Only those who buy pre-sale tickets using the Special Coupon Code: CLN are eligible for Woodjock Celebrity Sweepstakes that gives you a chance to meet the stars, sing with the stars, and win autographed celebrity prizes from Ben Broussard, Joe Nichols, Keni Thomas, Bronson Arroyo & More.
Woodjock Celebrity Sweepstakes Prizes:
Meet & Greet backstage with all the stars. Yes, we mean all the stars. 15 Pairs will Win.
Autographed guitars by all the performers and sports stars. 5 Winners
Autographed baseballs signed by your favorites. 10 Winners
Upgrade your standard ticket to VIP. 10 Winners
Keni Thomas’s new book “Get It On!” signed by the author. 2 Winners
Win a chance to sing a Joe Nichols song on stage to impress your friends. 1 Winner
Keni Thomas will tell you backstage one Ranger secret that will scare Chuck Norris. 1 Winner
Ben Broussard will teach you backstage the patented “Ben Broussard Smile” to melt the ladies hearts. 1 Male Winner
Join Ben for A Good Time for A Good Cause…
Woodjock Jam Fest 2012 is excited to present MLB’s RBI Foundation with all net proceeds from the event to benefit local baseball programs. The RBI program has given over 1 million youth the opportunity to participate in baseball and softball programs in their local communities.
Matt Williams
Hosted by Arizona Third Base Coach Matt Williams, MLB players, music artists, and invited IndyCar drivers are ready to rock Spring Training with the 2nd annual Woodjock event.
The 2012 Woodjock event will take place in Mesa, AZ during spring training at Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill. It will feature some of the original rock star athletes and artist showcased in the past. There are always major surprises planned for the event, which won’t be announced until the week of the show via WoodjockJamFest and Toby Keith’s I Love This Bar and Grill Mesa, Twitter and Facebook.
Ben Broussard was a .263 hitter with 87 home runs during a seven-year Major League career from 2002-08, including slugging 69 home runs during a five-year span for the Indians. Broussard spent his time away from the field playing guitar and writing songs, eventually releasing his first album, Ben Broussard, in 2005. He released his second album, Renovated, in 2009 after his baseball career concluded. Broussard’s songs have been featured on ABC’s “Grey’s Anatomy,” CBS’ “Cold Case,” FOX’s “Bones” and MTV’s “The Real World.”
Keni Thomas, a former Army Ranger and member of the elite Task Force Ranger assault unit, fought in the Somalia battle recounted in the book and motion picture Black Hawk Down. He was awarded the Bronze Star for Valor and the combat infantryman’s badge. He spent four more years in the Army as an assistant team leader for the 75th Ranger Regimental Reconnaissance Detachment. He got out of the Army to work as a counselor in an outdoor therapeutic program for troubled youth. He is also a national spokesman for the Hero Fun and the Special Operations Warrior Foundation, which provides college educations to the children of special ops personnel killed in combat or training. Thomas and his band Cornbread — named after the precooked military food that no one but Thomas enjoyed — are based in Columbus, Ga. They sold more than 10,000 copies of their independent releases by constantly touring the Southeast. Teaming with Brent Maher and Mark Selby, Thomas released the album Flags of Our Fathers — A Soldier’s Story in 2005 on Moraine Records. Guest artists include Vince Gill, Emmylou Harris, Michael McDonald, Kenny Rogers, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, BlackHawk and Shawn Mullins. He is regularly booked as a keynote speaker for corporations and organizations around the U.S., sharing his motivational message of teamwork and leadership. He was also hired as an off-screen military advisor and an on-screen squad leader for Mel Gibson’s We Were Soldiers. Thomas and Cornbread also appeared in the film Sweet Home Alabama. Thomas issued the album, Gunslinger, in 2008.
Joe Nichols received new artist awards from the Country Music Association, Billboard, Radio & Records, Music Row and the Academy of Country Music after first making a name for himself in Nashville nearly 10 years ago. Since then, he has received four Grammy nominations, a CMA Album of the Year nomination and a New York Times’ Best-Albums-of-the-Year nod. Nichols’ multiple RIAA platinum and gold albums and singles include chart-toppers such as “Brokenheartsville,” “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and “Gimme That Girl.”
Hollywood Yates has stepped back to his root’s in the music Industry. He has a uniqueness to his sound that he combines with a presence that is enough to attract attention. When you mix in the fact that the guy can sing an upbeat, rocking, tune with a voice that booms from a 6 feet-4 inche frame over the crowd you can definitely see that this is someone that is about to peak a tremendous interest amongst the industry.
Peter Gammons has covered the game of baseball for more than 40 years and is currently a columnist for MLB.com and an on-air analyst for MLB Network. He was named National Sportswriter of the Year three times and received the J.G Taylor Spink Award from the National Baseball Hall of Fame in 2006. The longtime guitar player has always had a penchant for independent rock and the blues, and is active in the indie rock scene in his hometown of Boston. Gammons released his debut album, Never Slow Down, Never Grow Old, in 2006.
Bronson Arroyo has been the ace of the Cincinnati Reds’ pitching staff since 2006 and has compiled 112 wins during his 12-year Major League career. Arroyo, who was a member of the Boston Red Sox’ 2004 World Championship team, is a self-taught guitarist but sticks to only singing on stage now because of recurring carpal-tunnel syndrome from too much guitar playing. He released his debut album, Covering the Bases, consisting of 1990s cover tunes in 2005.
Huston Street enters his first season with the San Diego Padres in 2012 after compiling 178 saves and a 3.11 ERA in seven Major League seasons since being named American League Rookie of the Year in 2005 with the Oakland Athletics. Street originally spent $100 on an acoustic guitar and learned how to play to fight boredom while traveling on the road during his first Major League season. He later received a Taylor Acoustic 8 Series guitar as a gift and has not stopped playing it since.
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