Darius Rucker announces concert at USC, keeps promise after women’s basketball title win
Darius Rucker will make good on his promise to perform in Columbia after the Gamecock women’s basketball team clinched the national title.
The University of South Carolina alumnus will play a concert at Colonial Life Arena Sunday, April 24. Doors will open at 7 p.m. The concert will be free for USC system students, with tickets distributed first-come, first-served.
Rucker proposed the show on Twitter after the Gamecocks cleared the NCAA tournament’s semifinals. After the team secured the championship, Rucker responded to a tweet about his previous promise saying, “I’m in. Sooner the better!!!”
In addition to the Hootie & the Blowfish frontman’s concert, the Gamecock players will be honored with a parade down Main Street on Wednesday at 6 p.m.
The parade will begin just above City Hall and end at the state Capitol, with local leaders offering remarks and other fanfare.
Rucker played a free show for students the last time Dawn Staley’s Gamecocks won the title, in 2017, and a parade was also held for that team.
The South Carolina women’s basketball team won the national championship 64-49 against the University of Connecticut earlier this month.
This story was originally published April 11, 2022 at 4:38 PM.
