Dolly Parton will be in Philadelphia for a show on Aug. 26 as the featured performer in a fund-raiser for Marty Stuart’s Congress of Country Music and her Imagination Library program which provides free books to children across the country.
This event at the Ellis is the start of a busy lineup of artists, performance and events coming to Philadelphia during the Fall of 2023 and Spring of 2024, including local performances, officials said. Country Music Hall of Famer Marty Stuart, a Neshoba County native, announced the schedule from the stage of the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville last Wednesday night.
Since then, the phones have not stopped ringing at the Ellis here, nor has talk — and rumors about pricing — on social media, officials said. “You can say the response has been a whirlwind,” said Congress of Country Music Executive Director Buck Alman.
Alman said ticket prices have not been set for Dolly’s show and they generally will be available 30 to 60 days out. The Dolly Parton show will not be part of the Congress of Country Music’s season ticket lineup. When the Dolly Parton tickets go on sale, tickets will be sold on a first-come, first-served basis, he said.
Alman acknowledged the ticket prices will be more expensive for the Dolly Parton show but the final cost per ticket has not been decided.
