LOS ANGELES (Top40 Charts/ Crisco PR) - As a precursor to CMA
Music Festival, the "crown jewel of Country
Music Festivals" according to USA Today, for the third consecutive year, Crisco continues to partner with the Country
Music industry as title sponsor for the Crisco Presents the "Road to CMA Festival" tour. CMA, with the support of Crisco and additional partners Anderson Merchandisers, Chevy: The Official Ride of Country Music, Gibson Guitar, Greased Lightning, Southwest Airlines and Wal-Mart, will once again bring Country
Music fans a taste of the music and excitement of CMA
Music Festival, offering fun activities and free product samples at free-to-the-public outdoor concert events, which will take place in Wal-Mart parking lots throughout the Southeast. (Note the Lansing, Mich., event takes place at Meijer). After the shows, autograph signings will allow fans to meet and be photographed with artists, an experience that has always been a cornerstone of the Festival.
Artists scheduled to participate in this year's "Road to CMA Festival" tour include Jeff Bates, Blue County, Eric Church, Emerson Drive, Buddy Jewell, Craig Morgan, Danielle Peck, Ray Scott, Trent Willmon and Chris Young.
"This tour is a wonderful way to sample what CMA Music Festival is all about: Country artists performing and interacting with fans," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Operating Officer. "Thousands of fans travel to Nashville each summer for CMA Music Festival from all 50 states and more than 20 different countries. The 'Road to CMA Music Festival' brings a piece of the experience directly to the fans' hometowns."
The tour dates are: April 3, Raleigh, N.C.; April 4, Charlotte, N.C.; April 5, Atlanta; April 10, Fayetteville, Ark.; April 11, Memphis, Tenn.; April 12, Birmingham, Ala.; April 17, Charleston, S.C.; April 18, Jacksonville, Fla.; April 19, Orlando; and April 24, Lansing, Mich.
"We are thrilled that Crisco has once again stepped up as title sponsor of this year's 'Road to CMA Music Festival' tour, said Rick Murray, CMA VP of Strategic Marketing. "Country Music is truly the fabric of America and what better way to bring our music to the people than a tour that allows us to share such great talent and a taste of the CMA Music Festival directly with the fans. We appreciate our partners for helping to make this possible."
Crisco presents the "Road to CMA Music Festival" tour dates and store locations are as follows. Pre-event activities begin at 5 PM and concerts begin at 7 PM at all locations. Autograph sessions with the artists and fans take place in each store, following the concert. Please note that artists are subject to change without notice.
TOUR INFO
4/3/07 - Raleigh
Wal-Mart
2114 South Main Street
Wake Forest, NC 27587
Featuring: Buddy Jewell, Danielle Peck
4/4/07 - Charlotte
Wal-Mart
2420 Supercenter Drive NE
Kannapolis, NC 28083
Featuring: Buddy Jewell, Danielle Peck
4/5/07 - Atlanta
Wal-Mart
2510 Redmond Circle
Rome, GA 30165
Featuring: Jeff Bates, Danielle Peck
4/10/07 - Fayetteville
Wal-Mart
4208 Pleasant Crossing
Rogers, AR 72758
Featuring: Craig Morgan, Ray Scott
4/11/07 - Memphis
Wal-Mart
7950 Craft Goodman Road
Olive Branch, MS 38654
Featuring: Eric Church, Craig Morgan
4/12/07 - Birmingham
Wal-Mart
5335 Highway 280 South
Hoover, AL 35242
Featuring: Blue County, Eric Church
4/17/07 - Charleston
Wal-Mart
4920 Centre Pointe Drive
North Charleston, SC 29418
Featuring: Emerson Drive, Chris Young
4/18/07 - Jacksonville
Wal-Mart
1505 County Road 220
Orange Park, FL 32003
Featuring: Emerson Drive, Chris Young
4/19/07 - Orlando
Wal-Mart
2501 North Citrus Blvd.
Leesburg, FL 34748
Featuring: Eric Church, Chris Young
