Paul A. Hebert/Invision/AP Joe Nichols performs on stage during the 2013 Stagecoach California’s Country Music Festival at The Empire Polo Club on April 26, 2013 in Indio, California. Nichols, a mainstay of Country Music for more than 20 years, is coming to the Calumet Theatre this coming November. Tickets are currently still available.

CALUMET — Interim Marketing Director for the Calumet Theatre Beth Jones is excited to announce that Joe Nichols will finally be at the Calumet Theatre. The show is scheduled Nov. 5 after four attempts to bring him to Calumet.

Joe Nichols has been a mainstay of country music for two decades, bridging the gap between the genre’s old-school roots and contemporary era, states his website. He is a 21st century traditionalist — an artist who is both timely and timeless, racking up a half-dozen Number 1 singles and ten Top 10 hits with a sound that honors his heroes. From his first radio smash, 2002’s “The Impossible,” to 2021’s Home Run,” Nichols has proudly done things his own way, blurring the boundaries between country music’s past and present along the way.

“We are absolutely thrilled to bring Joe Nichols to the Calumet Theatre,” she said, “a long awaited show.”

Jones said the show was first scheduled for 2019 and since then has been rescheduled at least four times.

“Due to COVID,” she said, “they kept scheduling and canceling and at this point, now we’re finally able to bring him here.”

Jones said the date was confirmed about three weeks ago; the contract is signed, and he will be at the theater on Friday, Nov. 5.

The doors open at 6:45 to Calumet Theatre Company members. The opening act, Chad Borgan and the Collective, will start their show at 7:30 p.m., with Nichols going on at 8:30.

Jones said that while there are currently plenty of tickets available, they are going like hotcakes. Tickets continue to sell daily, she said.

“A lot of people were questioning if seats were held, because tickets did go on sale a couple times before,” she said, “but we’ve been holding seats, we’ve issued refunds to people who can’t make it for whatever reason. So, we’ve held the seats for people who bought previously, and now we’re selling additional seats.”

It was a lot to figure out which seats were sold, those being held, and those still available, said Jones, but there are still quite a few seats yet available in the balcony, and a few on the main floor.

Jones said there is not a bad seat in the house, and whether on the main floor or in the balcony, it will be a great show, regardless.

“I absolutely love his music,” she said. “I love all forms of music, from classical to jazz to country, but country music has a special place in my heart from years of traveling to the north woods and that was always what you could get on the radio.”

She has a fond memory, she said, of singing Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off to her grandfather, while she drove him to his VA appointments, probably 20 years ago.

“I love that song,” she said. “I can’t wait to hear it live.”

For Nichols, an Arkansas native who grew up listening to icons like George Strait, Merle Haggard, George Jones, and Buck Owens, keeping things country has been a lifelong mission, his website states. He made his major-label debut with 2002’s Man With A Memory, a platinum-selling album rooted in southern storytelling and honky-tonk hooks, then continued blending the worlds of neo-traditionalist country and modern twang with follow-up records like Real Things, Crickets, and It Never Gets Old. Between duetting with Dolly Parton on “If I Were a Carpenter,” serving as Garth Brooks’ hand-picked opening act, and numerous other career milestones, Nichols also kept things lighthearted, showcasing his easy-going humor with “Tequila Makes Her Clothes Fall Off” and a slow, shuffling cover of Six Mix-a-Lot’s “Baby Got Back.” At the core of his sound, though, remained a serious commitment to a bigger goal: making genuine country music that nodded to his influences while still breaking new ground.

“I think it’s an absolute win for this area,” said Jones, “to have someone of this stature in the country world, or in the music world in general. It’s just a really big show to bring here. I’m absolutely excited to be working on it.”

Jones said that people should not think that the Joe Nichols concert is the final show of the season. There is a Christmas show planned for Dec.12 that should help to set the Christmas Spirit for everyone attending.