Global country music superstar Brad Paisley, announced that he’s returning to Santa Barbara to host a benefit concert for the local non-profit, Unity Shoppe. The performance will take place on Sunday, May 21, 2023 at the Santa Barbara Bowl.
In 2020, Paisley and his wife Kimberly Williams-Paisley, co-founded a nonprofit, free-referral-based grocery store, which aims to empower low-income individuals and families in the Nashville area. The Store’s concept was based on the Unity Shoppe foundation where the Paisley family visited and volunteered many times.
About Brad Paisley:
Brad Paisley has earned his place in country music history as one of the genre’s most talented and decorated male solo artists. For more than 20 years, his songwriting and unmatched showmanship have won him numerous awards, including three GRAMMYs, two American Music Awards, 15 Academy of Country Music Awards, and 14 Country Music Association Awards including a highly coveted Entertainer of the Year honor and recognition as the most successful CMA Award co-host in history, alongside Carrie Underwood, for 11 consecutive years. A member of the Grand Ole Opry since 2001, Paisley has written 21 of his 25 No. 1 hits, and in 2008 became the first artist to achieve 10 consecutive Billboard Country Airplay No. 1 singles. The superstar's past works have amassed nearly 5 billion career streams.
It was recently announced that Paisley will release his first album with Universal Music Group Nashville later this year, titled Son of The Mountains. The first new song off the forth coming project, “Same Here,” with special appearance by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy, was released on February 24 marking the first year anniversary since the war in Ukraine began. “Same Here” was written by Brad, Lee Thomas Miller and Taylor Goldsmith, and produced by Luke Wooten.
Paisley's additional endeavors include his new “American Highway” Bourbon, his collaborations with Peyton Manning on the national Nationwide insurance ad campaigns, and his partnership with Boot Barn® to develop “Moonshine Spirit by Brad Paisley,” an exclusive line of jeans, hats, T-shirts, jewelry, belts, and woven shirts.
About Unity Shoppe:
Unity Shoppe is a Santa Barbara based nonprofit organization dedicated to providing free essential services to residents impacted by temporary conditions of poverty, natural disaster, or health crisis. They provide residents with groceries, clothing, and other essentials, as well as job training – the things needed to help reinforce human dignity and encourage self-sufficiency and independence. For more information, please visit www.unityshoppe.org.
