Country Artist Gary Allan Set to Take Rialto Square

JOLIET, IL — Country singer Gary Allan has booked a 7:30 p.m. April 9 concert at downtown Joliet's Rialto Square Theatre. Tickets go on sale Friday, Feb. 7. Prices will be $49, $59, $69 and $99. Allan's show will be a on Thursday night.

"With the allure of a modern-day outlaw, Gary Allan has won over fans, peers and critics with his signature blend of smoldering vocals, rebellious lyrics and raucous live performances. While becoming a force on the country music scene, Allan has remained true to his artistic voice eachstep of the way," Rialto's press release proclaims.

The California native released his first album, Used Heart for Sale, in 1996 and since then has released eight additional studio albums selling over 8 million albums, been certified platinum on three back-to-back albums, and been certified gold five times. Allan has five #1 hits at country radio, fourteen Top 10 hits to his credit and amassed over 2.1 billion total streams.

He’s described as “dark and dreamy” in Entertainment Weekly, “soulful and rough around the edges” in Playboy and deemed a “maverick” by Rolling Stone, according to Friday's press release.