Country Thunder announced more acts that will take stage in Wisconsin in July 2011 along with Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Darius Rucker, Zac Brown Band, Martina McBride, Easton Corbin and Sawyer Brown.
On Saturday, Lorrie Morgan and Craig Morgan join the line-up. For the final day, the Nitty Gritty Dirt Band will perform.
The line-up is:
Thursday, 21 July 2011, starts at 5:30 pm
Stealing Angels
Sawyer Brown
Lady Antebellum
Friday, 22 July 2011, starts at 1p.m.
Jason Jones
Steel Magnolia
Zac Brown Band
Saturday, 23 July 2011, starts at 1p.m.
Neal McCoy
Lorrie Morgan
Craig Morgan
Darius Rucker
Martina McBride
Sunday, 24 July 2011, starts at 1 p.m.
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band
Easton Corbin
Rascal Flatts
Taking place July 21-24, 2011, a full 4-day general admission pass for the price is $120, until 31 March 2011. Starting Friday 1 April 2011, the price is $140.
Alan Jackson will perform and receive the first Greatest Hits Award during the AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS, airing live from the MGM Grand Garden Arena in Las Vegas Monday, Dec. 6 (8:00-10:00 PM ET live/PT tape-delayed) on FOX.
The Greatest Hits Award is bestowed upon a country music artist whose chart-topping career has generated a vast catalog of number one hits that a greatest hits compilation is not only a necessary tribute to their fans but also recognition for their many contributions to the genre of country music.
"Alan Jackson is the consummate hit maker whose countless number of chart-topping songs can be heard every day on radio stations across the country," said Bob Bain, Executive Producer. "Jackson has written and performed many of country music’s most recognizable songs and it only seemed fitting that he receive the inaugural award."
Over the past 20 years, Alan Jackson has become one of the most successful and respected singer/songwriter in music. A 16-time award winner at both the CMA and ACM Awards, Jackson is also a GRAMMY-honored songwriter, with career sales of more than 50 million albums. His current album "34 Number Ones," is a career-spanning, double-disc collection featuring all of Jackson’s #1 hits to date, including the recent chart-topping smash, "As She’s Walking Away," by Zac Brown Band featuring Alan Jackson. "34 Number Ones" also contains Jackson’s newest single, "Ring of Fire," a fresh take on a Johnny Cash classic.
Hosted by Trace Adkins, AMERICAN COUNTRY AWARDS is the only country music awards show that gives fans the opportunity to vote for their favorite artists not only in traditional categories but also in previously unrecognized areas of the business such as touring, encompassing the entire spectrum of country music and bestowing honors that no other awards show has. The star-studded event will also feature previously announced performers Trace Adkins, Easton Corbin, Toby Keith, Rascal Flatts, Reba, Blake Shelton, Steel Magnolia, Josh Turner and Uncle Kracker, as well as participants Laura Bell Bundy, Rodney Carrington, Jewel, Lady Antebellum, Bret Michaels, Ty Murray, Jeff Dunham, Michael Waltrip and Elliott Sadler.
