Rascal Flatts Lead Singer To Headline 2023 Norwalk Oyster Festival

NORWALK, CT — Gary LeVox, lead singer of the popular contemporary country music band Rascal Flatts, will headline the 45th annual Norwalk Oyster Festival in September.

The Norwalk Seaport Association announced on its website LeVox will perform a number of hit Rascal Flatts songs, as well as some new music, on Saturday, Sept. 9.

Mike Reilly, chairman of the Norwalk Oyster Festival and president of the Seaport Association, said his team was very excited to have LeVox, a world-class entertainer, help them celebrate the 45th annual festival.

"Mr. LeVox's award-winning songs and legendary voice promises festival goers a show with all the hits that people love from Rascal Flatts, plus some new stuff that they haven't heard yet, making this performance one they will remember for years," Reilly said in the announcement.

The Oyster Festival will take place Sept. 8-10, featuring three days of food, rides and free entertainment on multiple stages, as well as a myriad of special events for guests of all ages.

Tickers for the festival, presented by First County Bank, are currently on sale at $15 for adults, $5 for children and $10 for seniors. Children under the age of 5 receive free entry every day, and all children can enter for free Sept. 10.

In years past, musical acts such as Smash Mouth, Jana Kramer, Jay and the Americans, Bo Bice, the Village People and Asia have performed during the Oyster Festival.

LeVox, along with bandmates Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, founded Rascal Flatts in 2000 and have since become one of the most popular contemporary county music bands of all time.

The band boasts a number of hit songs, including "What Hurts the Most," "Bless the Broken Road" "Summer Nights" and "Fast Cars and Freedom," as well as a popular cover of the Tom Cochrane song "Life is a Highway" which the band recorded for the 2006 Pixar film "Cars."

LeVox released a solo album entitled "One on One" in 2021 and plans to release more new music this year.