Nashville, TN – Jan. 23, 2017 – Chicago’s Country LakeShake is anchoring
down in its third year, offering the city a “who’s who” in country
music as they announced 2017’s star-studded lineup would include genre
megastars Miranda Lambert, Rascal Flatts, Thomas Rhett, Little Big Town
and more today. An all-compassing experience that provides
festival-goers a city break vibe with a jaw-dropping, Instagram-worthy
backdrop of Chicago’s infamous skyline, the three-day, two-stage
festival will take place June 23-25 at Huntington Bank Pavilion at
Northerly Island (formerly FirstMerit Bank Pavilion). Three-Day and
Single-Day Passes will be available beginning Feb. 3 at 10am CT, as well
as an artist by day schedule at lakeshakefestival.com.
Other artists also revealed to play include Lauren Alaina, Gary
Allan, Big And Rich, Brothers Osborne, Craig Campbell, Dan + Shay, High
Valley, Randy Houser, Mo Pitney, Michael Ray, Chase Rice, The Cadillac
Three and William Michael Morgan, with more to be announced in the
coming weeks. Already established as a must-play festival within the
artist community, the weekend gives artists the opportunity to enjoy the
city’s fiercely loyal fans, the coveted location and hospitable
environment that runs throughout Live Nation’s premiere family of
festivals. As well as a stellar lineup, Country LakeShake is enhancing
the fringe activities that has fans loyally returning since
the festival’s launch in 2015. Country music and sports often go hand in
hand and so, the highly popular Blackhawks Bar will return, as well as
new offerings including Silent Disco Line Dancing, Wine Lounge, Food
Trucks, Kids Zone, Putt-Putt and additional games and activities.
“I’m from Chicago, and hopefully that means I know a bit about what the
people of the city want from this festival,” said Brian O’Connell,
President of Country Touring at Live Nation. “We’re in our third year
now and so it’s a big year for us really becoming an annual event, and I
think we have a really great, current lineup of the hottest acts in the
genre right now to help us do that. We’re also committed to making
Country LakeShake an experience, not just a regular show, and so we’ve
ramped up the actitivities onsite so pass holders can fully enjoy the
amazing surroundings.”
Live Nation’s premiere family of country music festivals shot out of the
gate just five short years ago, when Watershed was born at The Gorge,
WA. With a history of selling out in minutes and a reputation for
hosting the genre’s biggest superstar acts, the establishment of three
further three-day, two-stage destination festivals shortly followed
including Faster Horses in Brooklyn, MI, Route 91 Harvest in Las Vegas,
NV and Country LakeShake in Chicago, IL. All unique in their approach,
but with the common theme of fan-enjoyment at the forefront of
priorities, the sister festivals have built a reputation through the
artist community as a must-play festival of the touring year. Live
Nation Entertainment, Inc. (NYSE: LYV), or Live Nation, is the world’s
leading live entertainment company comprised of global market leaders:
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and Artist Nation Management. For additional information, visit investors.livenationentertainment.com.