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SPARTA, KY. (May 2003) – “The
Country Stampede Presented by Belterra Casino
Resort” has announced the addition
of Diamond Rio, Lonestar, Trace Adkins,
Daryle Singletary, Kentucky native Ricky
Skaggs and seven other acts to the line-up
of stars that will perform at Kentucky Speedway
on June 6-8.
They will join a stellar lineup of country
music stars originally announced which includes
Travis Tritt, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Kellie
Coffey, Brad Paisley, Gary Allan, Phil Vassar,
Aaron Lines, Emerson Drive and Sawyer Brown.
Tritt, a multi-platinum country recording
artist, and other major performers will
entertain the crowd on a main stage in the
infield near the speedway's Turn 3-4.
The three-day festival will feature 50 acts
on three stages. This inaugural event in
Kentucky is being staged as a sister festival
held each year since 1995 in Manhattan,
Kan. Last year's event attracted 140,000
fans.
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Travis
Tritt
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“We promised to partner with Country
Stampede to bring country music fans three
great days of entertainment,” Kentucky
Speedway Executive Vice President and General
Manager Mark F. Cassis said. “With
the addition of these award-winning artists
to our already exciting line-up, we’re
on schedule to deliver.”
The sextet known as Diamond Rio released
the eighth album of its career, "Completely,"
in August 2002. The album’s first single,
“Beautiful Mess,” reached No.
1 on the Billboard Magazine Singles Chart
while the album shot as high as No. 3. The
second single, “I Believe,” climbed
to No. 26 on Billboard charts just nine
weeks after its release. During its career,
the group has produced three platinum and
seven gold albums featuring the No. 1 singles
“One More Day,” “Love a Little
Stronger” and “Meet In The Middle.”
After its first two albums were certified
gold, the four-man band Lonestar hit its
stride in 1999 with its triple platinum
"Lonely Grill" release and its
No. 1 single, “Amazed.” The quartet’s
2001 release, "I’m Already There,"
was certified gold after fans embraced both
the title and second single “Unusually
Unusual.” The album has spent more
than 80 weeks on the Billboard Country Album
Chart, including a stint at No. 1.
Adkins burst on to the country scene with
his 1996 release, "Dreamin’ Out
Loud," which featured the hit single
“Every Light In The House.” He
followed his successful debut with his 1997
album, "Big Time," and 1999 release,
"More." He’s currently climbing
the charts with the title track from his
2001 release, "Chrome." The title
single has traveled as high as No. 4, and
the album as high as No. 17 on the Billboard
charts.
Singletary will perform with Rhett Akins,
Wade Hayes and Chad Brock during a special
“Honky Tonk Tailgate Party” on
Saturday, June 7. Singletary released his
fifth career album, "That’s Why
I Sing This Way," in 2002 and currently
appears on the Billboard Country Singles
chart with a remake of the Conway Twitty
classic, “I’d Love To Lay You
Down.” He previously scored hits with
the singles “Too Much Fun” and
“Amen Kind Of Love.” Akins first
made headlines in 1995 with the single “That
Ain’t My Truck” off of his "Thousand
Memories" release. He is currently
supporting his most recent album, "Friday
Night In Dixie."
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Skaggs has won multiple Grammy, Academy
of Country Music, Country Music Association
awards during a career that has produced
14 country, five bluegrass and one gospel
album. He generated 12 No. 1 singles in
the 1980s with hits such as “Crying
My Heart Out Over You,” “Country
Boy” and “Lovin’ Only Me.”
His most recent albums pay tribute to the
bluegrass sounds of his native Kentucky.
They include his 2001 release, "History
of the Future," and 2002 release, "Ricky
Skaggs & Friends Sing the Songs of Bill
Monroe.'
Bluegrass sensation Mountain Heart, parody
artist Cledus T. Judd, newcomer Shannon
Lawson and The Del McCoury Band round out
the list of new additions to bring the list
to 25 of acts committed to perform at Kentucky
Speedway. The Country Stampede also will
feature regional acts on the Jack Daniels
Saloon Stage.
The Kentucky Speedway is not new to music
concerts. In addition to several pre-race
concerts, the track featured a Metallica
"Summer Sanitorium" heavy metal
concert held in 2000 that attracted a crowd
of 52,000. In 2001, the track featured a
stop on the heavy metal "Warped Tour."
Country Stampede weekend and single-day
general admission concert tickets are available
from the speedway by phone at 1-888-652-RACE
and online at www.kentuckyspeedway.com and
Tickets.com. Reserved and VIP concert tickets,
as well as Preferred, Reserved and General
camping passes are available direct from
Country Stampede by phone at 1-800-795-8091.
More information and a printable mail-in
order form are available on the Country
Stampede website: www.countrystampede.com.
Or visit: www.kentuckyspeedway.com.
For more information on the Country Stampede
in Sparta, visit: www.countrystampede.com/sparta/index.html.
Country
Stampede
Presented by Belterra Casino Resort
2003
Schedule • June 6-8
at the Kentucky Speedway, Sparta, Ky.
(All times EDT-fast time)
Friday,
June 6
Main Stage
1 p.m. Shevy Smith
3 p.m. Jolie Edwards
5 p.m. Trace Adkins
7:15 p.m. Jeff Foxworthy
9:30 p.m. Travis Tritt
American Country Stage
2 p.m. Robinella & The CCStringband
4 p.m. Mountain Heart
6 p.m. The Del McCoury Band
8:30 p.m. Ricky Skaggs
Saturday, June 7
Main Stage
1 p.m. Cledus T. Judd
3 p.m. Carolyn Dawn Johnson
5 p.m. Phil Vassar
6:30 p.m. CHARITY AUCTION
7:15 p.m. Brad Paisley
9:30 p.m. Lonestar
American
Country Stage
2 p.m. Dusty Drake
4 p.m. Shannon Lawson
6 p.m. Jeff Bates
8:30 p.m. Honky Tonk Tailgate Party
“Honky Tonk Tailgate Party”
Chad Brock
Daryle Singletary
Rhett Akins
Wade Hayes
Sunday,
June 8
Main Stage
1 p.m. Kellie Coffey
2:30 p.m. Blake Shelton
4 p.m. Gary Allan
6 p.m. Diamond Rio
7:15 p.m. Charity Auction
8 p.m. Sawyer Brown
American Country Stage
2 p.m. Dustin Evans
3:30 p.m. Rodney Atkins
5 p.m. Aaron Lines
7 p.m. Emerson Drive
Tickets:
Single-Day Concert Tickets
Internet: www.kentuckyspeedway.com, Tickets.com
Phone: 1-888-652-RACE
Multiple-Day Concert and Camping Passes
Phone: 1-800-795-8091
More Info: www.countrystampede.com
Advanced Ticket Pricing (April 2 through
June 5 )
Concert Tickets:
One-Day General Admission ticket $ 50
Three-Day General Admission ticket $ 85
Three-Day Reserved Seating ticket $175
Three-Day VIP ticket* $450
Camping Passes:
General Campsite** $100
Gold Campsite*** $175
Diamond Campsite**** $300
Three-Day Car Parking $ 15
Gate Ticket Pricing (Beginning June 6)
Concert Tickets:
One-Day General Admission ticket $ 55
Three-Day General Admission ticket $100
Three-Day Reserved Seating ticket $200
Three-Day VIP ticket* $500
Camping Passes:
General Campsite** $125
Gold Campsite*** $200
Diamond Campsite**** $300
Three-Day Car Parking $ 15
All prices do not include sales tax.
All one- and three-day general admission
tickets are good for festival-style seating.
Campsite prices include camping June 4-5-6-7-8.
Campgrounds open on Wednesday, June 4 at
noon.
* VIP tickets include reserved seating in
the first thirty rows of the concert area,
preferred car parking, complimentary lunch
and dinner each day, and complimentary beer
and soft drinks.
** No amenities included; sites filled on
a first-come, first-serve basis.
*** 270 sites available; Includes premier
placement, no power hook-up
**** 100 sites available; Includes power
hook-up
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