The 2010 Chicago Country Music Festival will be held on October 8 and 9 in beautiful Millennium Park in downtown Chicago! For a full line-up visit www.chicagocountrymusicfestival.us
See you at the Festival!
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Everyone who worked to make the Chicago Country Music Festival FREE.99 ...Take a bow!!!!!!!! Thanks Erin!
Hope you all enjoyed the 20th Annual Chicago Country Music Festival!
Jake Owen just pulled up to Millennium Park in his tour bus!
Awesome Day! At the Country Music Festival in Millennium Park! Come on down! I have seating passes for Jake Owen and Jewel- stop by Press Check in if you want'em! We have a limited number so hurry!
Awesome Day! At the Country Music Festival in Millennium Park! Come on down! I have seating passes for Jake Owen and Jewel- stop by Press Check in if you want'em - available while they last!
What a great first day in Millennium Park! Gretchen Wilson and Clint Black were awesome last night! Today will be just as great, maybe even better! Jewel, Jake Owen, Love & Theft...and don't miss the CMA Songwriters Series at 3pm featuring Kix Brooks!
Check out Gretchen Wilson on WGN today! She takes the stage at 6pm! See y'all tonight! http://www.wgntv.com/news/liveperformances/wgntv-music-lounge-r-gang,0,6471286.story
What a perfect day! The musics on!
Hope you can make it out to Joe's Bar tonight - 6-8 $1 bud & bud lite! Slim Pickens Band and get a sneak peak at the Banner Auction!
Time to play! Win a Gretchen Wilson Meet & Greet Pass for you and a guest before she performs on Friday October 8! The first to answer the question correctly wins! QUESTION: What is the name of the town in Illinois where Gretchen is from and what is the title her Grammy winning debut single from 2004?
Own a piece of Chicago History! Banner Auction tomorrow from noon-6:00 pm at the Festival in the Americana Tent! Winning bid will be announced before Clint Black takes the stage tomorrow! http://tinyurl.com/267dspw
Be the first to bid on a piece of Blackhawks history in a silent auction for street-pole banners Friday at the Chicago Country Music Festival in Millennium Park.
Tune into ABC at 5:50am for a preview of the banner auction at the festival!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82dDnv9zeLs&ob=av2e We are playing the hits this afternoon! Enjoy
Music video by Gretchen Wilson performing Redneck Woman. 2004 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Alittle Love & Theft at the end of the day to get you ready for the weekend! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3BiSWd4fHL4
Love and Theft take a sizzling summer road trip through the streets of Memphis. "Runaway" is the 1st single from Love and Theft's debut CD "World Wide Open" out August 25th. Check out www.worldwideopenCD.com for more information.
Don't forget about the Preview Event at Joe's Bar tomorrow night! The Slim Pickens Band play's at 7:00 pm - no cover and $1 Bud and Bud-Lites!
Time to play for another chance for you and a guest to meet Jake Owen on Saturday night after his performance! The first person to answer this two part question will recieve a pass +1 to a Meet & Greet with Jake Owen. QUESTION: Jake has a twin brother-what is his name and where were they born?
We have a winner - Cheryl Martino Heydenburg! Thanks for playing we'll do it again this afternoon!
Are you ready to play win a Meet & Greet with Jake Owen? The FIRST person to answer correctly this two part question will receive a pass to meet Jake Owen - you and a guest will be part of Meet & Greet after he performs on Saturday. QUESTION: What YEAR was Jake born AND What was the name of his 2005 debut album?
For all the Jake Owen fans - sometime tomorrow there will be a chance to win passes for a Meet and Greet after he performs on Saturday! Stay tuned!
The weather will be beautiful on Friday and Saturday! Who's ready for the weekend?
See attached! http://tinyurl.com/28dur7q
Daley: Blackhawks can do it again Mayor also urges fans to bid on Stanley Cup street banners - CHICAGO SUN-TIMES
The Band Perry is part of the CMA Songwriters Series...check out this video! If I Die Young is a great song! See them on the Americana Stage - Saturday at 3pm! http://tinyurl.com/263xxbw
Music video by The Band Perry performing If I Die Young. (C) 2010 Republic Nashville Records, a division of UMG Recordings, Inc.
Dust off your boots! The festival starts this Friday! Not only will you get to enjoy great country music in Chicago's Millennium Park but you also get a chance to bid on a piece of Chicago History at the Silent Auction for Stanley Cup, Marathon and signed Chicago Country Music Festival Banners!
Some of the artists performing at the Festival will be signing autographs after their sets at the Best Buy Tent. Friday artists include: Shelly Miller, Midway Ramblers Cajun Band...on Saturday artists incude: Giving Tree Band, Levi Riggs and The Band Perry! We'll keep you posted for any additional artists! Also - check the website for updates! www.chicagocountrymusicfestival.us
Those boots were made for two-stepping, so grab a pair and head to Millennium Park for the Chicago Country Music Festival, Friday, October 8 and Saturday, October 9! Happening during Marathon weekend, runners and spectators alike can limber up and relax with two days jam packed with the best country...
Hey Guys! It's a great day to lunch outside - Stop by Daley Plaza from noon -1pm for the Festival Preview with one of the best bluegrass bands in the Chicago - The Henhouse Prowlers! Stop by and say howdy!
The Chicago Country Music Festival is Oct 8 & 9 in Millennium Park! Purchase a piece of Blackhawk and Marathon history on Oct. 8! The Festival will be hosting a silent auction on Blackhawk Stanley Cup streetpole banners (1st time EVER) and the 10-10-10 Marathon streetpole banners (see photo)! Visit www.chicagocountrymusicfestival.us for info!
Little Country fans AND parents will LOVE The MegaMind Kids Corral featuring activities and characters from the soon to be released film from DreamWorks starring Will Ferrel, Tina Fey and Brad Pitt. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yJtot_f-snU Check out the trailor!
For more info on 'Megamind' visit: http://www.hollywood.com
Country Music Festival Preview! Friday, October 1 - NOON on Daley Plaza. Have your lunch on the Plaza and enjoy the great Fall weather and a little country music from The Henhouse Prowlers! See you there!
The Mayor’s Office of Special Events is pleased to announce a silent auction will be held at the Chicago Country Music Festival Friday, October 8 on two of the championship banners that graced Chicago streets during the victory parade for the Blackhawks. Also included in the auction will be current and classic banners for the Chicago Marathon, Chicago Bears and the Chicago Country Music Festival signed by the headliners.
This is a fun video from Gretchen Wilson...http://tinyurl.com/25dtkeb
Music video by Gretchen Wilson performing California Girls. (C) 2006 SONY BMG MUSIC ENTERTAINMENT
Opening for Clint Black...GRETCHEN WILSON will bring her hard-working, hard partying country girl attitude to the Jay Pritzker Pavillion on Friday, Oct 8 at 6pm! She was here two years ago and we're thrilled she wanted to come back for more!
Check out the attached music videos of Jewel! Can't wait to see her at the Country Music Festival on Oct 9 in Millennium Park and it's FREE!!!!! http://tinyurl.com/3alaume
Official Jewel website, including SWEET AND WILD album, latest news, tour schedule, merchandise, music, photos, videos, biography, and lyrics.
Saturday, October 9, JEWEL will headline the Jay Pritzker Pavilion stage at 7:30 p.m. Earlier this year, Jewel released her sophomore follow-up album, Sweet and Wild, which was embraced by critics and features the hit single “Stay Here Forever”. Throughout her career she has received praise and influence from fellow singer-songwriters Merle Haggard, Bob Dylan and Neil Young.
Millennium Park --Oct. 8 & Oct. 9
Chicago, IL
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