Gary Allan To Kick Off CMA Music Festival

Gary Allan
The CMA Music Festival will celebrate its 40th anniversary this year and will feature a slew of shows from country's finest June 9 - 12.
 
The lineup for the numerous shows, such as the Daily Concerst on the Shevrolet Riverfront Stage, includes artists from past and present, as well as up-and-coming acts. 
 
The Daily Concerts series will kick off June 9 at 10 a.m. with multi-Platinum recording artist Gary Allan, marking his first performance at the CMA Music Festival since 2006. The Daily Concerts on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage are free and open to the public.
 
"Gary Allan will provide a dynamic start to 2011 CMA Music Festival at the Daily Concerts on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage," said CMA Chief Executive Officer, Steve Moore. "This stage is packed with great hit-makers from the '70s through today, spotlighting all the decades of CMA Music Festival's existence. And it's free! We invite everyone to come and enjoy the great music on the Chevrolet Riverfront Stage."
 
The Daily Concerts will come to an end Friday, June 10 with Darryl Worley. It will close on Saturday June 11 with Billy Ray Cyrus, and Terri Clark will close the show on Sunday June 12. The entire performance order will be available at http://CMAFest.com, the offical website of the CMA Music Festival.
 
The artist lineups that are currently announced are listed below in alphabetical order:
 
Thursday, June 9: Gary Allan, Emerson Drive, Colt Ford, Jack Ingram, Sammy Kershaw, Craig Morgan, James Otto, Jake Owen, Randy Rogers Band, and Steel Magnolia.
 
Friday, June 10: Frankie Ballard, Bucky Covington, Brett Eldredge, Jo Dee Messina, Randy Montana, Heidi Newfield, Sawyer Brown, Phil Vassar, James Wesley, and  Darryl Worley.
 
Saturday, June 11: Crystal Bowersox, Jason Michael Carroll, Billy Ray Cyrus, Steve Holy, Lonestar, David Nail,Corey Smith,  Mel Tillis, and Chuck Wicks. 
 
Sunday, June 12:  The Bellamy Brothers, Terri Clark, Larry Gatlin and the Gatlin Brothers, Josh Kelley, LoCash Cowboys, Jerrod Niemann, Troy Olsen, and Sunny Sweeney.