Daily Lineup Schedule
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- Thursday, June 5, 2008
- 8:00 AM
- 6:00 PM
Information Booth Open
Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park - 8:30 AM
- 6:00 PM
Information Booth Open
Sommet Center - 8:30 AM
Commerce Street doors open
inside the Nashville Convention Center
truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall - 8:30 AM
- 6:30 PM
Information Booth Open
inside the Nashville Convention Center
truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall - 9:00 AM
- 7:00 PM
Registration Open
Sommet Center - 9:00 AM
- 6:00 PM
Open
Located on Broadway between 1st and 3rd Avenues. Free to the public.
Fun Zone - 9:00 AM
Gates Open
Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park - 10:00 AM
- 12:00 PM
Country Kickstart Show
Hosted by Country Aircheck's Lon Helton. Phil Vassar, Jo Dee Messina, Jason Michael Carroll, Luke Bryan, and Chuck Wicks Fan Club.
Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park - 10:00 AM
- 6:00 PM
Exhibit Hall Open
inside the Nashville Convention Center
truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall - 10:30 AM
- 12:00 PM
NASCAR Autograph Signing
Bobby Labonte signing autographs in the Super 8 booth.
Fun Zone - 11:00 AM
- 5:00 PM
Open
(Located in front of the Hilton Hotel.) Food sampling and fun giveaways. An information booth will be located in this area.
McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone - 11:00 AM
- 5:00 PM
Open
(5th Avenue and Demonbreun) Free to the public. An information booth will be located in this area.
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 11:00 AM
- 5:00 PM
Chevy™ Plaza
Free and open to the public.
Sommet Center - 11:00 AM
Music City Rising Star Youth Vocal Competition
(Located in front of Hilton Hotel.) For an application and/or for more information about this opportunity please contact MUSIC FESTIVALS at 1-800-545-0935 ext.150
McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone - 11:00 AM
- 4:15 PM
Main Stage
Includes a Ronald McDonald and Strawberry Shortcake Show, and the Nashville Zoo.
McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone - 11:00 AM
- 5:30 PM
Mary Kay® presents Acoustic Corner
inside the Nashville Convention Center (Room 209) Rhonda Towns.
truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall - 11:30 AM
- 1:50 PM
Daytime Outdoor Stage
Hard Rock Cafe - 11:30 AM
- 12:00 PM
K9s In Flight presented by Waggin' Train
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
McDonald's® - Dr. Pepper® Mega Music Show
Hosted by FOX 17's TN Morning's Kelly Sutton. Keith Anderson, David Nail, and Aaron Tippin Fan Club.
Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park - 12:00 PM
- 1:00 PM
FLW Pro Fishing Autograph Signings
(In the FLW booth)Luke Clausen
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 12:00 PM
- 2:00 PM
Carl Black Chevy Booth Artist Signings
Come and get an autograph from some of your favorite Country artists. Big D & Bubba, Crossin Dixon and Emily West.
McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone - 12:30 PM
- 3:30 PM
Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
Artists participating include Rhean Boyer of Carolina Rain, Kevin Fowler, Greg Hanna, Daniel Lee Martin, Jeremy McComb, Rusty Tabor, Bryan White, and Mark Wills.
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 1:00 PM
- 2:30 PM
Dock Dogs® presented by Outdoor Channel
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 1:30 PM
- 3:00 PM
CMA Celebrity Close Up presented by GAC
The session will spotlight (in order) artists Gretchen Wilson, Randy Travis and Taylor Swift in separate segments as they share their unique perspectives on their careers, discuss their lives and give a sneak peek into the future. Hosted by Lorianne Crook. Tickets are $12 in advance or $17 day of the event. You can purchase through Ticketmaster, or by calling 1-800-CMA-FEST, or directly through the Ryman Box Office. Taylor Swift, and Gretchen Wilson.
Ryman Auditorium
This event requires a separate ticket - 1:30 PM
- 2:00 PM
K9s In Flight presented by Waggin' Train
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 2:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
Wrangler Complete Country
Hosted by WSM's Bill Cody. The Bellamy Brothers, Heidi Newfield, Zac Brown Band, and Carter's Chord.
Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park - 2:30 PM
- 3:30 PM
NASCAR Autograph Signings
(Inside the Chevy booth) Scott Wimmer No. 29 Holiday Inn Chevrolet; Richard Childress Racing, Brad Keselowski No. 88 NAVY Chevrolet; JR Motorsports, Jason Keller No. 11 America's Incredible Pizza Chevrolet; CJM Racing, David Stremme No. 64 Atreus Homes & Communities Chevrolet; Rusty Wallace Racing
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 3:00 PM
- 4:30 PM
Dock Dogs® presented by Outdoor Channel
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 3:00 PM
- 4:00 PM
FLW Pro Fishing Autograph Signings
(In the FLW booth)Luke Clausen
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 3:30 PM
- 4:00 PM
K9s In Flight presented by Waggin' Train
Chevy™ Sports Zone - 4:00 PM
- 6:30 PM
Nashville Spotlight
Hosted by The Tennessean's Beverly Keel. Adam Gregory, Danielle Peck, Tracy Byrd, Lee Brice, and Emerson Drive.
Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park - 4:00 PM
- 5:30 PM
CMA Celebrity Close Up presented by GAC
The session will spotlight (in order) artists Sara Evans, Joe Nichols, Bucky Covington, and Jake Owen in separate segments as they share their unique perspectives on their careers, discuss their lives and give a sneak peek into the future. Hosted by Lorianne Crook. Tickets are $12 in advance or $17 day of the event. You can purchase through Ticketmaster, or by calling 1-800-CMA-FEST, or directly through the Ryman Box Office.
Ryman Auditorium
This event requires a separate ticket - 6:30 PM
Gates Open
VAULT™ Concert Stages at LP Field - 7:45 PM
Nightly Concert at LP Field
Hosted by Storme Warren. In performance order: Montgomery Gentry, Luke Bryan, and Taylor Swift.
VAULT™ Concert Stages at LP Field - 11:00 PM
CMA Music Festival After Hours™ presented by CMT™
late night music and specials at participating Downtown clubs
Downtown Nashville - 11:00 PM
Outdoor Stage
Hard Rock Cafe - 11:00 PM
CMA Songwriter Series
Jessi Alexander, Dave Berg, Luke Laird, and Jon Randall trading stories and playing songs. Tickets are $15 and are available through Ticketalternative.com to buy online; or charge-by-phone at (877) 725-8849.
Hard Rock Cafe
This event requires a separate ticket
- 8:00 AM
- 6:00 PM
