--- title: "Country Comfort" description: "313 Presents is a live entertainment company in Detroit, MI that promotes and produces a variety of live events at multiple venues across southeast Michigan." canonical: "https://www.313presents.com/%20https:/www.313presents.com/venue/pine-knob-music-theatre/50th-anniversary-photo-exhibit/country-comfort" dateModified: "2022-05-19T11:49:52-04:00" type: "page" --- https://www.313presents.com/venue/pine-knob-music-theatre/50th-anniversary https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-presents-pk-50th-anniversary-photo-exhibit-spotlight-cab4d0a672.jpg # Country Comfort On a Monday night in August of 1972, a lineup of Johnny Cash and June Carter with the Tennessee Three, Carl Perkins and the Statler Brothers opened Pine Knob's doors for country music, and it's remained a home for the genre ever since. Stalwarts from Willie Nelson and Waylon Jennings to contemporary hitmakers such as Kelsea Ballerini and Jimmie Allen have dropped in over the years, along with scores of their Nashville mates and packages such as the 2012 Country Throwdown Tour. Since 2016, Pine Knob has been the home of the 99.5 WYCD Hoedown, where Garth Brooks made a surprise appearance on June 15, 2019. https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Ken-Settle-Willie-Nelson-Waylon-Jennings-1991-a96b7987e7.jpg Willie Nelson & Waylon Jennings, 1991 | Ken Settle https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Steve-Galli-Brad-Paisley-2012-fa8dd3613b.jpg Brad Paisley, 2012 | Steve Galli https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Chris-Schwegler-Chris-Stapleton-2019-7fff6700cb.jpg Chris Stapleton, 2019 | Chris Schwegler https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Mirak-Habbiyyieh-Jimmie-Allen-2021-83b21ce913.jpg Jimmie Allen, 2021 | Mirak Habbiyyieh https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Chris-Schwegler-Kelsea-Ballerini-2016-7a9c9c6600.jpg Kelsea Ballerini, 2016 | Chris Schwegler https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Mike-Ferdinande-garth-Brooks-2019-727082ece0.jpg Garth Brooks, 2019 | Mike Ferdinande https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Mike-Ferdinande-Jason-Aldean-2019-1a677f6444.jpg Jason Aldean, 2019 | Mike Ferdinande https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Steve-Galli-Tim0McGraw-2004-98059370b9.jpg Tim McGraw, 2004 | Steve Galli https://www.313presents.com/assets/img/313-Presents-Pine-Knob-Music-Theatre-50th-Anniversary-Exhibit-Mike-Ferdinande-Florida-Georgia-Line-2019-65bf9a7fdf.jpg Florida Georgia Line, 2019 | Mike Ferdinande 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