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Nashville country music star Tim McGraw has a summer concert date set in Middle America that could prove more than a little bit emotional for the 25-time country chart-topper.

On Aug. 30, the U.S. Concert Agency (USCA) and its ticketing partner, StubHub, will host McGraw as the headliner of an all-day concert event at the legendary Field of Dreams in Dyersville, Iowa, which was used in the 1989 baseball epic starring Kevin Costner.

Starting Jan. 20, tickets (ranging from $69.99-$499.99) will be available through StubHub’s platform. Fans will have access to various ticket options, including General Admission, VIP, and exclusive “Home Run VIP” packages. Pre-sales for the event will begin on Jan. 20, with general sales launching four days later.

USCA founder Nick Abate notes that the McGraw event at the Field of Dreams Stadium is “just the beginning of something truly special.”

‘Live Like You Were Dying’

One of McGraw’s hits, the 20-year-old classic “Live Like You Were Dying,” tells the tale of a cancer-diagnosed person who gains a new perspective after learning they have limited time to embrace living life on Earth at its fullest potential.

McGraw’s once estranged father, Major League Baseball star pitcher Tug McGraw, was hospitalized with a brain tumor on March 12, 2003 and died nine months later. Upon his passing, it was revealed that he had cancer.

The “Tim McGraw: Live at Field Of Dreams” event will coincide with what would have been Tug McGraw’s 81st birthday. Event organizers note via a press statement that “(Tug McGraw’s) legacy will be unforgettably honored at a magical event that will combine the excitement of country music with a heartfelt nod to one of baseball’s greats.”

Where is the Field of Dreams and what is it?

The Field of Dreams is located on a 193-acre farm in Dyersville, a small city with a population of less than 5,000, in Northeastern Iowa. Since the release of the Academy Award-nominated and National Film Registry-preserved, almost four-decade-old drama starring Kevin Costner as a farmer who builds a baseball field in his cornfield that attracts the ghosts of baseball legends, including Shoeless Joe Jackson, visitors from around the world have taken the trek to the iconic venue.

In 2021 and 2022, Major League Baseball played games there between the Chicago White Sox and the New York Yankees and the Chicago Cubs and the Cincinnati Reds.

In 2025, country fans will be able to, like thousands before, play catch on the original film site, play cornhole in the outfield and walk through a corn path to the baseball field.

This article originally appeared on Nashville Tennessean: Tim McGraw to deliver emotional summer performance at the ‘Field of Dreams’