Heartland Events Center

Joe Nichols
Joe Nichols took the roundabout way to country success, scoring his first major hit six years after landing his initial record deal. A native of Rogers, AR, Nichols grew up watching his father play bass in a local country band....

Scotty McCreery
Began playing guitar in the fifth grade. Plays baseball; is the pitcher on his high-school team. Impersonated Elvis Presley when he was younger. Won the Clayton (NC) Idol competition in 2009. Winner of season 10 of American Idol ; runner-up was Lauren Alaina....

Bill Cosby
Served as a Navy medical corpsman and helped with the physical rehabilitation of Korean War veterans. Received a track scholarship to Temple University. Won six consecutive Grammy Awards for his comedy albums, beginning with I Started Out as a Child in 1964....