Pictured (L-R): Major Management’s Virginia Davis; BMI’s Perry Howard and Penny Everhard; Thomas Rhett; and BMI’s Leslie Roberts, Clay Bradley, and Mark Mason.
BMI will get CMA Music Fans ready to party long before the doors open to the nightly concerts at LP field. The performing rights organization will host the second annual BMI Tailgate Party during this year’s CMA Music Festival. The tailgate will take place each evening, June 6-9, on the South Lawn of LP Field.
On Monday (May 13), BMI held a “tailgate” bomb with artist Thomas Rhett to announce the lineup. Rhett performed several songs, including “1994,” a song written by Rhett, Luke Laird and Barry Dean, and recorded by Jason Aldean.
The lineup includes:
Thursday, June 6
4:30 p.m. -5 p.m. Joey Hyde
5:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Joel Crouse
6 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Thomas Rhett
Friday June 7:
4:30 p.m.–5 p.m. Lindsay Ell
5:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m. David Fanning
6 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Josh Thompson
Saturday, June 8:
4:30 p.m.–5 p.m. Westbound Rangers
5:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m. Native Run
6 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Jon Pardi
Sunday, June 9:
4:30 p.m.–5 p.m. Curious Band
5:15 p.m.–5:45 p.m. The Railers
6 p.m.–6:45 p.m. Brazilbilly
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