The night before he headlines Saturday’s De Soto Chamber of Commerce Country Concert, Tracy Byrd will play at the country music shrine, the Grand Ole Opry in Nashville, Tenn.

De Soto Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Sara Ritter said some people still find it incredible De Soto and the chamber can pull off a concert with an entertainer of that stature. Byrd has two chart-topping country hits, “Holdin’ Heaven” and “Ten Rounds of Jose Cuervo,” and numerous top-40 country songs to his credit.

Gates will open at 4 p.m. Saturday at De Soto Riverfest Park, 33630 W. 79th St. in De Soto. Kansas City band Vandel-Snook will play at 6 p.m., followed at 7:30 p.m. by Josh Thompson, a young recording artist with Byrd’s Columbia Records label. Byrd will take the stage at 9 p.m.

Tickets are $10 in advance and $15 at the gate. Tickets can be purchased at the chamber office at 33150 W. 83rd St., the locations of various chamber members and online at desotoks.org.

Numerous vendors will be at the park for the concert, which will go on, rain or shine.