Adkins to play at Forrest Wood Cup

HOT SPRINGS — Country music artist Trace Adkins will give a free concert Aug. 11 at 4 p.m. at the 2019 Forrest Wood Cup at Bank OZK Arena in Hot Springs.

Adkins will perform before the final weigh-in at the FLW Tour’s world championship.

“We are ecstatic to welcome Trace Adkins to the 2019 Forrest Wood Cup stage in Hot Springs, Arkansas,” said Kelly Oettinger, FLW vice president of marketing. “Trace is a superstar in the world of country music, and we are honored to have him perform.”

The Forrest Wood Cup will be held in Hot Springs for the second consecutive year, this time at Lake Hamilton on Aug. 9-11. Fifty-two anglers will compete for a grand prize of $300,000.

The championship will be held in conjunction with the inaugural Dee Zee FLW/KBF Cup for the world’s top kayak anglers, and with The Bass Federation Junior World Championship for top young anglers from across the country.