Old Dominion has announced its ‘7 For 7’ Ryman Residency, taking place Feb. 3 through Feb. 6 at Nashville’s historic Ryman Auditorium.
The residency follows a stripped-down, acoustic format, with each show set to benefit one of the seven charities that Old Dominion’s passionate about: MusiCares, Save The Music, Backline Care, the Opry Trust Fund, CMA Foundation, St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and The Ramsey Foundation.
Frontman Matthew Ramsey shared: “When you’re looking at the Oak Ridge Boys, who are a lot like Mount Rushmore, you realize what an incredible family you’re a part of. To have won this award, which they’ve won, Alabama’s won, the Chicks won, so many great bands have won, let alone seven times in a row, that’s a blessing. At this point, the best way to celebrate something like this – for us – is to play, to give ourselves and the fans a way to come together in these songs and to help raise resources for some great charities that are out there spreading goodness around trying to help people. But rather than doing a big show, we wanted to give ourselves the permission to strip it all the way back, create songwriter-type shows that aren’t about production, but the songs; to take even more requests and be spontaneous, to create once in a lifetime experiences every single show,” says Matthew. “Where better to do that than at the Ryman?”
Two shows a day will be performed on Feb. 3-5; with the seventh show taking place on Feb. 6. Tickets are on sale at ryman.com.
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