Within the wake of her loss of life final week, Parton’s property revealed in a press launch on Monday that the pageant will now be held in 2027 to honor her legacy.
“What Dolly began, we’ll guarantee is delivered to life,” Nozell mentioned. “Lots of people at all times say, WWDD (What Would Dolly Do?), and, nicely, at this second, DOLLYFEST is WDWD (What Dolly Would Do!).”
The pageant will happen in each Nashville and London, and “would be the get together of a lifetime she wished to share with the world,” based on the discharge. Parton’s property has not but shared particulars in regards to the particular dates it is going to be held or the performers it should function, however mentioned that extra details about the occasion can be shared at a later date.
“We aren’t discouraging folks from celebrating Dolly within the methods they select,” Nozell mentioned. “Nevertheless, so far as a standard memorial goes, that isn’t one thing Dolly wished. So, as an alternative, it feels extra acceptable for us to take a beat, let all of the tributes that instantly make sense happen naturally, after which, see by way of this festival-style idea that was really dreamed up by Dolly.”
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