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Country Thunder Day 4

LIVE BLOG: 2:12:41 PM: Traffic backed up on Richmond Rd from Country Thunder to US12/IL31 intersection. 2:47:08 PM: David Nail performs at Country Thunder. - http://twitpic.com/28nal9 3:27:33 PM: David Nail hammers out his two most popular songs last, “Red Light” and “Turning Home”. 4:22:07 PM: Luke Bryan playing it on the main stage: http://twitpic.com/28o1ny 4:40:47 [...]

Country Thunder Day 3

LIVE BLOG: 12:21:52 PM: Day 3: prepping underway as Gloriana, Collin Raye, Craig Morgan, Kevin Costner and Miranda Lambert will take the main stage today at Country Thunder 2:50:32 PM: For their 2010 return, Gloriana takes the main stage at Country Thunder. – http://twitpic.com/28axr3 3:28:16 PM: Gloriana ends with their hit debut, “Wild at Heart“. [...]

Country Thunder Day 2

Live Blog: Country Thunder kicks off with a scorcher! After torrential storms the following night and the temperature near 100 degrees, fans and campers stick it out and the Stateline music festival. Shade spots are at a premium but some lucky fans manage to claim the little few left. Country Thunder Photos: 10:56:44 PM: I’m [...]

Country Thunder Day 1

From opening gates to the closing bell, Country Music Chicago is live at Country Thunder USA! 4:52:11 PM: Gates are open and fans/campers begin to arrive, and we’re live blogging on day 1. 5:10:30 PM: Williams & Ree emcee the opening ceremonies. Something with a cannon! 5:14:29 PM: Wow! It’s official, Country Thunder 2010 opens [...]

Country fest lineup peek

Downtown country music festival announces first round of performers; festival changes CHICAGO – The Mayor’s Office of Special Events released the first round of entertainment for the 2010 Chicago Country Music Festival. Country music star Jake Owen, Love and Theft are among the first entertainers announced. Main stage headliners have not been released. In addition [...]

Country Thunder strikes again

COUNTRY FESTIVAL ALERT: One of summer’s hottest country festivals will roll into South Central Wisconsin starting Thursday, July 22. Country Thunder USA, a Stateline favorite for 17 years, strikes again with improved festival design, extended music format and a stellar music lineup. In 2009, with headliners such as Taylor Swift and Tim McGraw, it seemed [...]

Paisley’s walk on water

There’s something about Chicago for country star Brad Paisley. Maybe it’s because his wife, Kimberly Williams, spent time in the area when she attended Northwestern or maybe because Chicago has one of the largest country radio stations, and fan base, in the business. What that connection might be remains uncertain but, on Friday, it was [...]

Paisley’s big splash

Country Concert Alert: Typically, when concert goers set out for a country concert, getting soaked is something to avoid but when country music star Brad Paisley returns to the First Midwest Bank Amphitheatre on Friday, he’s hoping to make a big splash. With the help of Darius Rucker, Justin Moore and a bit of Mother [...]

Taste of Chicago’s Country

Country Concert Alert: Country music returns to Taste of Chicago in honor of “National Country Music Day”. It wasn’t so long ago, the Chicago Country Music Festival called the Taste of Chicago its home. In 2008, the annual country festival, produced by the City of Chicago Mayor’s Office of Special Events, departed the mid-summer Taste [...]

Ribfest counts on Country

LeAnn Rimes, Charlie Daniels Band, Jason Michael Carroll, Julianne Hough are set for the annual West Suburban Fourth of July fest. While country music isn’t the only genre of music set for this year’s Ribfest, it appears that festival organizers are counting on country fans to parlay this year’s Fourth of July festivities. Booked artists [...]