Sioux Falls, SD (December 2, 2025) – Central Plains Dairy Expo (CPDE) revealed its concert headliner – BlackHawk. The group will perform March 17, starting at 7 p.m. Mark your calendars for this phenomenal event.
For more than 20 years, BlackHawk has shared a unique sense of harmony with their voices, their songs and their fans. It’s a harmony that has sold more than 7 million albums, scored some of the most distinctive country radio hits of the 1990s and still draws tens of thousands of fans to their electrifying live performances. Today, BlackHawk continues to honor its past as it forges its future – and does it all with a commitment that takes their music – and harmony – to a whole new level.
BlackHawk’s 1993 self-titled Arista debut album launched with the smash single “Goodbye Says It All,” followed by the Top 5 hits “Every Once in a While,” “I Sure Can Smell the Rain,” “Down in Flames” and “That’s Just About Right.” The album certified Double-Platinum and the band received an Academy of Country Music Award nomination as Best New Vocal Group Of The Year.
When BlackHawk made its debut in 1993, band members included Henry Paul, Van Stephenson and Dave Robbins. Unfortunately, at the height of the trio’s success in 1999, Stephenson was diagnosed with an aggressive form of melanoma. He died two years later.
Following Stepehson’s death, Paul and Robbins regrouped and returned to the album charts with their Greatest Hits – dedicated to Van and featuring his final track “Ships Of Heaven,” as well as 2002’s “Spirit Dancer” and 2011’s “Down From The Mountain.”
Join us on Tuesday, March 17, for the popular CPDE concert – featuring BlackHawk, whose harmony remains a powerful force. “BlackHawk has a 20-year history of a certain kind of song craft as well as a quality of performance,” says Paul. Come see and listen for yourself!
Reminder: The free concert is open to all CPDE registrants. Complete your registration today at: https://www.centralplainsdairy.com/registration. The Expo runs March 17-19, at the Denny Sanford Center in Sioux Falls, S.D.
For more information about CPDE, visit www.centralplainsdairy.com.
