Taste of Country Festival Draws Record Crowd For 2017

Photo credit: Patrick Tewey /Taste of Country Music Festival

The 5th Annual Taste of Country Music Festival hosted a record 56,000-plus fans over its three-day run June 9-11 at Hunter Mountain Resort in New York.

The star-packed lineup for this year’s festival included headliners Jason Aldean and Miranda Lambert, and also featured Chris Young, Kip Moore, Tyler Farr, Maren Morris, Joe Nichols, Maddie & Tae, Cody Johnson, RaeLynn, and a host of rising new artists as well. Sam Hunt had to cancel his scheduled Sunday performance at the festival due to illness.

During Saturday night’s show it was announced that Eric Church will be the first headliner for the 2018 festival. The 6th Annual Taste of Country Music Festival will be held June 8-10, 2018. Advance tickets for next year’s event are on sale now through Thursday (June 15) at the festival’s website. For more information or to purchase tickets go to tasteofcountryfestival.com.

Photo credit: Joshua Timmermans/ Taste of Country Music Festival

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