The return of live horse racing at the Ruidoso Downs Racetrack and Casino also brings the return of live music to the race track. Once again the Track hosts their annual Summer Concert Series. Each season, top music entertainers and artists from around the country perform during the summer racing season, and the 2008 concert line up promises to be the best yet!

Marty Stuart - Saturday May 24th, 2008  
The concert series kicks off on Saturday, May 24th at 8:00 PM with live music from Marty Stuart and his band! Marty Stuart is country music‚s renaissance man scoring six top-ten hits, one platinum and five gold albums, and four Grammy Awards. But his success proves the difficulty of gauging a career in charts alone. He has made lasting music as a front man and in collaboration with virtually every major roots music figure of his era, from Lester Flatt to Bob Dylan and Stuart has produced records for some of the most distinguished artists working today as well as many famous names have chosen to record his songs. Stuart's energetic enthusiasm has gone outside music, yielding impressive work as a photographer, writer, collector and arts executive.
Tickets start at only $20.00 call (575) 378-4140 or visit www.rdrracing.com

Lonestar - Saturday July 5th, 2008   
The concert series continues on Saturday, July 7 with Lonestar Live in Concert at 8:00 PM. Though their name might lead you to believe that Lonestar was formed in Texas, the quintet actually hails from Tennessee. Originally called Texassee, the band features Richie McDonald on lead vocals and guitar, John Rich on lead vocals and bass, Michael Britt on lead guitar and background vocals, Dean Sams plays keyboard and sings background vocals and Keech Rainwater on drums. All the members are in fact Texas natives -- they just formed in Tennessee in 1992! "Tequila Talkin'", "Crazy Nights", "Amazed" and many more hits! 
Tickets start at only $20.00 call (575) 378-4140 or visit www.rdrracing.com

Cross Canadian Ragweed - Saturday, August 2nd, 2008  
The Bellamy Brothers will take to the racetrack stage on July 5th to perform their popular hits! 
The 4th studio album titled "Mission California" charted at #6 on Billboard‚s Top Country Albums Chart and #30 on the Billboard Top 100 Chart. For the past several months Cross Canadian Ragweed has played a string of sold out shows drawing crowds of up to 10,000 and 15,000 people a night. Clearly embraced by country music fans, the band and "Mission California" are earning high praise from tough critics. USA Today claims the band "is one of the better-kept secrets around." With another Top 10 country album to their credit, a debut performance on the Grand Ole‚ Opry and upcoming features in Country Weekly and on GAC, it seems the secret about Cross Canadian Ragweed is about to get out!
Tickets start at only $20.00 call (575) 378-4140 or visit www.rdrracing.com