Gretchen Wilson
will kick off the 2009
CMA
Music Festival with a 10 a.m. performance on the Riverfront Park stage on June 11. With
One
Flew South performing the national anthem, the opening day's talent lineup also includes
Phil
Vassar,
Chuck Wicks, the
Randy
Rogers Band,
Ashton Shepherd,
James Otto,
the Bellamy Brothers,
Heidi
Newfield,
Diamond Rio and
Neal McCoy. Admittance
to the daytime shows at Riverfront Park is free, but four-day ticketholders to the festival have exclusive early entrance
privileges. Ticketholders will also have access to the nightly concert series at LP Field. The opening night's show will feature
Dierks Bentley,
Brooks & Dunn,
Julianne
Hough,
Reba McEntire,
Brad Paisley,
Darius
Rucker and
Rascal Flatts. The festival runs through June 14.
