Country-gospel group Oak Ridge Boys kicks off 2023 Florida Strawberry Festival concerts

Missing your annual GMF ugly cry with Mt. Zion Gospel Choir? The Florida Strawberry Festival, which kicks off next week, has…kinda, got your back.

The Oak Ridge Boys—a non-personnel-based quartet going strong since the late-‘40s—still mixes country and gospel elements in an effort to give country music fans a little bit of church as well.

And just a heads-up for if you go see the boys kick off the Strawberry Festival: William Lee Golden—the only Oak Ridge Boy who doesn’t talk conservative politics on Twitter—is most certainly not Gandalf, or bass legend Leland Sklar, the latter of whom is backing Lyle Lovett up in Clearwater a few days prior.

Tickets to headlining concerts at Plant City’s 2023 Strawberry Festival start at $25, in addition to gate admission ($5-$10).

Other headliners at the 2023 Strawberry Festival include Willie Nelson, Tanya Tucker, Ludacris, the Pointer Sisters and more.

This article appears in Feb 16-22, 2023.