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Indicates separate ticket required; event not
included in CMA Music Festival pass.
Monday, June 4, 2007
6:00 pm - 10:00 pm (Doors open 5:30 pm) Lonestar
& Friends Strike Out for the Kids* - a bowling party to raise money and awareness
for St. Jude Children's Research Hospital at Hermitage Lanes in Nashville. Artists announced to participate so far
include
Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry, Buddy
Jewel, SHeDaisy, Jimmy Wayne, Carolina Rain and Keni Thomas...as well
as your hosts...LONESTAR.
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6:15 pm: CMA Global Artist Party - a free concert event featuring hosted by Jace
Everett with performances
from a variety of international country music artists at The Stage On Broadway in Downtown
Nashville including
Gord Bamford (Canada), Travis Collins (Australia), Lucie Diamond (United Kingdom), Morgan Evans (Australia), John McNicholl (Ireland), Aaron Pritchett (Canada) and Shane Yellowbird (Canada).
7:30 pm: International
Fan Club Organization (IFCO)
Fun Fest 2007* (International
Fan
Club Organization) at
the Ryman Auditorium in Downtown
Nashville with
Joe
Diffie, Trick Pony, Aaron Tippin, Chris Young, Ty Herndon, Lady
Antebellum, Billy Yates, Carly Goodwin, John Stone, Todd Fritsch, Gary
Mule Deer with
Two
Foot Fred.
Tuesday, June 5
2:30 pm: AristoMedia Global Acoustic Afternoon
at Legends Corner featuring
Briana
Lee (Australia), Troy
Kemp (Australia), Mark
O'Shea (Australia), Ruud
Hermans (The Netherlands), Shannon
Lee Briggs (Canada), Deric
Ruttan (Canada) and Andreas
Silver (Sweden).
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Chely Wright
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7:00 pm - 9:15 pm: Tuesday
Night Opry* at
the Grand Ole
Opry House in Music Valley with
Carrie
Underwood, Sugarland, Rodney Atkins, Craig
Morgan, Jimmy Wayne, Porter Wagoner, Jimmy Dickens and Bill Anderson.
8:00 pm: Reading
and
Writing and Rhythm Benefit Concert* at the Wildhorse
Saloon hosted by Chely Wright plus
Keith
Anderson, Clay Walker, Emerson Drive, Mindy Smith, Chris Young, Taylor
Swift, Trent
Tomlinson, Danielle Peck and
Kellie Pickler.
2:30 pm: CMA
Music Festival Kickoff Parade downtown
Nashville (Starting at Broadway and Sixth Avenue, down Broadway to
Fourth Avenue, turning right on Demonbreun, up to Fifth Avenue, turning
right and ending at Fifth Avenue and Broadway) with
Michael Peterson, Blue County, Jason
Michael Carroll, Jennifer Hanson, Pirates of
the Mississippi, PovertyNeck Hillbillies, Tanya Tucker, Pam Tillis, Two
Foot Fred and Darryl
Worley.
3:30 pm - 8:30 pm: Country Block Party on the plaza at The Sommet Center (formerly the
Nashville Arena) on with
Cowboy
Troy, Jason
Michael Carroll, JoAnna
Cotten, Elizabeth
Cook, Darryl
Worley, Jennifer
Hanson, Tanya Tucker and
Mark Chesnutt.
5:00 pm: Tracy
Byrd, Andy Griggs &
Friends* fan club
party at the Wildhorse
Saloon (downtown)
5:00 pm: The
Last Ball* Dierks
Bentley fan club party at the
Cannery Ballroom in
downtown
Nashville.
7:30 pm: Streets of Laredo* special
concert without orchestra at the Nashville Symphony Hall with
Rick
Trevino, Johnny Rodriguez and
Riders In The Sky
9:00 pm: Country Weekly Fashion Show* at the Hard
Rock Cafe(downtown) hosted by Clay Walker with special guests
Catherine
Britt, Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Lonestar, Neal McCoy, Danielle Peck, Tanya
Tucker, Bryan & Erika White, Trent Willmon, Darryl Worley
and Chris
Young.
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9:00 pm: Late
Night Jam* at the Ryman
Auditorium (downtown) hosted by Marty Stuart and
His Fabulous Superlatives with special guests
Charley Pride, Porter
Wagoner, Neko Case, John Rich, Pam Tillis, Eric Church and Ashley Monroe.
Thursday,
June 7
10:00 am - NOON: Country Kickstart Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown (gates open at 9:00
am) opening with
Terri Clark, Craig Morgan, John Anderson, Jamie O’Neal and
Chris Young.
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10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Fan Fair Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention
Center (doors open at 8:30
am)
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Jedd Hughes
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10:00 am - 5:00
pm: Chevy All Access Music Tour
at the Sommet Center downtown
with performances by
Bobby
Pinson, Greg
Hanna, Con
Hunley, Kyle
Wyley, Beverly
Mitchell and
Jedd
Hughes.
11:00 am - 3:15
pm: Acoustic Corner Stage in room 209 at the Nashville Convention
Center featuring performances by
Cadillac
Sky, Don Campbell, Rhonda Towns, Timothy Craig, Rachel Williams
and TelluRide.
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Catherine Britt
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12:00 pm -
2:00 pm: Mega Music Show
on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown
with
Julie Roberts,
Jake Owen,
Catherine Britt, Blaine Larsen, Gene
Watson and
Danielle
Peck.
1:00 pm: 17th Annual City of Hope Celebrity
Softball Game*
at Greer Stadium - two miles south of downtown
Nashville featuring
Carrie
Underwood, Vince Gill,
Amy Dalley, Chely Wright, Craig Morgan, Dusty Drake, Emerson Drive's
Brad Mates and
Dale Wallace, Angela and
Zak Hacker, Jake Owen, Jason Michael Carroll, Keith Anderson, Keni
Thomas, Lee Brice, Luke Bryan, GAC's
Nan Kelly and
Rodney Atkins.
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2005 Celebrity close-up with
Kix Brooks & Eddie Montgomery
hosted by Lorianne Crook
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1:30 pm - 3:00 pm: CMA Celebrity Close Up* hosted by Lorianne Crook
at the Ryman Auditorium with
Trace
Adkins, Terri Clark and Josh
Turner.
1:30 am - 3:05 pm: Family Zone artist
performances in Hall of Fame Park
with
Little
Nashville, Taylor Ware and
Kate Russell.
1:30 pm - 5:00 pm: Sports Zone artist
performances in Symphony Parking Lot (between 3rd
& 4th Avenues) with artists to be named soon.
2:00 pm - 4:00
pm: Complete Country Show
on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Eric
Church,
Carolyn Dawn Johnson, Bucky
Covington, Trent
Tomlinson, Whisky Falls and
Ty
Herndon.
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Neal McCoy
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4:00 pm - 6:10 pm: Nashville Spotlight Show
on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Darryl
Worley, Povertyneck
Hillbillies, Sarah
Buxton, Kevin Sharp, Little Texas
and
Neal McCoy.
4:00 pm - 5:30 pm: CMA Celebrity Close Up* hosted by Lorianne Crook
at the Ryman Auditorium with
Neal
McCoy, Charley Pride
and Montgomery
Gentry.
4:00 pm: 6th Annual Andy
Griggs Celebrity Archery Tournament at the LP Field in
parking lot R-East. Artist competitors
to be announced soon.
7:00 pm -9:00 pm: The Honkytonk
Hitman's Annual Indie Outlaws Show* at Ms. Kelli's in Printer's Alley with
Honkytonk
Hitman, Chris Mayor, Matt Snook, Seth Turner, Ryan Wardlow, Kyle
Jennings, Chad
Mitchell, Jeff Otwell, Scott Kolecki, Tori Mason, Brandi Thorton, Tim
LaRoche, Howard Frady, Eric Agnew, A.J. Bryant and Sherry
Lynn.
8:00 pm: Special
Concert* at the Wildhorse
Saloon with
John
Waite
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| Trace Adkins |
8:00 pm -
11:00 pm: Evening Concert at the LP
Field
(Gates open 6 pm) with
Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Brooks & Dunn, Alan Jackson, Reba
McEntire,
The Wreckers and Jason
Michael Carroll.
8:00 pm: Special
Concert* at the Ryman
Auditorium with
Ted Nugent
9:00 pm Brigitte
London's exciting new Spirit of
the Outlaws Show* at Douglas Corner in
downtown Nashville
(2601-A, 8th Avenue South) - A tribute to the authentic musical spirit
of Waylon Jennings, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash and all the Outlaws also
featuring
Audrey
Auld Mezera and
Clue and the Honkytones .
11:00 pm - 2:00 am: Grand Ole Opry Trust
Fund Benefit Show* (formerly known as the Superstar Spectacular) Show (one night only) at the Ryman
Auditorium with
Joe
Nichols, Emerson
Drive, Tracy Byrd, Cherryholmes, Chris Young, Jeff Bates, Riders In The
Sky
and John
Conlee.
11:00 pm: CMA Music
Festival After Hours* - late night
concerts
and specials offered by downtown clubs.
11:00 pm - 11:30 pm: Official CMA After Hours Kick Off Concert
at the Hard Rock Cafe with
PovertyNeck Hillbillies.
11:00 pm: Writer's Night* at the Hard
Rock Cafe with
Brett James, Carolyn Dawn
Johnson, Bobby Pinson, Rivers Rutherford and Jim
Collins.
Friday, June 8
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Megan Mullins
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10:00 am - NOON: Boot Scootin' Brunch Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown (gates open at 9:30
am) opening with
Lorrie
Morgan, Brad Cotter, Megan Mullins, Mark Wills,
The
Lost Trailers and
Ashley Monroe.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Fan Fair Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention
Center (doors open at 8:30
am)
10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Chevy All Access Music Tour
performance at the Sommet Center downtown
by
Burrito
Deluxe, Chase Mitchell, Rissi Palmer, Billy
Yates, Sunny
Sweeney and
Daniel
Lee Martin, .
11:00 am - 3:15
pm: Acoustic Corner Stage in room 209 at the Nashville Convention
Center featuring performances by
Dennie
Hall, Will Clements, Ken Mellons, Miko Marks, Dustin Wilkes and Mustang
Creek.
NOON - 4:50 pm: Sports Zone artist
performances in Symphony Parking Lot (between 3rd
& 4th Avenues) with artists to be announced soon.
NOON - 2:00 pm: Hooked On Country Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Steve
Holy, Jason Michael Carroll, Ray Scott, Jypsi,
Cole
Deggs & The Lonesome and
Andy Griggs.
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Steve Azar
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12:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Sports Zone artist
performances in Symphony Parking Lot (between 3rd
& 4th Avenues) with performers to be announced soon.
1:00 pm - 3:00 pm: The Steve Azar
Celebrity Sports Challenge will be held in the Sports Zone. An amazing array of
sports champions and celebrities will compete along with Azar in this
unique event with contestants to be named soon.
1:30 am - 3:05 pm: Family Zone artist
performances in Hall of Fame Park
with
Sage
Keffer, Moore & Moore and
BummKinn Band.
2:05 pm - 4:00
pm: Positively Cool Country Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Josh
Gracin, Angela Hacker, Luke
Bryan, Flynnville
Train, Katrina
Elam and
Carolina
Rain.

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4:00 pm - 6:30
pm: Totally Country Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
The
Oak Ridge Boys, Jace
Everett, Jeffrey
Steele, Heartland,
Dusty
Drake, Jennifer
Hanson and
Hal Ketchum.
7:30 pm - 10 pm: Grand Ole Opry* at the Opry
House
in Music Valley with
Pam Tillis, Terri Clark,
Emerson Drive, Joe Nichols, Charley
Pride plus
more
artists to be announced soon.
8:00 pm - 11:00 pm: Evening Concert at
the LP Field
(Gates open 6:30 pm) with
Jason
Aldean, Sara Evans, Little Big Town, Montgomery
Gentry,
Sugarland, Bucky Covington
and
Carrie
Underwood.
9:00 pm: Concert for
the Cure* hosted by Jason
Aldean at the Wildhorse Saloon.
11:00 pm: CMA Music
Festival After Hours* - late night
concerts
and specials offered by downtown clubs.
11:00 pm - 11:30 pm: Official CMA After Hours Kick Off Concert
at the Hard Rock Cafe with
Lantana.
11:00 pm: Writer's
Night* at the Hard
Rock Cafe with
Phillip White, Marv Green,
Leslie Satcher and Steven Dale Jones..
Saturday,
June 9
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10:00 am - NOON: Country Jamboree on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown (gates open at 9:30
am) Country Music Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown opening with
Connie
Smith, Michael
Peterson, Memarie, Alvarado Road Show, Jeff
Bates, Cowboy Crush and
Crossin' Dixon.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Fan Fair Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention
Center (doors open at 8:30
am).
10:00 am - 5:00 pm: Chevy All Access Music Tour
performance at the Sommet Center downtown
by
Minnie
Murphy, Keni
Thomas, Johnny
Rodriguez, Bobby
Marquez, Melanie
Torres, Janie Feliz and John
Arthur Martinez.
10:45 am - 4:00 pm:
YMCA Celebrity Auction with Martina
McBride in Hall of Fame Park
between the Hilton Suites Hotel and the country Music Hall of Fame.
11:00 am - 3:15
pm: Acoustic Corner Stage in room 209 at the Nashville Convention
Center featuring performances by
Kyle
Jennings, Carly Goodwin, Abel Kane, Kassie DePaiva, Brett Daniels
and Well
Hungarians.
11:00 am - 12:50 pm: Family Zone artist
performances in Hall of Fame Park
with
Roadkill
Choir and
Katie Armiger.
NOON - 2:00 pm: Saturday In The Park Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Carmen
Rasmussen, Jerrod
Niemann, Rockie Lynn, Linda Davis, Sonny
Burgess and
Lady Antebellum.
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Sports Zone artist
performances in Symphony Parking Lot (between 3rd
& 4th Avenues) with performers to be announced soon.
2:00 pm - 3:40 pm: Riverside Country Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Bryan
White, The Road Hammers, Whitney
Duncan, Bomshel
and
T Graham Brown.
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In back of Ryman Auditorium
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3:00 pm:
Special Opry Matinée* at the Ryman
Auditorium downtown with
Lorrie
Morgan, Adam Harvey, John Berry, Chely Wright plus additional
artists to be announced soon.
3:40 pm - 4:30 pm: Wide World of Country Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Morgan
Evans (Australia), CMA Global Artist Winner
Adam Harvey (Australia) and Lane
Brody (Greece).
4:30
pm - 6:30 pm:Nashville City Limits
Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Trick
Pony, Laura
Bryna,
Blue
County, Lila McCann, Rick Trevino and
Emerson Drive.
6:00 pm: Special Concert* at the Wildhorse
Saloon with
Kentucky
Headhunters
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm Grand
Ole Opry* at the Opry
House in
Music Valley with
Charley Pride, Pam
Tillis, Mel Tillis, Carolina Rain, Darryl Worley plus more artists to be
named soon.
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Billy Ray Cyrus
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8:00 pm -
11:00 pm: Evening Concert at
the LP Field
(Gates open 6:30 pm) with
Billy
Ray Cyrus, Martina
McBride, Jo Dee Messina, LeAnn Rimes, Josh Turner, Angela Hacker plus a surprise guest.
9:30
pm - MIDNIGHT Grand Ole Opry* at the Opry
House in
Music Valley with
Charley Pride, Pam
Tillis, Mel Tillis, Darryl Worley, Carolina Rain plus more artists to be
named soon.
11:00 pm: CMA Music
Festival After Hours* - late night
concerts
and specials offered by downtown clubs.
11:00 pm - 11:30 pm: Official CMA After Hours Kick Off Concert
at the Hard Rock Cafe with
Emerson Drive.
11:30 pm: Writer's
Night* at the Hard
Rock Cafe with
Tony Mullins, Bob DiPiero,
Craig Wisemen and Jeffrey Steele.
Sunday,
June 10
10:30 am - 12:30 pm: Classic Country Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown (gates open at 10:00
am) opening with
David
Frizzell, Jett Williams, John Conlee, Janie Fricke, Charlie Louvin and
Earl
Thomas Conley.
10:00 am - 4:00 pm: Fan Fair Exhibit Hall at the Nashville Convention
Center (doors open at 8:30
am).
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Fans in the rain
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10:00 am - 4:00
pm: Chevy All Access Music Tour
performance at the Sommet Center downtown
by
David
St. Romaine, Austin
Cody, Damon
Smith, Infamous
Stringdusters, Alecia Nugent and
Cherryholmes.
12:30
pm - 2:00 pm: Nashville Standard Time Show on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Josh
Stone, LoCash Cowboys, Deborah Allen, Billy Gilman and
Todd
Fritsch.
12:30 pm - 4:30 pm: Sports Zone artist
performances in Symphony Parking Lot (between 3rd
& 4th Avenues) with performers to be announced soon.
11:00 am - 3:15
pm: Acoustic Corner Stage in room 209 at the Nashville Convention
Center featuring performances by
Road
Mark, Laura Lynn, Stephan Cochran, Chris Gray, Bernadette and Curtis
Alan.
11:00 am - 3:00 pm: Family Zone artist
performances in Hall of Fame Park
with
Daniel
Smith, Cerrito,
Buck Howdy and
Tresa Jordan.
2:00 pm - 4:00 pm: Sunday In The South on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
Pam Tillis, Pirates of the
Mississippi, Amy
Dalley, Lee Brice, John Berry and Carter's Chord.
2:30 pm: Sunday Mornin' Country* gospel show at the Ryman Auditorium downtown hosted by Connie
Smith with
Hank
Locklin, Jean
Shepard, Linda Davis, Lulu Roman, Johnny Counterfit, Margo Smith and
Holly, The Fox Brothers, Redd Hot Mamas, Chris Young, Casey Rivers,
Melanie Walker, The Babcocks, Keni Thomas and
Roni
Stoneman.
4:00 pm - 6:10 pm: Grand Finale on the Riverfront
Park Stages downtown with
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Brad Paisley
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Aaron
Tippin, Lynn Anderson, Trent
Willmon The
Grascals, Elizabeth Cook and
Rio Grand.
8:00 pm -
11:00 pm: Evening Concert at
the LP Field
(Gates open 6:00 pm) with
Rodney
Atkins, Big & Rich, Billy Currington, Miranda Lambert, Brad
Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Taylor Swift and
Gretchen Wilson.
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Travel 2007
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