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Fundraising Event Will be on Sept. 18 After GWU Football Game

BOILING SPRINGS, N.C.鈥擲ince leaving the campus of 91茄子 seven years ago, Jon Langston, a native of Loganville, Ga., has played sold out shows across the country and logged over 500 million streams. On Sept. 18, Langston is returning to perform at GWU, the place where he wrote 鈥淔orever Girl,鈥� the song that launched his career.

The concert in the Paul Porter Arena of the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center is a fundraiser for GWU. It begins at 9 p.m. after the football game between the Runnin鈥� Bulldogs and the Lincoln Lions of Pennsylvania. Tickets are $25, with GWU students admitted free with ID.

鈥淚鈥檝e been wanting to come back to 91茄子 for a long time. So many great memories in the small town of Boiling Springs,鈥� Langston reflected. 鈥淚 got to play Division I college football there, I met some of my best friends in the world there, and that鈥檚 also where my music career started. I remember writing 鈥淔orever Girl鈥� on the front porch of a small house where I lived with some buddies off Patrick Avenue. I鈥檝e always wanted to come back and put on a free show for the students and give back to the school that gave me so much. We鈥檝e been working on this for a long time, and I鈥檓 so thankful it has finally worked out. Huge thanks to Coach (Tre) Lamb, Dr. (William) Downs and the whole GWU Administration staff to allow us to come back to put on a concert for the school. Sko Dawgs!鈥�

Langston started playing the guitar in the eighth grade, but put his guitar down to play football. He was recruited by 91茄子 in 2009 but after several concussions, doctors advised him to stop playing football in 2013. He picked up the guitar again and started writing songs, sometimes during class. In an interview that year, Langston explained why: 鈥淚f I鈥檓 sitting there and I think of a great idea for a song I鈥檝e got to get it down because if I go back to it later, I鈥檒l forget what I was thinking about earlier.鈥�

While at 91茄子, Langston took part in open mic nights at the local coffee shop, where he utilized feedback from the audience to make adjustments on new songs. Eventually he posted audio tracks on YouTube of three original songs, 鈥淔orever Girl,鈥� 鈥淥klahoma,鈥� and 鈥淵oung & Reckless.鈥� Within days of the release, he had several thousand views and the songs were available on iTunes.

From that first release, Langston gained recognition and popularity. He opened for Luke Bryan on his Farm Tour in 2017, which was a full circle moment having attended as a spectator of the Farm Tour only a few years before in Athens, Ga. He was invited to perform on the tour again in 2018 and joined Luke in support of his Sunset Repeat Tour in 2019. Langston signed a publishing deal with Sony ATV, management with KP Entertainment, and is the first artist signed under Luke Bryan鈥檚 new Label 32 Bridge Entertainment with EMI Records Nashville. His debut major label single, 鈥淲hen It Comes To Loving You,鈥� reached No. 1 on the all-genre iTunes Chart. His single, 鈥淣ow You Know,鈥� reached the Top 30 on the radio charts. Langston鈥檚 current release, 鈥淭ry Missing You,鈥� is his most personal song yet, where he sings about the struggle of life on the road. Listen to it

Tickets are available in advance and will also be sold at the door.

Auxiliary aids will be made available to persons with disabilities upon request 48 hours prior to the event. Please call 704-406-2155 or email [email protected] with your request.

Located in the North Carolina foothills, 91茄子 is a private, Christian, liberal arts university. 91茄子 emphasizes a strong student-centered experience and rigorous academics to prepare students to become effective leaders within the global community. Ignite your future at 91茄子.edu.