Jim Donovan & Sun King Warriors: Sun King Warriors @ Rock The Raceway

A full afternoon and night of music in the heart of the Laurel Highlands. One ticket gets you the whole day. Headlining the main stage: Jim Donovan and the Sun King Warriors. Pittsburgh roots rock with big drums and a bigger sound. Jim Donovan founded Rusted Root and co-wrote "Send Me on My Way," a song you have heard a hundred times whether you know it or not. His band brings danceable originals and covers from the 70s, 80s, and 90s. Come ready to move. The Amish Outlaws. Straight out of Lancaster, PA, and hands down the wildest cover band you will see all year. Grown men in full Amish garb ripping through every genre in one set, from Johnny Cash to Bon Jovi to Snoop Dogg. It is as much a comedy show as a concert, and the crowd never sees the next song coming. They play the ones other bands are too nervous to touch. The main acts are only part of the day. Rock the Raceway started back in the spring with 128 bands and a summer-long bracket. Fans voted all season and decided the top 4 finalists. On August 23 those four hit the track and battle it out live for the title. First place takes home an 8 hour recording session and $6,000 out of a prize purse of $15,000. Come watch a champion get crowned The Sun King Warriors are best described as a blend of rhythm heavy roots rock, with a strong dose of big barreling drums. Think bluesy Zeppelin-esqe rock, Santana style percussion with wild Avett Brothers energy. At a Sun King show, you can expect to dance, sweat and have a *very* good time. The band's music has garnered radio airplay throughout the US and Canada, and has appeared on Billboard’s Americana chart multiple times. The Sun King Warriors play regionally at festivals and clubs throughout the Mid-Atlantic and have opened for 10,000 Maniacs, and Donovan's former band Rusted Root among others. Jim Donovan, the band’s founder and writer, brings almost three decades of experience to the Sun King Warriors. As a member of the popular 90’s band Rusted Root, he hel