ORANGE BEACH, Ala. — Country superstars Rascal Flatts will kickoff the 2010 Pepsi Star Series when they bring their American Living Unstoppable Tour 2010 presented by J.C. Penney with special guest Darius Rucker to The Amphitheater at The Wharf on March 6th.

Tickets to the 8 p.m. show are on sale now for $50, $60 and $89.

If any act embodies the place to which country music has evolved in the new century, it is Rascal Flatts. Since their inception a decade ago, the trio has helped change the face of popular music. Their trademark sound — Gary LeVox’s powerfully emotive lead vocals coupled with the soaring harmonies of Jay DeMarcus and Joe Don Rooney, set amid world-class arrangements and production, have made the band the standard bearers for cutting-edge country.

Drawing on Nashville’s best tunesmiths and their own enviable songwriting skills, they have released, in songs like “These Days,” “Bless The Broken Road,” “What Hurts The Most” and “Take Me There,” some of the most important and successful music to come out of Nashville in recent years.

It comes as no surprise that Capitol Records Nashville artist Darius Rucker is delighted by the critical and commercial success of his first country album, “Learn To Live,” and very proud of the No. 1 single, “Don’t Think I Don’t Think About It,” on which Rucker was a co-writer. And his delight only increased as his second single, “It Won’t Be Like This For Long,” also landed atop all three country singles charts.

Tickets are available online through Ticketmaster.com, charge by phone at (800) 745-3000 or at The Amphitheater Box Office Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., or at The Dock Store at The Marina.