A Day to Remember to Receive Key to the City of Ocala During Hometown Show

Congrats to A Day to Remember. The band have long repped their hometown of Ocala, Fla., and on March 18 the city will salute the group with a hometown concert and a ceremony where the band is given the keys to the city.

Drummer Alex Shelnutt first revealed the news via Instagram, stating, "Hey Ocala! We are playing in you soon! Also getting the key to the city. Pretty wild. So excited to show up and get wild for the city we grew up, and made a name for ourselves in. Don't miss this. Get tickets for only TEN BUCKS now at www.feeldowntownlive.com."

The performance and ceremony will take place March 18 at Tuscawilla Park in Ocala, with Wage War opening for A Day to Remember.

As stated, A Day to Remember have shown their Ocala pride in the past, even recording a song called "City of Ocala" and creating a video for the track that used time lapse footage to showcase some of the key places in their home city that were pivotal in their lives. The video features the locations of the band's day jobs, some of the clubs they played, a look at their first rehearsal space and more. Watch the clip below.

A Day to Remember toured extensively in 2016 in support of their Bad Vibrations album, but the dates are a little more sparse so far in 2017. See where the band is playing and when here.

A Day to Remember, "City of Ocala"

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