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CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL
JUNE 5-8
DOWNTOWN MUSIC CITY
The annual CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL is unlike any other, taking place
over four days and featuring more than 100 hours of musical
performances, 30 hours of autograph signings, celebrity sports
competitions, and other events with more than 400 artists and
celebrities participating. The 2008 CMA Music Festival is the Ultimate
Country Music Fan Experience in the place that Music Calls Home - Music
City.
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The 4-day event offers:
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| — daily concerts at Riverfront Park |
— nightly concerts at LP Field (see schedule below)
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| — a Fan Fair exhibit hall offering fans a place to meet their favorite stars |
| — a family zone of activities for all the members of your family |
| — a fun zone offering music, exhibitors, giveaways and samples |
| — a sports zone hosting competition between artists, celebrities and professional athletes |
| — after hours parties |
| — and so much more! |
Nightly concert schedule:
| Thursday, June 5: |
Jewel, Montgomery Gentry, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland and Taylor Swift |
| Friday, June 6: |
Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner and Carrie Underwood |
| Saturday, June 7: |
Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, Craig Morgan and Kenny Rogers |
| Sunday, June 8: |
Bucky Covington, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, James Otto, Randy Travis and Dwight Yoakam |
Artists scheduled to appear during CMA Music Festival:
Check back often as artists are added regularly.
— Check out the Bandits of the South Tour at the Music City Motorplex June 3. Aaron Tippin, Sammy Kershaw, Joe Diffie and The Thompson Ward Band are set to play this concert starting at 6:30pm. Tickets are available via ticketmaster.com or by calling 615-255-9600.
— Marty Stuart's 7th Annual Late Night Jam will feature Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives, Charlie Daniels Band, John Rich & Friends, Sunny Sweeney, The SteelDrivers, Mike Farris and more. The annual benefit concert for MusiCares takes place on the eve of CMA Music Festival, June 4 at 10pm at the historic Ryman Auditorium. Tickets are still available through ticketmaster.com or by calling 615-255-9600.
Get more information on the 2008 CMA Music Festival.
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Music City Rising Star Competition. Perform and compete in a vocal soloist competition created especially for high school students. Compete against other student soloists from across the country at the stage in the Family Zone in front of huge crowds and expert vocal judges.
All participants' package plans include deluxe accommodations at the Gaylord Opryland Resort & Convention Center Nashville, full American breakfast daily, access to over 100 hours of concerts, admission to the Wrangler Fan Fair, a special awards ceremony luncheon at the Wildhorse Saloon, activities at the hotel and memories to last a lifetime.
Trophies will be presented to the top five soloists in each age group, best acoustic performance and original selection, and outstanding showmanship, audience appeal, and instrumentalist as well as to the Top 5 finalists and to the Grand Champion Music City Rising Star.
For more information, call 800-545-0935 or visit www.musfestivals.com.
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