CMA Fest Announces Forever Country Stage, Featuring Tracy Lawrence, Darryl Worley, Mark Chesnutt, Lonestar and Many More

CMA Fest Announces Forever Country Stage, Featuring Tracy Lawrence, Darryl Worley, Mark Chesnutt, Lonestar and Many More

If you’re one of those country fans that have been longing for a return of ’80s, ’90s and ’00’s country music, you’re in luck. The CMA has announced a brand new stage at CMA Music Festival, on June 8 -11 in Nashville, called the Budweiser Forever Country Park Stage.

Located in the park behind Ascend Amphitheater, the stage will hosts artists such as The Bellamy Brothers, Mark Chesnutt, Tracy Lawrence, Darryl Worley, Daryle Singletary, Little Texas, Mark Wills, Confederate Railroad, Lonestar, Lari White, Ty Herndon, Andy Griggs, Trick Pony, Jamie O’Neal, Shenandoah, Restless Heart, Emerson Drive, John Berry, Collin Raye and many more.

Forever Country Park Stage is free and open to the public. So hold on to your hats and check out this super ’80s, ’90s and ’00s full-lineup.

We’ll see you there, but you’ll have to get in line behind us.

Thursday, June 8

  • 11:00am – 11:30pm – Emerson Drive
  • 11:45am – 12:15pm – Confederate Railroad
  • 12:30pm – 1:45pm – Tracy Lawrence (also performing at Nissan Stadium Sunday, June 11 at 8pm)
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm – Daryle Singletary
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm – Mark Wills
  • 3:30pm-4:00pm – The Bellamy Brothers
  • 4:15pm – 4:45pm – Lonestar

Friday, June 9

  • 11:00am – 11:30am – Lari White
  • 11:45am – 12:15pm – Trick Pony
  • 12:30pm – 1:00pm – Ty Herndon
  • 1:15pm – 1:45pm – Darryl Worley
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm – James Otto
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm – Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers
  • 3:30pm – 4:00pm – Danielle Peck
  • 4:15pm – 4:45pm – Ray Scott

Saturday, June 10

  • 11:00am – 11:30am – George Ducas
  • 11:45am – 12:15pm – John Berry
  • 12:30pm – 1:00pm – Andy Griggs
  • 1:15pm – 1:45pm – Doug Supernaw
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm – Rick Monroe
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm – Mila Mason
  • 3:30pm – 4:00pm – Terry McBride
  • 4:15pm – 4:45pm – Mark Chesnutt

Sunday, June 11

  • 11:00am – 11:30am – Restless Heart
  • 11:45am – 12:15pm – Julie Roberts
  • 12:30pm – 1:00pm – Exile
  • 1:15pm – 1:45pm – Jeff Bates
  • 2:00pm – 2:30pm – Shenandoah
  • 2:45pm – 3:15pm – Jamie O’Neal
  • 3:30pm – 4:00pm – Little Texas
  • 4:15pm – 4:45pm – Collin Raye

Tracy Lawrence photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for The Country Music Hall Of Fame & Museum; Darryl Worley photo by Rick Diamond/Getty Images for IEBA; Mark Chesnutt photo by Suzi Pratt/FilmMagic

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