Hootie and the Blowfish frontman Darius Rucker will return to Augusta at 7:30 p.m. Thursday, Aug. 27, performing a solo show in support of his successful country album Learn to Live.

Tickets for the Belle Auditorium show are $37.50-$45.50 and go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday.

Mr. Rucker is a regular visitor to Augusta, having performed with Hootie and the Blowfish four times at the annual Drive For Show, Rock Fore! Dough benefit concert held every April during Masters Week.

The August date will be Mr. Rucker’s first solo show in Augusta.

Mr. Rucker released "Learn to Live" in September 2008. Since its release, the album has produced two singles ("Don’t Think I Don’t Know About It" and "It Won’t Be Like This For Long") that have reached No. 1 on the Billboard magazine country charts, and another ("Alright") that is currently in the Top Ten.

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Reach Steven Uhles at (706) 823-3626 or steven.uhles@augustachronicle.com