This year’s headliners, from left, include Kane Brown, Sam Hunt and Dustin Lynch. [Shutterstock]
the price of general admission tickets to $85 per day with no add-on fees. That works out to about $10 per performance,” he says. They’ve also changed the date. The festival used to take place on Father's Day weekend, when some performers and fans preferred to be home with family. This year, Country Summer takes place the last weekend in June. …..
Music and more at Country Summer Though music is the main attraction, there’s a lot more going on at Country Summer. The drink and dining options are numerous. There are vendors serving mesquite-grilled meats and vegetables, juicy burgers, nachos, pizza and ceviche. And there’s traditional fair food, aka corn dogs. Visit the Jack Daniel’s lounge, Tito’s vodka bar, the Kendall Jackson tasting room and the Budweiser stand. A large tent has festival T-shirts and lots of other souvenirs. Another popular booth has an inventory of cowboy hats that sells out fast. For a photo opp, put on that new hat and head over to the mechanical bull. Check out all the festival has to offer at countrysummer.com.
Here's a look at some of the most anticipated performers at Country Summer 2025:
Sam Hunt Sam Hunt is the opening day headliner on Friday, June 27. The Georgia-born singer-songwriter got his start writing songs for such names as Reba McEntire, Keith Urban and Kenny Chesney, before debuting his own album, Montevallo , in 2014. His sophomore album, Southside , was released in 2020, featuring the songs “Body Like a Back Road,” “Downtown’s Dead” and “Drinkin’ Too Much.” Kane Brown The Saturday, June 28 headliner, Kane Brown, hails from Chattanooga, Tennessee. The early life of the 31-year-old reads like the lyrics to a country song. When Brown was 3, his father was handed a 99-year prison sentence for burglary and rape. As a youth, he and his mom traveled across Georgia as she looked for work, occasionally living out of the back of a car. As an outlet, Brown turned to country music. After garnering a following on social media, Brown produced a 2015 EP funded
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