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DATE CHANGE!

26th Annual Downtown Hoedown to be held one week early… May 9-11th at Hart Plaza in Detroit Due to the ACM Awards Broadcast, scheduled for May 18th on CBS-TV First time the Hoedown will be held on the second weekend of may instead of the third. DATE CHANGE!. A three-day music festival

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DATE CHANGE!

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  1. 26th Annual Downtown Hoedown to be held one week early… May 9-11th at Hart Plaza in Detroit Due to the ACM Awards Broadcast, scheduled for May 18th on CBS-TV First time the Hoedown will be held on the second weekend of may instead of the third DATE CHANGE!

  2. A three-day music festival Known as the “World’s Largest Free Country Music Concert” Includes food, fun, dancing, mechanical bull rides, shopping and more For the entire family What is the Hoedown?

  3. Began in 1983 Started as a one-day event First stars included Hank Williams Jr., Tanya Tucker, The Kendals, Brenda Lee and Mel Tillis Evolved into a three-day festival History of the Hoedown

  4. Some stars who played at the Hoedown and made it big are: Reba McEntire Sawyer Brown Lee Greenwood Travis Tritt Toby Keith Cowboy Troy History of the Hoedown

  5. Some stars who played at the Hoedown and made it big are: JoDee Messina Lonestar Dixie Chicks Montgomery Gentry SheDaisy Miranda Lambert History of the Hoedown

  6. Some stars who played at the Hoedown and made it big are: Rascal Flatts LeAnn Rimes Gretchen Wilson Big & Rich Buddy Jewell Julie Roberts History of the Hoedown

  7. Local bands come on first at around noon Nashville Newcomers follow in the afternoon Established artists headline in the evening Who plays the Hoedown?

  8. Hart Plaza, along Detroit’s beautiful riverfront bordering Windsor, Ontario The second weekend in May May 9 • 10 • 11, 2008 From noon to midnight When and Where?

  9. Hart Plaza

  10. The Dodge Fountain

  11. Shopping Booths

  12. Memarie

  13. Bucky Covington

  14. Carolina Rain

  15. Jason Michael Carroll

  16. Ty Herndon

  17. Emerson Drive

  18. Dusty Drake

  19. Danielle Peck

  20. Bomshel

  21. Darryl Worley

  22. A Country Crowd

  23. Josh Gracin* Jewel Lady Antebellum Rissi Palmer Phil Stacey Carter’s Chord Jason Michael Carroll Friday, May 9, 2008 • Fiddlers ReStrung (Local) • Sarah Lenore (Local) • Jen Cass (Local) • April Gibson (Local) • Wolverine Dancers (Local) • Luke Sayers (Local) • Billy Brandt (Local) • Skin and Bones (Local) • Company of Strangers (Local) • CC-Plus Dancers (Local) * = AmericaJR.com was the first to announce this artist was coming to the Hoedown

  24. Trisha Yearwood Chris Cagle Little Big Town The Road Hammers Lee Brice* Fisher Stevenson* Drew Davis Band* Emily West Saturday, May 10, 2008 • David Shelby (Local) • David Huff (Local) • The Forbes Brothers (Local) • Redhill (Local) • The Orbitsuns (Local) • Danielle Car (Local) • JoCaine (Local) • The Wrenfields (Local) • Bronk Brothers (Local) • Desperado Dancers (Local) • Maggie McCabe (Local) • Trigger Darlow (Local) • Stephen Clark (Local) • Step In Line Dancers (Local) * = AmericaJR.com was the first to announce this artist was coming to the Hoedown

  25. Gretchen Wilson Billy Currington Lonestar Ashton Shepard Jypsi* Whiskey Falls* Sarah Johns Artie Dean Harris Sunday, May 11, 2008 • Karen Newman (Local) • Traci Kennedy (Local) • Willie Nash (Local) • Austin Scott (Local) • Justine Blazer (Local) • J3 - Jill, Janel & Jenny (Local) • April Gibson (Local) • Cliff Erickson (Local) • Whitey Morgan (Local) • Christie Howard (Local) • Blackberry Creek Dancers (Local) * = AmericaJR.com was the first to announce this artist was coming to the Hoedown

  26. The average high is 72° for May 10th Mostly sunny Bring sunglasses Wear sunscreen Prepare to drink lots of water Camera What to expect

  27. Hart Plaza Map

  28. Complete Coverage

  29. AmericaJR.com Sponsors Holiday Inn Express Hotel & Suites Downtown Detroit 1020 Washington Blvd. Detroit, MI 48226 U.S.A.(313) 877-7000 Last Updated: July 13, 2014

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