(La Porte, IN) - A concert by a major country music performer in La Porte on Friday will be broadcast live on 96.7 The Eagle. The "9/11 Tribute To Heroes" Boat In concert begins at 5:00pm tomorrow evening and will be restricted to boaters who can anchor down and watch at no cost, to those able to watch from the shores of Pine Lake, and up to 250 people who are permitted to be at the event site.
Montgomery and two opening acts will perform on a stage at the water’s edge off Island Drive. 96.7 The Eagle will take a feed from the concert and brodcast the Eddie Montgomery concert beginning at 7 p.m.
The LaPorte Slicers high school football game which was scheduled to be on 96.7 The Eagle at that time, will instead be heard isister station, the new Rock 106.5, beginning at 6:45 p.m. with the pregame show hosted by Chip Jones and Steve Manering. 96.7 The Eagle will join the Slicers game in progress following the concert around 8:00 p.m.
Fireworks over Pine Lake will follow the concert. The event, made possible by Bethany Lutheran Church and a handful of sponsors, is being put on to remember the September 11 terrorist attacks on U.S soil in 2001.
