A country singer will headline Mississippi State University’s Bulldog Bash this year.
Mississippi native HARDY will be the leading performer at Bulldog Bash, Mississippi’s largest free outdoor concert, set for Nov. 5. The event, hosted by the MSU Student Association, will be held at the intersection of Jackson and Main streets in downtown Starkville.
Born in 1990 in Philadelphia — just 60 miles from MSU — HARDY has become a chart-topping singer with songs such as “Rednecker” and “Y’all Boys” featuring Florida Georgia Line. HARDY moved to Nashville, Tennessee, to pursue a career in songwriting after obtaining a bachelor’s degree in that field from Middle Tennessee University. He was signed to Big Loud Records in 2018 and released his first EP “This Ole Boy” later that year.
He has reached No. 1 as a songwriter with such tunes as “God’s Country” by Blake Shelton, “Simple” by Florida Georgia Line, Jameson Rodgers’ debut single “Some Girls,” and most recently featured on Brantley Gilbert’s single “The Worst Country Song of All Time” released in June, an MSU press release read.
Bulldog Bash begins at 3 p.m. Nov. 5 with Maroon Market, including local music, art, food and a kid zone.
Battle of the Bands, an event hosted by MSU Music Maker Productions, where local musicians can showcase their talent, will begin at 7 p.m. this Friday in Lee Hall’s Bettersworth Auditorium. The winner of this event will get to perform at 6:30 the night of Bulldog Bash on the Clark Beverage main stage.
MSU Chief Communications Officer Sid Salter said students were the ones who decided HARDY should headline the event, and the university is excited a Mississippi native will perform.
“We are excited to have a Mississippi artist involved,” Salter said. “He was a huge draw at this year’s Neshoba County Fair.”
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