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Headliners Announced For Wisconsin Country Thunder Festival

Big & Rich.

Blake Shelton, Big & Rich, Jason Aldean and Toby Keith have all been announced for the Wisconsin Country Thunder festival today. The festival, which takes place July 19th to the 22nd, marks the 20th anniversary of the of the premiere camping, music and entertainment festival. The much anticipated line-up was announced this morning and we have it right here!

Headlining Thursday night is multi-platinum duo Big & Rich, who’s energetic, raucous-raising performance will be the perfect way to kick off the 4-day country music festival. Joining them on the Thursday party is new group The Farm, whose debut single “Home Sweet Home” is rising up the charts.

Georgia native Jason Aldean will headline the Friday night line-up. Steve Holy and Wade Bowen will open up for country’s latest superstar. Jason’s tour-mate Luke Bryan, another rising star, will be part of the Friday night party as well.

Blake Shelton, reigning CMA and ACM male vocalist of the year will headline the Saturday night line-up. He was named the “most versatile of contemporary country music singers” by the New York Times, and recently received a total of three GRAMMY nominations for his hit singles “Honey Bee” and “God Gave Me You” from “Red River Blue.” No openers have yet been announced for Saturday night.

Sunday brings fans a different kind of party with Toby Keith headlining. Joining Toby on the final date of the festival is Neal McCoy, Hunter Hayes, and Brantley Gilbert.  See the full festival line-up below, with additional artists to be announced in the coming months:

Kellie Pickler, The Band Perry Added To AZ Country Thunder

The Band Perry.

Kellie Pickler, The Band Perry, Alan Jackson, Phil Vassar, Thompson Square and the Eli Young Band have been officially added to the Arizona Country Thunder line-up for next year. They join previously announced headliners Big & Rich, Blake Shelton and Dierks Bentley.

The 4-day pass to the festival is only $120 and, new this year, AZ Country Thunder is giving fans the opportunity to get even closer to their favorite acts by making available GA RSVD seating with pricing starting at $200 – $375. New to this year is the hotel and ticket packages as well. To purchase your tickets, visit countrythunder.com.

The new line-up is now:

Thursday – Main Stage
4:00-5:00pm    Wade Bowen
5:30-6:30pm    Eli Young Band
7:00-8:30pm    Craig Morgan
9:00-10:30pm  Dierks Bentley

Friday – Main Stage
2:30-3:30pm    Steve Holy
4:00-5:00pm    Sawyer Brown
5:30-6:30pm    Kellie Pickler
7:00-8:30pm    Jake Owen
9:00-10:30pm  Big & Rich

Saturday – Main Stage
2:30-3:30pm    The Farm
4:00-5:00pm    Neal McCoy
5:30-6:30pm    Joe Nichols
7:00-8:30pm    Thompson Square
9:00-10:30pm  Blake Shelton

Sunday – Main Stage
4:00-5:00pm    Brett Eldredge
5:30-6:30pm    Phil Vassar
7:00-8:30pm    The Band Perry
9:00-10:30pm  Alan Jackson