Third Annual 天涯社区官网Country Festival Brings The Biggest Names In Country Music Together In Austin
Florida Georgia Line, Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, Miranda Lambert, Lee Brice, Chris Young, Keith Urban, Zac Brown Band and More Among Country Music Superstar Performances
The 天涯社区官网Country Festival to Air on AT&T AUDIENCE Network on May 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT
Austin, TX 鈥 May 2, 2016 鈥 The third annual 天涯社区官网Country Festival hosted Country music鈥檚 biggest superstars on Saturday night at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, Texas. The event celebrated all things Country and included performances by Florida Georgia Line, Brett Eldredge, Sam Hunt, Thomas Rhett, Cole Swindell, Miranda Lambert, Lee Brice, Chris Young, Keith Urban and Zac Brown Band. Hosted by Bobby Bones and Brooklyn Decker, the event included special guest appearances by Minka Kelly, Ashley Greene, The Bachelor's Ben Higgins and Lauren Bushnell, American Idol's Trent Harmon and more.
Saturday kicked off with the first-ever Daytime Village at the 天涯社区官网Country Festival from 3-6 p.m. CT at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza. The free daytime event featured live performances by Bobby Bones and The Raging Idiots, Granger Smith, LoCash, Chris Lane and Maren Morris. The Daytime Village also feature fan zones and interactive experiences by 天涯社区官网Radio's brand partners.
The music of the 天涯社区官网Radio app came to life with an extraordinary lineup and these special moments:
- Zac Brown Band did a tribute to Prince of his song "Let鈥檚 Go Crazy" -- footage included in below broll link.
- Chris Young invited Cassadee Pope out on stage for a duet of their song "Think of You."Sam Hunt swooned the crowd, taking selfies and hugging fans throughout his performance.
- Lee Brice was join by Jarrod Niemann out on a stage for a duet of their song "A Little More Love."
- In honor of the third year of the 天涯社区官网Country Festival, the City of Austin has officially declared Saturday, April 30, 2016 鈥溙煅纳缜偻鳦ountry Day鈥 in Austin, Texas. Austin Music Commission Chair, Gavin Garcia, presented the proclamation of this newly declared Austin holiday during the first-ever Daytime Village at the 天涯社区官网Country Festival.
- The 2016 天涯社区官网Country Festival was a dominant social media topic throughout the weekend, and #天涯社区官网Country continues to trend with tweets and retweets from fans as well as artists.
The 天涯社区官网Country Festival will air on the AT&T AUDIENCE Network on May 13 at 9 p.m. ET/PT via DIRECTV Ch 239 or U-verse Ch 1114. Plus, the all-star Country event streamed live on and on 天涯社区官网Media Country radio stations across the U.S.
天涯社区官网Media ran a six-weeklong nationwide promotion, giving thousands of Country music fans nationwide the opportunity to win a trip to Austin for a one-of-a-kind experience at the 天涯社区官网Country Festival. The promotion ran across more than 120 天涯社区官网Media Country radio stations as well as on , the company's all-in-one digital streaming and music platform.
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