Each June hoards of enthusiastic country music fans pervade the streets of Nashville for the CMA Music Festival. It doesn’t matter what facet of country you are into, if you can’t find something you’re into at CMAFest you might not be a fan of country at all.
For most, the highlight of the four day event is the nightly shows at LP Field. Tickets for these massive multi-artist concerts have been sold out since November and the lineup has only been revealed this past weekend. That should tell you how coveted these tickets are. So, without further ado I present the lineup for the 2015 CMA Music Festival LP Field shows.
Jason Aldean, Dierks Bentley, Luke Bryan, Eric Church, Brett Eldredge, Florida Georgia Line, Sam Hunt, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Little Big Town, Neal McCoy, Oak Ridge Boys, Brad Paisley, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Darius Rucker, Cole Swindell, The Band Perry, Keith Urban, Wynonna & The Big Noise, and The Zac Brown Band.
Yeah, I know right? But there is no reason to drop to your knees and curse the heavens with clenched fists if you do not have tickets this year because there will be tons of free concerts, spontaneous appearances, and activities set up throughout downtown Nashville over the whole week. I recommend the Riverfront stage where you can sit in the grass and watch free live performances with the Cumberland River flowing listlessly in the backdrop while drinking a cold beer.
The CMA Music Festival has seen many incarnations since it’s inception in 1972 but the mission remains the same, to bridge the gap between artist and fan. CMAFest is a party with a purpose, though. Since 2006 the CMA Foundation has donated over $11 million to music education across the country.
The nightly LP Field concerts will be taped for an ABC special set to air later this summer. As we close in on the event I will have much more to tell you, but for now I would head over to cmaworld.com and then immediately to the airline and hotel reservation sites because this is an experience you will be sorry if you miss.
