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<p>Announced today, celebrated country act Montgomery Gentry will perform at 8 p.m. May 18 at the F.M. Kirby Center, 71 Public Square, Wilkes-Barre.</p><p>According to a press release from the venue, the performance will be &#8220;an emotional return to the stage for Eddie Montgomery&#8221; who is &#8220;touring for the first time without the late Troy Gentry.&#8221;</p><p>Gentry, a founding member of the accomplished country outfit, died in a helicopter crash in New Jersey in September. He was 50.</p><p>&#8220;I&#8217;m anxious to get back out on the road and play some new music for our friends and fans,&#8221; Montgomery said in a statement conveyed in the release.</p><p>Montgomery Gentry&#8217;s latest album, &#8220;Here&#8217;s To You,&#8221; features the single &#8220;Better Me,&#8221; and is scheduled for release on Feb. 2.</p><p>During the tour, fans can expect to hear tracks off the upcoming album as well as some of the group&#8217;s greatest hits in honor of Gentry and his contribution to the chart-topping music the duo created together.</p><p>Among their successes, Montgomery Gentry charted five No. 1 singles: &#8220;If You Ever Stop Loving Me,&#8221; &#8220;Something To Be Proud Of,&#8221; &#8220;Lucky Man,&#8221; &#8220;Back When I Knew It All&#8221; and &#8220;Roll With Me.&#8221;</p><p>Tickets for the performance cost $38 and $43 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Feb. 2 through the Kirby Center box office, online at kirbycenter.org and by phone at 570-826-1100.</p><p>A pre-sale for Kirby members begins at 10 a.m. Jan. 31 through the same outlets.</p><style>
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<div class="neCaption">Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry will resume touring after the September death of his musical partner, Troy Gentry. The tour will bring Montgomery to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. </div></div><div class="metaInfo"><photo0>https://www.timesleader.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/01/web1_MontgomeryGentry-PRESS.jpg</photo0><caption0>Eddie Montgomery of Montgomery Gentry will resume touring after the September death of his musical partner, Troy Gentry. The tour will bring Montgomery to the F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre. </caption0><photoCredit0>Submitted photo </photoCredit0></div></div>
<div class="metaInfo"><subheadMeta>Eddie Montgomery resumes touring after death of Troy Gentry</subheadMeta></div><div class="metaInfo"><bylineMeta><p>Times Leader staff report</p></bylineMeta></div>

Montgomery Gentry to perform on May 18 at F.M. Kirby Center in Wilkes-Barre