New York, NY (Top40 Charts) Tens of thousands of sun-kissed fans descended on Twin, Lakes, Wis., to experience the Academy of Country Music's 'Festival of the Year," Country Thunder. Throughout the weekend, Country music-lovin', cowboy boot-wearin' attendees were treated to some of the biggest names and brightest stars in music, including megastar Luke Bryan, superstar and judge on NBC's The Voice
Blake Shelton, one of Country music's most-respected singer/songwriters Dierks Bentley, Jerrod Niemann,
Dustin Lynch, Tyler Farr,
Jon Pardi and many, many more. Known for showcasing not only the biggest names of today, but also the biggest names of tomorrow, the festival featured 'round-the-clock music from multiple stages, including The Boathouse Cabana and Electric Thunder. When attendees weren't listening to the best Country music has to offer, they were riding a mechanical bull, eating mouth-watering vendor food, shopping, participating in interactive exhibits, riding the ferris wheel and the slingshot, zip lining, partying in the campgrounds and much more.
Plans for next year are already well underway, with festival organizers working towards an even bigger and better Country
Thunder 2016. We have two words for you: Eric. Church. CMA and four-time ACM Award winner and last year's top-selling country music artist, Eric Church, along with many more soon-to-be-announced Country superstars, will roll into Twin Lakes, Wis., July 21-24, 2016. Early-bird, four-day passes are available for $130, while supplies last. Stay tuned for even more exciting artist announcements in the coming months!
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About Eric Church
The CMA and four-time ACM Award winner finished 2014 as country music's top-selling artist, with the year's highest debut and sales of any release in the format as the critical and commercial success The
Outsiders reached Platinum status, marking more than one million albums sold. Debuting at No. 1 on both the Billboard Top 200 Albums Chart and Top Country Albums chart, The
Outsiders garnered GRAMMY, CMA, and ACM Top Album nominations and features his No.1 hits "
Give Me Back My Hometown" and "
Talladega" as well as his current single "Like A Wrecking Ball." The
Outsiders is the follow-up to Church's Platinum-certified Chief, (named the 2012 Album of the Year by both CMA and ACM, and GRAMMY-nominated for Best Country Album) which featured five Top 20 singles: "Homeboy" (certified Platinum for sales in excess of one million singles); the Top 10 "Like Jesus Does" and the Top 5 "
Creepin'" (both certified Gold for sales in excess of 500,000 singles each); and two No. 1 hits "Drink in My Hand" (certified Platinum) and "
Springsteen" (certified
Double Platinum for sales in excess of two million singles). Church's 2006 debut album, Sinners Like Me (2006) and his sophomore album Carolina (2009) are both RIAA Gold-certified. Carolina had three hit singles: the Top 10 "Hell on the Heart" as well as Top 20 hit "Smoke A
Little Smoke" and Top 10 smash "Love Your Love The Most," which were both certified Gold. Sinners Like Me spawned three Top 20 singles: "How 'Bout You," "Two Pink Lines," and "Guys Like Me." "The
Outsiders World Tour" has been frequently setting new venue attendance records and was ranked No. 1 on Billboard's Hot Tours recap in April 2015. For more information on Church, visit www.EricChurch.com.
