Thomas Rhett Book New Years Eve Stopover at St. Paul’s Xcel Energy Center – Twin Cities

Country star Thomas rhett will be returning to the Xcel Energy Center in St. Paul for the third time for a special New Year’s Eve show with the support of Cole Swindell and Conner Smith.

Tickets go on sale at 10 a.m. on November 12 via Ticketmaster, with prices to be announced.

Son of country singer Rhett Akins, Rhett grew up surrounded by some of the biggest names in the genre. He started playing drums in college and later joined his father in concert. After high school, he studied communications at university, but dropped out at the age of 20 to pursue a career in music.

Rhett landed his first gig as a songwriter and wrote hits for Jason Aldean, Lee Brice, and Florida Georgia Line. In 2012, he released his first single, “Something to Do with My Hands” and hit the road as the opening act for Lady Antebellum. His second single, “Beer with Jesus”, went gold, launching a series of hits including “It Goes Like This”, “Get Me Some of That”, “Make Me Wanna”, “Crash and Burn”, “Unforgettable,” “Marry Me,” “Look What God Has Gave Her,” “Beer Cannot Mend” and “Still Country.” Her songs “Die a Happy Man” and “What’s Your Country Song” have reached number 1.

Local audiences first saw Cole Swindell when he opened for Luke Bryan at The X in 2014. The following year he spent two nights supporting Kenny Chesney at Target Field. He has since been headlining Myth in 2016, Treasure Island Casino in 2017 and The Armory in 2018. His hits include “Chillin ‘It”, “You Should Be Here”, “Middle of a Memory” , “Break Up in the End” and “Only Saturday Night”. Newcomer Conner Smith recently released the single “I Hate Alabama”.