DevinDawson, and chart-topping, platinum Dierks Bentley + BRELAND collaboration, “Beers On Me.”HehaspreviouslytouredwithThomas Rhett,MorganWallen,FloridaGeorgiaLine, JasonAldean,ColeSwindell,andmore,and isheadlininga19-date nationwide,sold-out runnowonthemockingbird&THECROW Tour HARDYOfficialWebsite

Bailey Zimmerman has surged to the forefront of 21st century country music withthereleaseofReligiously TheAlbum., arriving as not only the biggest all-genre streaming debut since 2021, but also the biggeststreamingcountrydebutofalltime Deriving its name from his rapidly rising current country radio single, “Religiously,” the LP entered at No 3 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart and No 7 on their all-genre Billboard 200 chart. The project also features his multi-Platinum, No 1 debut single, “Fall In Love,” as well as his most recent multi-Platinum hit, “Rock And A Hard Place,” which spent a whopping six consecutive weeks at the top of Billboard’s Country Airplay Chart. Both tracks were alsoincludedonhisrecord-shatteringdebut EP, Leave The Light On, and their success propelled the breakout superstar to close out 2022 as the year’s only country artist to receivetwoPlatinumcertificationsfromthe RIAAandpromptedBillboardtonamehim as their No 2 Top New Country Artist and No 4TopNewArtistOverall.The2023ACM Awards New Male Artist of the Year nomineeandCMTMusicAwardsmulti-nominee has ignited television audiences across the country with show-stopping performances on Good Morning America, Dick Clark’s New Year’s Rockin’ Eve, Jimmy Kimmel LIVE! and the 58th Academy of Country MusicAwards andincitedcriticalapplause from Forbes Rolling Stone Los Angeles Times, Billboard, American Songwriter andmanymore.Withmorethantwobillion streamstodate,BaileyZimmermanisouton theroadnowwithMorganWallenaspartof hismonumental2023OneNightAtATime Tour, and already selling out football stadiums coast-to-coast including SoFi Stadium inLosAngeles WrigleyFieldinChicagoand FenwayParkinBoston.BaileyZimmerman OfficialWebsite

For more information about the 2024 Patriotic Festival Country Weekend, visit SevenVenues.comandPatrioticFestival.com

About the Patriotic Festival: The Patriotic Festival is an annual military celebration to honor our armed forces personnel andtheirfamilieswiththreedaysofmilitary exhibits,corporatedisplaysandconcertsby nationalcountrytouringartists Foundedin 2004,theeventisoneoftheregion’slargest military celebrations and Hampton Roads highest attended summer music festival. In 2022, the Patriotic Festival relocated to Norfolk, Virginia, which is also home to the world’s largest naval station, Naval Station Norfolk. The three-day festival has hosted some of the nation’s top entertainers including Morgan Wallen, Sam Hunt, JasonAldean,CarrieUnderwood,Miranda Lambert,LukeCombsandKaneBrown.For moreinformation and acomplete weekend schedule,visitPatrioticFestival.com