Rhea Springs Revival takes Summer Nights' stage

DAYTON — Rhea Springs Revival will take the stage Friday, June 14, for the 2024 Nokian Tyres Summer Nights Concerts at the Rhea County Courthouse. Covering ’50s, ’60s, ’70s, and ’80s country and rock, the local group mixes in some of its own music. Expect them to play “Folsom Prison Blues,” “Sweet Home Alabama,” “Honkytonk Woman,” “Free Bird,” “Vanilla Ice” and “I’ll Fly Away,” among other hits.

Band members include Adam Newport, drums, Ernie Robinson, bass guitar, Camden Fugate, lead guitar, Jeff Logsdon, lead vocals and acoustic guitar, and Tate Fugate, lead vocals and electric guitar. The band plays at many local venues, including Terrace View Marina throughout the summer months. The band loves to interact with the audience, take requests and let members of the audience get on stage and sing.

“We do whatever it takes to entertain the crowd,” Tate Fugate said. “If the crowd’s not happy, then we’re not happy.”

Music starts at 7 p.m., but food and beverage vendors will be on hand earlier. Bring a lawn chair or blanket to enjoy an evening of music under the shade trees on the courthouse lawn in downtown Dayton.

Nokian Tyres sponsors the event as part of its commitment to serving the community where it operates an award-winning production factory, producing all-season and all-weather tires for the North American tire market. It won Company of the Year honors from the Chattanooga Regional Manufacturers Association in 2021, and it was the first Rhea County company to earn the prestigious Tennessee Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award for its environmental efforts. Nokian Tyres recycles or reuses all production waste generated at the factory.