WE Fest 2023 When: August 2nd – 5th, 2023
Boots and Hearts Music Festival When: August 10th – 13th, 2023 Where: Oro-Medonte, ON, Canada
Where: Detroit Lake, MN, United States Why: Well, it is simple, We Fest has been offering an amazing experience to festival goers for since 1983 when Alabama took the stage with the inaugural event for the 9,000 in attendance and they never looked back and don’t plan on now that they are celebrating 40 years in 2023!
Why: The Boots and Hearts Music Festival is a multi- day country music and camping festival produced by Republic Live Inc. and founded by Stan and Eva Dunford. It is held annually at the custom-designed festival grounds, Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in
Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada. Since its inception in 2012, Boots and Hearts has quickly grown to become Canada’s largest country music festival and is considered the second-largest music festival in North America behind only the CMA Music Festival with is considered the Super Bowl of Music Festivals or it is in good company. The festival offers; multiple stages meet and greets with artists, VIP offerings, an on-site farmers market, and more than 45,000 festivalgoers making the road trip to the Burl’s Creek Event Grounds which has the capacity for more than 100,000 people and 45,000 campers. Spread over nearly 600 acres of pristinely landscaped grounds, featuring multiple natural amphitheatres and forested performance areas making it the perfect venue for this Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Burl’s Creek and why it has played host to many of the biggest names in entertainment over the years. Boots and Hearts has seen the acts of world-renowned artists such as Shania Twain, Carrie Under- wood, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Eric Church, Cole Swindell, Brad Paisley, Thomas Rhett, Miranda Lambert, Alabama, Alan Jackson, Big & Rich, Kid Rock, Lionel Richie, Sheryl Crow, Brett Young, and many other amazing music stars take the stage at the Burl’s Creek Event Grounds. Celebrating the best in live entertainment and the ultimate festival experience, this year’s line-up features a number of Boots and Hearts firsts, including the introduction of rock artists Big Wreck and JJ Wilde to compliment global rockstars Nickelback as they make their first #BootsLife appear - ance. Boots alumni and fan favourite Keith Urban and country music superstar Tim McGraw round out the list of main stage headliners, while Breland, and Tyler Joe Miller are headlining the Front Porch Stage for the very first time. Other artists for this year’s Boots and Hearts include Riley Green who will make his Boots and Hearts debut along with Lauren Alaina and Blanco Brown, alongside Dallas Smith who returns to the main stage for 2023. Canada’s very own Tim Hicks kicks off the weekend, headlining the Thursday night Kick-Off Party with rising star Josh Ross. From global superstars to rising singer-songwriters to the latest hitmakers and trendsetters, Boots and Hearts prides itself on showcasing the leading artists in all areas of music while providing the ultimate festival experience – offering fans the very best of the best. But it must be said that this festival is more tailored to a much younger crowd but saying that it is still well deserving of being recognized as one the best music festivals not only in Canada but North America. Make sure you get your tickets and start living the #BOOTSLIFE this Summer. For more information on this event or for tickets go to: https://bootsandhearts.com/
Now able to accommodate 50,000 people, including 7,000 reserved seats, the concert bowl contains 50+ concession stands along with 10 separate campgrounds with a total camping capacity of 35,000 people. The WE Fest has been at the pinnacle of country music festivals for four decades. Held at Soo Pass Ranch in Detroit Lakes, Minnesota the WE Fest has hosted hundreds of thousands of fans every August with countless country icons and legends have taken the stage, this year’s 40th Anni- versary Celebration will be no different, as they say, if it ain’t broke don’t fix it! This year’s lineup will not disappoint with close to 20 artists in total taking the stage, starting off on Thursday, August 2nd, with a 40th Birthday Party Celebration with DJ B-Rock will be playing the WE Fest 40th Birthday playlist featuring 40 years of WE Fest performers plus those attending can win WE Fest 40th Swag and other cool prices as part of the celebration. Then Friday, Saturday and Sunday the live actions take place as superstar headliners Morgan Wallen, Brad Paisley, Kane Brown along with other amazing artists such as Chase Rice, Brothers Osborne, Gabby Barrett, Blackberry Smoke, Jo Dee Messina, Ashley Cooke, and many others taking the stage for this 4-day festival and celebration it is easy to see why WE Fest is widely regarded as one of the most outstanding events of its kind. Be sure to add this to your festival bucket list and join many other country music fans in small-town Minnesota for this amazing event this Summer. For more information on this event or for tickets go to: https://wefest.com/
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