Dwight Yoakam to play Richmond’s new downtown amphitheater [Video]

The Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfront, Richmond’s new concert venue headed for downtown Richmond this spring, released its first concert announcement.

Dwight Yoakam will play the new Richmond amphitheater on June 21, along with The Mavericks and 49 Winchester.

Tickets will go on sale next Friday, Nov. 22, at 10 a.m. at LiveNation.com.

Yoakam is a 21-time nominated, multiple Grammy Award winner and country singer. He will be visiting Richmond on his Cosmic Roundup & Rodeo tour. Yoakam’s first new album in nine years, “Brighter Days,” drops on Friday, Nov. 15 on Via Records/Thirty Tigers.

Yoakam has already unveiled three new songs: “I’ll Pay The Price,” “Wide Open Heart” and “I Don’t Know How To Say Goodbye (Bang Bang Boom Boom)” with Post Malone, in advance of the album’s release.

The Allianz Amphitheater at Riverfrontis a $30 million open-air concert venue being built on 4 acres on the hillside near Tredegar Iron Works overlooking the …