Desert Diamond Casinos welcomes Josh Turner back to the Diamond Center on Saturday, Sept. 21, 2024. Tickets start at $35 and go on sale Friday, April 5 at 10 a.m. through Etix and at Desert Diamond Casinos’ Box Office. Doors open at 7 p.m.; show starts at 8 p.m. Anyone exhibiting COVID-19 or flu-like symptoms, or with recent exposure to a person with COVID-19, is asked to stay home.
With timeless songs like “Long Black Train” and “Why Don’t We Just Dance,” Josh Turner’s global reach has surpassed 5.8 billion global streams, 6.5 million album sales and almost 12 million track sales world-wide. Turner’s five No. 1 singles include “Your Man,” of which the official music video surpassed 223 million views. Turner’s album Long Black Train celebrated its 20th anniversary in 2023 and was certified Platinum by the RIAA. The lead single of the same name was also certified Platinum. Turner released his first Greatest Hits album in September 2023, which features 11 of his biggest songs from seven of his studio albums.
A native of South Carolina, Turner has been nominated for three GMA Dove Awards and won his first GMA Dove Award in 2021 for “I Saw The Light” featuring Sonya Isaacs, off his I Serve a Savior album. Turner has been nominated for two GRAMMY Awards, five CMA Awards, two ACM Awards, one CMT Award, seven ACA Awards and has received six Inspirational Country Music Awards. Turner released his first Christmas album, King Size Manger, in 2021, and it was released on vinyl the following year. His first television special, “King Size Manger,” debuted on UPtv in 2022 and is also available on DVD. To support music and arts education, he created The Josh Turner Scholarship Fund for the Arts to help students pursue their studies in these fields.
Treena Parvello, Director of Government and Public Relations for the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise, said, “Josh Turner last performed at the Diamond Center in 2015. Desert Diamond Casinos is excited for his grand return on Sept. 21! Be sure to get your tickets early!”
Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment, with three locations in Southern Arizona (Tucson, Sahuarita, and Why) and one in the West Valley, is owned and operated by the Tohono O’odham Gaming Enterprise, an enterprise of the Tohono O’odham Nation. Additional information can be found at www.ddcaz.com or by calling 866-DDC-WINS. Follow Desert Diamond Casinos & Entertainment on Twitter (@DiamondCasinos), Facebook (@DDCAZ), and Instagram (@DiamondCasinos).