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2011 CMA Music Festival Adds Brad Paisley, Zac Brown Band to Lineup

Posted by Dustin Stout on 03/08/2011
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The CMA Music Festival is celebrating its 40th anniversary with a slew of some country's biggest names, including the most recent additions to its lineup Brad Paisley and Zac Brown Band.
 
Paisley and Zac Brown Band join Easton Corbin, Sara Evans, the JaneDear girls, Little Big Town, Ashton Shepherd, Josh Turner, and Chris Young as the latest acts added to the star-studded lineup.
 
Other names performing during the Nightly Concerts at LP Field include Trace Adkins, Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Sheryl Crow, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton and Keith Urban.
 
"We are excited to present the fans with the opportunity to enjoy this outstanding group of performers," said CMA Chief Executive Officer Steve Moore.
 
Even after 40 years, Moore notes the CMA Music Festival is still making history.
 
"This is the first time that our Nightly Concerts lineup at LP Field includes the current Entertainer, Male Vocalist, Female Vocalist, Vocal Group, and New Artist of the Year, as well as a new inductee into the Country Music Hall of Fame," said Moore. 
 
To stay in the loop on the newest country stars scheduled to perform at the CMA Music Festival or to purchase tickets, fans can visit the newly launched http://CMAfest.com.
 
The four-day event will be held June 9-12 in Nashville and will be filmed for an ABC special to air later this summer.