Virtual iHeartCountry Fest Oct. 23
• iHeartMedia announced that the 2020 iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Capital One, originally scheduled for May 2 at the Frank Erwin Center in Austin, TX, will now be presented as a virtual streaming and on-air radio special on Friday, October 23. The seventh annual event, recorded live on one stage in Nashville will feature performances from Dierks Bentley, Lady A, Sam Hunt, Kane Brown, Kelsea Ballerini, Dustin Lynch, Jon Pardi, Riley Green, as well as special performances by Morgan Evans and Gabby Barrett and a guest appearance by Bobby Bones. The show will stream exclusively on LiveXLive and be broadcast live across iHeartMedia’s Country radio stations and at iHeartRadio.com on October 23 at 7pm CT.
“Despite this year’s pandemic, we are honored to still be able to host one of Country music’s most anticipated nights with an iconic lineup of the genre’s biggest artists,” said Rod Phillips, Executive Vice President of Programming for iHeartCountry. “Although fans won’t be able to celebrate in person, the show will be available to our millions of listeners across our iHeartCountry stations nationwide and through the exclusive stream on LiveXLive.”
Capital One Cardholders will have the opportunity to enter an exclusive sweepstakes for the chance to virtually play in the iHeartCountry Capital One Trivia Night with Kelsea Ballerini, hosted by Bobby Bones. Players will receive an item signed by Kelsea Ballerini and the Trivia Night winner will have the honor of announcing Kelsea Ballerini virtually during the iHeartCountry Festival. Capital One cardholders can enter the sweepstakes through Sunday, October 4 at 11:59pm ET.
The iHeartCountry Festival is an iHeartMedia Production. Capital One will be the national presenting partner for the event. Proud partners of this year’s event include Country Crock®, Jane, Progressive® Insurance & Tito’s Handmade Vodka. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital is the exclusive charity partner.
