FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
May. 29, 2008
Jack Ingram Added to Concert Lineup
NASHVILLE – The Nightly Concerts on the VAULT(TM) Concert Stage at LP Field during CMA Music Festival feature the biggest names in Country Music, emerging stars and surprise guests. And fans have a front-row shot from the popular Photo Line, which is in constant motion past the front of the stage during the performances.
Big Machine Records artist Jack Ingram has been added to the star-packed lineup of performers Friday night at LP Field.
Pre-show activities kick it all off Thursday, June 5 (7:30 PM/CT) and include the presentation of the Stars and Stripes by the United States Marine Corps Recruiting Station Nashville Color Guard and a fly over with FA-18s from The Bengals of VMFA (AW)-224 from Marine Corps Air Station, Beaufort, S.C.
Lyric Street recording artist and season six “American Idol” finalist Phil Stacey will sing the National Anthem, and Nashville Mayor Karl Dean will officially welcome fans to Music City for the 37th annual event, which began as Fan Fair® in 1972.
Added to the previously announced lineup are acoustic performances by some of the most compelling singers/songwriters and up and comers in the format including Luke Bryan, Jason Michael Carroll, Jennifer Hanson, Jamey Johnson, Jake Owen, Stacey, John Stephan, Ashton Shepherd, Chuck Wicks, and Darryl Worley.
Hosts for the nightly concerts are GAC and XM personality Storme Warren (Thursday); CMT personality Allison DeMarcus (Friday); the stars of ABC Daytime including Bobbie Eakes (“Krystal Carey”), and Ricky Paull Goldin (“Jake Martin”) from “All My Children”; Kassie DePaiva (“Blair Cramer”) from “One Life to Live”; and Bradford Anderson (“Damian Spinelli”), Rebecca Herbst (“Elizabeth Webber”), and Jason Thompson (“Dr. Patrick Drake”) from “General Hospital” (Saturday); and standup comedian Killer Beaz (Sunday).
Tickets to the individual Nightly Concerts are on sale for $40 for reserved seats on the lower and club levels, and $30 for general admission in the upper deck of LP Field (plus applicable handling fees). To order tickets call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or charge-by-phone at (615) 255-9600. Tickets are also available in person at the Sommet Center Box Office.
Single night concert tickets will also be sold during CMA Music Festival at the LP Field ticket office beginning Wednesday, June 4. The single night concert ticket is only good for that night’s performance at LP Field.
Individual tickets to the Nightly Concerts on the VAULT Concert Stages at LP Field do not include admission to the Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park or the truTV(TM) Fan Fair® Hall in the Nashville Convention Center. However all of these activities are included in the Festival’s four-day ticket packages, which can be purchased through the same means.
Artists currently scheduled to appear at LP Field include (in alphabetical order):
Thursday, June 5 – Luke Bryan, Jennifer Hanson, Jewel, Montgomery Gentry, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland and Taylor Swift
Friday, June 6 – Faith Hill, Jack Ingram, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Ashton Shepherd, Josh Turner and Carrie Underwood
Saturday, June 7 – Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Jason Michael Carroll, Alan Jackson, Jamey Johnson, Little Big Town, Craig Morgan, Kenny Rogers, and Darryl Worley
Sunday, June 8 – Bucky Covington, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, James Otto, Phil Stacey, John Stephan, Randy Travis, Chuck Wicks, and Dwight Yoakam
Surprise guests have also become a hallmark of the Festival, enriching an already star-packed lineup.
A limited amount of on-site, pay parking ($10 per vehicle) will be available nightly at LP Field in Lots E & F, just across the Woodland Street Bridge. This parking lot is not available for pre-purchase. It is available for purchase on-site on a first-come, first-serve basis after 5:00 PM on Thursday and Friday, June 5-6, and all day Saturday and Sunday, June 7-8. Ample paid surface lots and parking garages are also available in Downtown Nashville, conveniently accessible to LP Field via the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge.
The Nightly Concerts at LP Field feature state-of-the-art production and dazzling fireworks at the conclusion of each show. The fireworks display is generously sponsored by VAULT on Thursday, June 5; Greased Lightning on Friday, June 6; and Chevy(TM) on Saturday, June 7. VAULT brand teams will also be passing out full cans of VAULT after the concert at LP Field each night.
Nightly, one section of LP Field will be announced as the CMT Super Fan Section. There will be an overhead announcement of the winning section and a CMT Super Fan Logo will be displayed on the Jumbotrons at the time of the announcement. CMT has created a special CMA Music Festival/CMT foam finger that will be given away to all of the fans sitting in the winning section.
Attendees can feel good about having a great time. CMA Music Festival is a charitable event benefiting music education in Metro Nashville Public Schools through a partnership with the Nashville Alliance for Public Education. To date, CMA has donated more than $1 million to purchase instruments and fund music programs for Nashville’s 75,000 school students. The philanthropic program, aptly titled “Keep the Music Playing,” was founded in 2005 as a way for the CMA Music Festival and its participating artists to give back to the community. Thanks to the generosity of HCA/TriStar, 800 Metro students were given tickets to attend the Saturday, June 7, concert at LP Field.
For up-to-the-minute information about tickets, travel information, schedules, artist appearances and more, visit www.CMAfest.com and sign up for e-news.
CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. CMA Board member Tony Conway is the Executive Producer of CMA Music Festival. Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio broadcaster. Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music. Borders®: The Exclusive Music & Book retailer of the CMA Music Festival. Wrangler®: The Exclusive Jean of the CMA Music Festival. Additional promotional partners include, American Airlines, Carl Black Chevrolet, CMT(TM), Coca-Cola®, Dr Pepper®, Field & Stream, GAC Great American Country, Greased Lightning® Cleaning Products, Mary Kay®, McDonald’s®, Tetley® Iced Tea, truTV(TM), and VAULT(TM). Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA.
