Tops in Blue coming Aug. 11

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  • By Gwen Granderson
  • 14th Force Support Squadron
COLUMBUS AIR FORCE BASE, Miss. --  Tops in Blue, the premier entertainment showcase of the U.S. Air Force, will perform a free, family-friendly show Saturday, Aug. 11 at 6 p.m., at Mississippi University for Women's Rent Auditorium.

Doors open at 5:15 p.m. for military ID holders and at 5:30 p.m. for the general public. There are no tickets for this event, so come early as seating is limited and cannot be reserved.

In February of this year, Columbus was the last stop on the 2011 tour titled "Rhythm Nation" The 2012 season kicks off with Columbus being at the start of the tour. The mission of Tops in Blue is to provide musical entertainment to service members worldwide and they perform approximately 130 shows during a ten-month period.

Tops in Blue is comprised of approximately 40 vocalists, musicians, dancers, audio and visual technicians from across the Air Force and is one of the most widely travelled groups of its kind. Each year, personnel from across the Air Force compete in a multilevel competition for the right to be selected in this esteemed performance group. Tops in Blue members are on permissive temporary duty orders during the span of their tour.

The 2012 tour, entitled "Listen!" invites the audience to listen to the music of life through the sounds we hear everyday. It features the dynamic rhythms of The Doobie Brothers, Earth, Wind and Fire, Whitney Houston, and Maroon 5. This year's tour also showcases the great country music of Darius Rucker, Carrie Underwood, Lady Antebellum, and The Zac Brown Band. Of course, no Tops in Blue show would be complete without the great patriotic music that honors our nation and its heroes. Add the high energy precision choreography and dazzling visual impact Tops in Blue is known for and every member of the audience will be singing along and dancing in their seats.

Local sponsors who make this and other events possible are Mississippi University for Women, WCBI, Pop's BBQ, Chick-Fil-A, Brown's Farm and Garden Supply and Studdard Law Firm. Coca-Cola is the national sponsor of this tour. No federal endorsement of sponsors is intended.

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