Country Superstar Martina McBride to Headline 34th Annual Huntsville Classic

HUNTSVILLE, AL – The Huntsville Hospital Foundation announced that Martina McBride will be headlining its 34th annual Huntsville Classic on Saturday, May 20, 2023, at The Orion Amphitheater.

The country music icon will perform a variety of her greatest hits at this year’s Huntsville Classic concert fundraiser. This is the second year that the event will take place at the new Orion Amphitheater, an 8,000-capacity venue in the heart of Huntsville’s MidCity District.

As a four-time CMA Award winner, McBride has sold more than 23 million records and boasts 20 Top 10 singles and six No. 1 hits. Fan favorites include, “Wild Angels,” “A Broken Wing,” “Anyway,” “Independence Day,” and “This One’s for the Girls.” McBride also has 14 GRAMMY nominations and three Academy of Country Music Awards to her name. 

“We are thrilled to have Martina McBride as our headlining artist and to be back at the Orion,” said Bill Roark, 2023 Huntsville Classic co-chair. “We know this year’s Classic will be a terrific concert appealing to different generations in our community, all benefiting a meaningful cause.”

The event benefits Huntsville Hospital’s Heart Center through Huntsville Hospital Foundation. Proceeds will help the not-for-profit fund a second dual-source cardiac CT scanner that will reduce patient wait times for diagnostic scans from two months to an anticipated two weeks.

“This investment will truly be lifesaving for men and women right here in Madison County and from across our region,” said Hank Isenberg, 2023 Huntsville Classic co-chair. “The Heart Center team saved my life, and also my fellow co-chair Bill Roark. We believe in this cause and encourage everyone to buy a ticket or sponsor the 2023 Huntsville Classic to make this technology possible, ultimately saving more lives.” 

Huntsville Hospital’s Heart Center and Heart Institute represents the largest and most experienced team of board-certified cardiologists, cardiothoracic surgeons and cardiac anesthesiologists in North Alabama and southern Tennessee and is recognized as one of the nation’s 50 Top Cardiovascular Hospitals for superior clinical outcomes. 

“We are extremely fortunate to have nationally ranked cardiovascular care so close to home,” said Huntsville Hospital Foundation President Sarah Savage-Jones. “By purchasing a concert ticket, you are helping ensure our local not-for-profit hospital can continue meeting needs and that heart patients can receive the essential care they need, when they need it.”

Tickets for the 34th annual Huntsville Classic go on sale February 10, 2023, via theorionhuntsville.com.

Tickets range from $75.50 to $29.50.

VIP concert seats and benefits are also available for event sponsors. To learn more about sponsor opportunities, contact HHF Director of Corporate Relations Cheryl Geiger at cheryl.geiger@hhsys.org. 

Top sponsors of the 2023 Huntsville Classic include IronMountain Solutions, Robins & Morton and Torch Technologies.