Willie Nelson coming to Cape

The Show Me Center will officially announce today that renowned country music outlaw Willie Nelson will bring his legendary sound to Cape Girardeau on Oct. 23 at 7:30 p.m. with his band The Family.

Nelson is touring in support of his newest CD "Countryman," a mix of country and Jamaican reggae, but the Texas legend boasts a career of over six decades in country music with recordings like "Crazy," "Hello Walls," "Red Headed Stranger" and "Stardust."

Tickets for the performance go on sale Sept. 24 at 9 a.m. and are available by calling the Show Me Center box office at 651-5000 or by visiting www.showmecenter.biz. Tickets are also available at Schnucks and P-Mac Music locations.