Friday headliner Collective Soul joins Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party

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Brookhaven, GA, June 30, 2021 – Friday concert headliner Collective Soul has joined the  Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party, taking place July 30 and 31 in the Brookhaven MARTA Station parking lot and along Dresden Drive and Apple Valley Road.

Coming hot off a triumphant, yearlong celebration of their 25th anniversary in 2019, the very last thing Collective Soul plans on doing is resting on their laurels. If anything, these five Georgia-bred rockers are only just getting started with the next phase of a thriving career that has seen them move millions of records and wow multitudes of fans all across the globe. Thanks to the warm reception of their acclaimed 2019 album release Blood, Collective Soul are quite galvanized to add as much fresh material into their live sets as they can. “I think Blood is the beginning of a lot of good music to come,” observes frontman and chief songwriter E Roland, adding that even more new tunes are already in the works. “We’re doing the best that we can do. Blood is an accumulation of all the different styles we’ve used over the years — but it’s still Collective Soul. I think it’s the best we’ve ever done. I know you should think that, but I really do think it’s the best. It’s a good, consistent record. We’re just so proud of it."

Collective Soul leapt into the national consciousness with their multi-platinum 1993 debut Hints Allegations and Things Left Unsaid, a career-making debut album that contains such mega-smash hits like the aforementioned “Shine” and “Breathe.”

Also taking the stage Friday are Rick Springfield, the Amy Ray Band, Baylee Littrell, and Revel in Romance. The Saturday lineup includes headliner The Revivalists, Better Than Ezra, Jagged Edge, Saleka, and Hunter Callahan.

“I’m excited we’ve added a Georgia band as our Friday headliner, and you couldn’t ask for more than Collective Soul letting their ‘light shine down’ on us,’” said Mayor John Ernst.  “I encourage everyone to come out and enjoy the entire concert lineup, including some other musicians with Atlanta roots like Jagged Edge, Amy Ray Band, Baylee Littrell, Hunter Callahan, and Revel in Romance.”

The Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party is a coming-out party to celebrate a return to normalcy following the global pandemic in 2020 and 2021, to promote awareness of getting vaccinated against COVID-19 and to honor the heroic efforts of first responders and medical workers on the front lines of the public health crisis.  The event takes place Friday, July 30, from 3 to 11 p.m. and Saturday, July 31, from noon to 11 p.m. The City of Brookhaven partnered with Live Nation to secure the headlining acts. Popular attractions from the annual Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Festival, such as the Kidz Zone and Food Trucks, will be on hand as well. More announcements are expected soon.

For more information about the 2021 Brookhaven Cherry Blossom Summer Block Party, visit www.BrookCherryFest.org, and follow us on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram at @BrookCherryFest.

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