Kroger and CMA Partner For Discounted CMA Music Festival Tickets

Posted by Webb on 05/12/2011
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With 2011 CMA Music Festival just around the corner, CMA is teaming up with Kroger to make it easier for everyone to attend one of the Nightly Concerts at LP Field. CMA Music Festival takes place Thursday-Sunday, June 9-12 in downtown Nashville.
 
Beginning today, Monday, May 9, shoppers in Kroger stores in Middle Tennessee and Bowling Green and Hopkinsville, Ky. can stop by the Kroger Ticketmaster outlet (conveniently located at the Customer Service desk) to purchase a ticket to any CMA Music Festival Nightly Concert at LP Field. When the shoppers show their Kroger Plus Card at the time of purchase, they will receive a $10 discount off the already low price of $35, making the tickets $25 each, plus applicable fees.
 
Artists currently scheduled to appear at LP Field include (in alphabetical order):
 
Thursday, June 9: Jason Aldean (with a special guest performance from Kelly Clarkson), Easton Corbin, Sara Evans, Brad Paisley, and Zac Brown Band (with special guest performance from Alan Jackson).
 
Friday, June 10: Dierks Bentley, Lady Antebellum, Reba, Ashton Shepherd, Sugarland, and Keith Urban.
 
Saturday, June 11: Trace Adkins, Little Big Town, Martina McBride, Rascal Flatts, Josh Turner, and Chris Young.
 
Sunday, June 12: The Band Perry, the JaneDear girls, Miranda Lambert, Darius Rucker, Blake Shelton, and Taylor Swift.
 
Artists and dates subject to change.
 
Fans can stay in the loop by visiting CMAfest.com, the official website of CMA Music Festival. On CMAfest.com fans can buy tickets, sign up for the CMA Exclusive e-news, watch helpful videos to make their CMA Music Festival experience better than ever, follow the CMA Facebook and Twitter feeds for more insider info and of course see the entire lineup of Country Music's biggest stars as they are announced for the event.
 
Featuring concerts, autograph signings, family activities, and more, CMA Music Festival is an unparalleled celebration of America's music. In 2010, the event drew a record-setting 65,000 fans from all 50 states and 26 nations. According to the Nashville Convention and Visitors Bureau, direct visitor spending generated by the Festival totaled more than $23 million. CMA Music Festival is a four-time winner of the International Entertainment Buyers Association's LIVE! Award for Festival of the Year (2004, 2006, 2008, 2010).
 
Four day tickets, which include all of the Nightly Concerts and the Fan Fair® Exhibit Hall, are still available as well, and can be purchased through Ticketmaster at Ticketmaster.com or 1-(800)-745-3000. They can also purchase them through CMAfest.com or 1-(800)-CMA-FEST (262-3378). Ticket prices are based on the level of seating at LP Field for the Nightly Concerts, and range from $115 to $325 plus handling fees.