Country Thunder USA Shakes Things Up

 The Country Thunder USA music festival has survived for 15 years, despite low attendance from a change in location and lackluster headliners. Next year's shows will be different, however, thanks to some new management.Veteran concert promoters Brian Andrews and Troy Volhoffer are taking over from festival founder Larry Barr. The pair is already making some big changes, including the lineup.Headlining next year's Country Thunder will be Country all-stars Alan Jackson and Tim McGraw, among other notable names. This will be the show's first truly notable lineup in a decade, since Brooks & Dunn and Faith Hill appeared with Reba McEntire.Other changes include reconfiguring the concert grounds, lowering beer prices, moving the dates to slightly earlier in the year and making the festival more family friendly. In celebration, Country Thunder USA is offering 2,009 four-day passes for the festival on April 1-4 in Florence, Ariz., for $99. After that, the passes will cost $129.