Circle Television to Broadcast ‘Opry Live’ on Saturday, September 19
at 8 PM ET/7 PM CT
Nashville, Tenn. – This weekend, country music and bluegrass legend Ricky Skaggs returns to the stage of the historic Grand Ole Opry for the show’s 4,942nd consecutive Saturday night broadcast. This weekend’s show is a celebration of the Bonnaroo Music & Arts Festival.
Since March, amidst the COVID-19 pandemic and without an audience in attendance, the Grand Ole Opry has remained on the air on Saturday nights for nine decades. Helping keep the circle unbroken during this time, Opry members and special guests spanning multiple generations and encompassing rising newcomers, established superstars, awarded musicians, songwriters, storytellers and family members have stepped on to the Opry stage showcasing the many styles under the country music umbrella that have represented the values and traditions that have built and continued to shape the Grand Ole Opry for 95 years.
This Saturday, September 19, Skaggs, an Opry member since 1982, a 15-time GRAMMY® winner and a member of both the Country Music and Bluegrass Music Halls of Fame, will again step into the circle. The broadcast will air live on Circle Television. Brothers Osborne and Wendy Moten are also set to perform.
“I’m really looking forward to doing the Opry this Saturday night,” says Skaggs. “It’s gonna be a great show with Brothers Osborne and Wendy Moten. Hope you all will tune in.”The Opry will be broadcast live this Saturday evening at 8 PM ET / 7 PM CT on Circle, Dish Network, Sling TV, live stream on Circle All Access YouTube, Twitter and Facebook channels, SiriusXM as well as the Opry’s flagship home 650 WSM AM and wsmonline.com. Check your local listings at circleplus.com. Embracing today’s technology, the Opry will be broadcast and streamed with a very small production team. The show’s artists will perform acoustically at a recommended social distance across the Opry stage.
Opry fans are invited to contribute to the Opry’s #UNBROKEN charitable campaign which raises money for the MusiCares COVID-19 Relief Fund. The fund benefits artists and musicians struggling through the pandemic– some of the very people who write, make and create the music that has kept the music alive on the Opry stage for almost 95 years. Fans can donate via text UNBROKEN to 41444.