Faith, Alan Among CMA Music Fest Performers

3/3/2008 Stephen L. Betts   The just-announced initial lineup of performers for 2008 CMA Music Festival includes superstars, newcomers, and fan favorites. Headlining performers on the main stage during the nightly concerts at LP Field include:

• Superstar Faith Hill, who’s making her first CMA Music Festival appearance since 1998, when the event was known as Fan Fair
• Sixteen-time CMA Award winner Alan Jackson
• Reigning CMA Female Vocalist of the Year Carrie Underwood, who has performed at the Festival every year since being crowned American Idol in 2005
• Actor and musical innovator Dwight Yoakam, who last performed at the Festival in 1988 alongside Buck Owens at the Nashville Fairgrounds
• Lady Antebellum, making their first appearance in the Nightly Concerts at LP Field
• Reigning CMA Vocal Duo of the Year Sugarland
• Reigning CMA Horizon Award winner Taylor Swift
• Jewel, making her debut CMA Music Festival performance.
• And CMA Award nominees Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, Rodney Atkins, and Kellie Pickler

CMA MusicFest will be held Thursday through Sunday, June 5-8, in downtown Nashville. Tickets for 2008 CMA Music Festival are available now. To order, call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit www.CMAfest.com to download an order form to fax or mail; visit www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or charge-by-phone at (615) 255-9600. CMA MUSIC FESTIVAL 2007 BY THE NUMBERS More than 400 artists and celebrities 100 hours of concerts 35 hours of autograph signings 191,000 fans from every state and 21 foreign countries