The Avett Brothers are taking the stage 8 p.m. Thursday at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena.
The seven-member band was formed in 1995 in Concord, North Carolina by brothers Scott and Seth Avett.
The brothers began playing and writing music in their high school band and continued after the band broke up.
A focus on string instruments gives the Avett Brothers a rock style with some bluegrass, pop, indie and folk.
Four of the band’s nine albums have made Billboard charts. The most recent album, “Magpie and the Dandelion,” hit the number reached No. 5 on the Billboard 200 in its first week.
The band’s website describes their songs as, “Honest: just chords with real voices singing real melodies. But the heart and the energy with which they are sung is really why people are talking, and why so many sing along.”
Mary Gray Johnson, an avid Avett Brothers fan, said she has been interested in the band since high school.
“I first got into the band when a friend made me a few mixed CDs with their music,” Johnson said. “I saw them at the nTelos Pavilion in Charlottesville with one of my best friends, and I remember having a blast. There’s a great dynamic between the brothers.”
Mack Gleason, a senior at Marshall University, is happy to see such a big name at a local venue.
“I’m excited to see them in my hometown after seeing them front row at Bonnaroo last summer,” Gleason said. “I was always a fan of the few songs I knew but didn’t realize how great they really were until I saw them live. Seeing a big act like the Avett Brothers in Huntington is an opportunity no one should pass up.”
Cara Hedrick, marketing and sales manager at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena, said she expects a young crowd.
Tickets are available at the Big Sandy Superstore Arena box office for $45.
Sofie Wachtmeister can be contacted at [email protected].