Full Event Schedule

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Monday, June 2, 2008
- The Stage on Broadway
  - 6:00 PM
    5th Annual CMA Global Artist Party
    The unofficial kick off to the CMA Music Festival, is back for the fifth consecutive year. See the best in Country Music entertainment from around the world. FREE admission with preferential access for CMA Music Festival four-day ticket holders.
Wednesday, June 4, 2008
- Sommet Center
  - 8:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Registration Open
- Ryman Auditorium
  - 10:00 PM
    Marty Stuart's 7th Annual Late Night Jam
    features Marty Stuart & His Fabulous Superlatives (Kenny Vaughan, Harry Stinson, Brian Glenn), Charlie Daniels Band, John Rich & Friends, Kathy Mattea, Old Crow Medicine Show, Sunny Sweeney, The SteelDrivers, Mike Farris, and Gretchen Wilson! This concert benefits MusiCares, the philanthropic arm of The Recording Academy. To order tickets call (615) 255-9600 or go online www.ticketmaster.com
    This event requires a separate ticket
Thursday, June 5, 2008
- Sommet Center
  - 8:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:00 AM - 7:00 PM
    Registration Open
  - 11:00 AM - 4:40 PM
    Chevy™ Plaza
    Free and open to the public. Sonny Burgess, Sierra Hull, KingBilly, Lucky Bucks, Daniel Lee Martin, Mountain Heart, SteelDrivers, and Dan Tyminiski.
- Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park
  - 8:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:00 AM
    Gates Open
  - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Country Kickstart Show
    Hosted by Country Aircheck's Lon Helton. Phil Vassar, Jo Dee Messina, Jason Michael Carroll, Luke Bryan, and Chuck Wicks.
  - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    McDonald's® - Dr. Pepper® Mega Music Show
    Hosted by FOX 17's TN Mornings. Crystal Shawanda, Keith Anderson, Erika Jo, Mindy McCready, Phil Stacey, David Nail, and Aaron Tippin.
  - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Wrangler Complete Country
    Hosted by WSM's Bill Cody. The Bellamy Brothers, Heidi Newfield, Richie McDonald, Zac Brown, Carter's Chord, and Mark Chesnutt.
  - 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Nashville Spotlight
    Hosted by The Tennessean's Beverly Keel. Adam Gregory, Eddy Raven, Andy Griggs, Danielle Peck, Tracy Byrd, Lee Brice, and Emerson Drive.
- VAULT™ Concert Stages at LP Field
  - 6:30 PM
    Gates Open
  - 8:00 PM
    Nightly Concert at LP Field
    Jewel, Montgomery Gentry, Kellie Pickler, Sugarland, and Taylor Swift.
- truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall
  - 8:30 AM
    Commerce Street doors open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
    Information Booth Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Acoustic Corner
    inside the Nashville Convention Center (Room 209) Jace Everett, Brandi Thornton, Rhonda Towns, Jimmy Kish the Flying Cowboy, Thom Shepherd, Ashlee Page, Dennie Hall, Dan Colehour, and The World's Greatest Fishing Band.
- McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Open
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) Food sampling and fun giveaways. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM
    Music City Rising Star Vocal Competition
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) For an application and/or for more information about this opportunity please contact MUSIC FESTIVALS at 1-800-545-0935 ext.150
  - 11:00 AM - 3:55 PM
    Main Stage
    Kid Fiddlers, Katie Chance, Miss Lori, and Dennis Scott.
- Fun Zone
  - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Open
    Located on Broadway between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Free to the public.
- Chevy™ Sports Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Open
    Located in the parking lot behind the Sommet Center. Free to the public. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 12:30 PM - 3:30 PM
    Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
    Celebrity competitions
- Hard Rock Cafe
  - 11:30 AM - 1:50 PM
    Daytime Stage
    Kyle Wyley, Shawna Russell, Jason Brown, and Indian Rodeo.
- Ryman Auditorium
  - 1:30 PM - 3:00 PM
    CMA Celebrity Close Up presented by GAC
    The session will spotlight (in order) artists Gretchen Wilson, Randy Travis and Taylor Swift in separate segments as they share their unique perspectives on their careers, discuss their lives and give a sneak peek into the future. Hosted by Lorianne Crook. Tickets are $12 in advance or $17 day of the event. You can purchase through Ticketmaster, or by calling 1-800-CMA-FEST, or directly through the Ryman Box Office. Taylor Swift, Gretchen Wilson, and Randy Travis.
    This event requires a separate ticket
Friday, June 6, 2008
- Sommet Center
  - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Registration Open
  - 11:00 AM - 4:40 PM
    Chevy™ Plaza
    Free and open to the public. The Clark Brothers, Hot Apple Pie, Cory Morrow, Gary Nichols, One Flew South, Julie Roberts, Keni Thomas, and Michelle Wright.
- Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park
  - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:30 AM
    Gates Open
  - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Boot Scootin' Brunch
    Hosted by Storme Warren. Neal McCoy, Megan Mullins, Jeff Bates, Crossin Dixon, Jennifer Hanson, and Jake Owen.
  - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    McDonald's® - Dr. Pepper® Hooked On Music Show
    Hosted by News Channel 2's Brad Schmitt. Rick Huckaby, Sarah Johns, Chris Young, Jypsi, The Lost Trailers, and Lorrie Morgan.
  - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Wrangler Positively Cool Country Show
    Hosted by WUBL's Slam Duncan. Jason Meadows, Dean Brody, Ashley Gearing, Heartland, Jeff Griffith with Joe Stampley, Emily West, and Lonestar.
  - 4:00 PM - 6:30 PM
    Totally Country Show
    Hosted by GAC's Nan Kelly. Eric Church, Ashton Shepherd, The Road Hammers, James LeBlanc, Jeremy McComb, Star DeAzlan, Fisher Stevenson, and Jack Ingram.
- VAULT™ Concert Stages at LP Field
  - 6:30 PM
    Gates Open
  - 8:00 PM
    Nightly Concert at LP Field
    Faith Hill, Lady Antebellum, Miranda Lambert, Josh Turner, and Carrie Underwood.
- truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall
  - 8:30 AM
    Commerce Street doors open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 8:30 AM - 6:30 PM
    Information Booth Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 11:00 AM - 5:30 PM
    Acoustic Corner
    inside the Nashville Convention Center (Room 209) Rachel Williams, TelluRide, Damon Smith, Austin Cody, Cowboy Joe & The Babcocks, Jenna von Oy, Marshal Reign, Brooke Morton, and Ben Gregg.
- McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Open
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) Food sampling and fun giveaways. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM
    Music City Rising Star Vocal Competition
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) For an application and/or for more information about this opportunity please contact MUSIC FESTIVALS at 1-800-545-0935 ext.150
  - 11:00 AM - 4:30 PM
    Main Stage
    Grand Bob, BummKinn Band, Adam and the Couch Potatoes, Zak Morgan, and Pro Kids Show (Tim Hannig).
- Fun Zone
  - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Open
    Located on Broadway between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Free to the public.
- Chevy™ Sports Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Open
    Located in the parking lot behind the Sommet Center. Free to the public. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM - 2:00 PM
    Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
    Local Qualifier sign in and competitions
  - 2:30 PM - 5:00 PM
    Field & Stream Total Outdoorsman Challenge
    Regional qualifier competition
- Hard Rock Cafe
  - 11:30 AM - 1:50 PM
    Daytime Stage
    Colt Ford, Bailey Grey, Ash Bowers, and Jason Matthews.
Saturday, June 7, 2008
- Sommet Center
  - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Registration Open
    2009 CMA Music Festival 4-Day advance tickets on sale at box office.
  - 11:00 AM - 4:40 PM
    Chevy™ Plaza
    Free and open to the public. Deborah Allen, Band of Heathens, The Greencards, Jedd Hughes, James Intveld, Michael Peterson, and Trent Summar.
- Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park
  - 9:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:30 AM
    Gates Open
  - 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM
    Country Jamboree
    Hosted by WSIX's Newman. Joe Nichols, Flynnville Train, Eli Young Band, Doug Stone, The Roys, and Stephen Cochran.
  - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    McDonald's® - Dr. Pepper® Saturday In the Park
    Hosted by WKDF's Becca Wells. Mel Tillis, Emma Mae Jacob, Jimmy Wayne, Trailer Choir, Jamey Johnson, Randy Houser, and John Berry.
  - 2:00 PM - 4:30 PM
    Wrangler Riverside Country Show
    Hosted by WGSQ's Philip Gibbons. Bo Bice, Katie Armiger, Whiskey Falls, Justin Moore, Jasmine Rae, Mark Wills, Trent Willmon, Ray Scott, and Buddy Jewell.
  - 4:30 PM - 6:30 PM
    Nashville City Limits
    Hosted by an ABC Daytime Star. Darryl Worley, Mica Roberts, Michael Martin Murphey, Billy Gilman, Minnie Murphy, and Jeffrey Steele.
- VAULT™ Concert Stages at LP Field
  - 6:30 PM
    Gates Open
  - 8:00 PM
    Nightly Concert at LP Field
    2009 CMA Music Festival 4-Day advance tickets on sale at box office. Trace Adkins, Rodney Atkins, Alan Jackson, Little Big Town, Craig Morgan, and Kenny Rogers.
- truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall
  - 8:30 AM
    Commerce Street doors open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Information Booth Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 11:00 AM - 3:15 PM
    Acoustic Corner
    inside the Nashville Convention Center (Room 209) James Taylor Curtis, Chris Gray, Kassie DePaiva, Will Clements, Well Hungarians, and Mustang Creek.
- McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Open
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) Food sampling and fun giveaways. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM
    Music City Rising Star Vocal Competition
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) For an application and/or for more information about this opportunity please contact MUSIC FESTIVALS at 1-800-545-0935 ext.150
  - 4:00 PM - 4:40 PM
    Main Stage
    The Hollow Trees.
- Fun Zone
  - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Open
    Located on Broadway between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Free to the public.
- Chevy™ Sports Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Open
    Located in the parking lot behind the Sommet Center. Free to the public. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    CMA Music Festival BBQ Championship
    Up to 50 teams from across the U.S. will compete for a chance to win a share of more than $17,000 in cash and prizes. Teams will cook all day on Saturday.
- Hard Rock Cafe
  - 11:30 AM - 1:50 PM
    Daytime Stage
    Tommy Joe Wilson, Zane Lewis, The Wrights, and Cody McCarver.
Sunday, June 8, 2008
- Sommet Center
  - 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Registration Open
    2009 CMA Music Festival 4-Day advance tickets on sale at box office.
  - 11:00 AM - 3:55 PM
    Chevy™ Plaza
    Free and open to the public. The Grascals, Bobby Marquez, Chase Mitchell, and Riders In The Sky.
- Greased Lightning® Daytime Stages at Riverfront Park
  - 9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
    Information Booth Open
  - 10:00 AM
    Gates Open
  - 10:30 AM - 12:00 PM
    Classic Country Show
    Hosted by Billy Yates. Con Hunley, Lane Brody, Mel McDaniel, Jimmy Fortune, Bill Anderson, and Billy Yates.
  - 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM
    McDonald's® - Dr. Pepper® Nashville Standard Time
    Hosted by The Wolf's Jim Day. Bryan White, Charlie Allen, Sunny Sweeney, Rockie Lynne, Whitney Duncan, and The Oak Ridge Boys.
  - 2:00 PM - 4:00 PM
    Wrangler Sunday In the South
    Hosted by GAC's Suzanne Alexander. Jamie O'Neal, Carolina Rain, Drew Davis Band, Laura Bryna, Rio Grand, and Ty Herndon.
  - 4:00 PM - 6:25 PM
    Riverfront Grand Finale
    Hosted by CMT's Gone Country & American Idol's Diana Degarmo. Raul Malo, Rissi Palmer, T. Graham Brown, LoCash Cowboys, Greg Hanna, Cowboy Crush, and Josh Gracin.
- VAULT™ Concert Stages at LP Field
  - 6:30 PM
    Gates Open
  - 8:00 PM
    Nightly Concert at LP Field
    2009 CMA Music Festival 4-Day advance tickets on sale at box office. Bucky Covington, Billy Ray Cyrus, Sara Evans, James Otto, Randy Travis, and Dwight Yoakam.
- truTv™ Fan Fair® Hall
  - 8:30 AM
    Commerce Street doors open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 8:30 AM - 4:30 PM
    Information Booth Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Exhibit Hall Open
    inside the Nashville Convention Center
  - 11:00 AM - 3:15 PM
    Acoustic Corner
    inside the Nashville Convention Center (Room 209) Sage Keffer, Timothy Craig, Justin David, Todd O'Neill, Cash Creek, and Miko Marks.
- McDonalds® - Dr Pepper® Family Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Open
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) Food sampling and fun giveaways. An information booth is also located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM
    Music City Rising Star Vocal Competition
    (Located behind the Hilton Hotel.) For an application and/or for more information about this opportunity please contact MUSIC FESTIVALS at 1-800-545-0935 ext.150
  - 11:00 AM - 3:50 PM
    Main Stage
    The Zinghoppers, Eve & Mare, Little Nashville, and Taylor Ware.
- Fun Zone
  - 10:00 AM - 6:00 PM
    Open
    Located on Broadway between 1st and 2nd Avenues. Free to the public.
- Chevy™ Sports Zone
  - 11:00 AM - 4:00 PM
    Open
    Located in the parking lot behind the Sommet Center. Free to the public. An information booth will be located in this area.
  - 11:00 AM - 5:00 PM
    CMA Music Festival BBQ Championship
    Judging begins at Noon. The Awards ceremony will be held from 3pm-4pm.
- Hard Rock Cafe
  - 11:30 AM - 2:00 PM
    Daytime Stage
    Gloriania, and Billy Block & Friends.

Schedule subject to change. All times are Central Daylight Time