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Saddle Up for the 2019 Headwaters Country Jam Festival!

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  • Arden is a Senior Country Music Journalist for Country Thang Daily, specializing in classic hits and contemporary chart-toppers.
  • Prior to joining Country Thang Daily, Arden wrote for Billboard and People magazine, covering country music legends and emerging artists.
  • Arden holds a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Tennessee, with a minor in Music Studies.

Dust off your cowboy boots and let’s get ready for the 2019 Headwaters Country Jam Festival! The headliners for this festival would include Kelsea Ballerini, Big & Rich, and Rodney Atkins! The three-day festival is set to be in Three Forks, Montana.

According to their website, the event is “…a three-day country music festival featuring over a dozen bands, surrounded by the beautiful Montana landscape. National and local acts perform as fans enjoy an ice cold beer, play a round of horseshoes or dance the night away!”

The organizers of the event further explained:

“Headwaters Country Jam was created to bring live country music in a festival atmosphere to Montana and the northwest. The festival was conceived in late 2007, and the first Jam was held in June 2008. The festival is held at the venue known as The Bridge, near Three Forks. […]

The three-day festival has brought in high caliber stars including Eric Church, Montgomery Gentry, The Charlie Daniels Band, Eli Young Band, Dustin Lynch, Tracy Lawrence, Trace Adkins, Clint Black, Sammy Kershaw, The Bellamy Brothers, Pat Green, Blackhawk, Lonestar, Colin Raye, Emerson Drive, John Anderson, Joe Diffie, Mark Chesnutt, Mark Wills, Deana Carter, Little Texas and many more. Besides the live music, festival-goers can enjoy horseshoe tournaments, dance contests, mechanical bull riding as well as food and merchandise vendors.”

https://www.facebook.com/hcjam/photos/a.10150585243727019/10155826117692019/?type=3&theater

The festival will be from the 13th of June to the 15th of June. Last year, the festival raked in a record breaking 20,000 crowd. So, this year, expect a whole lot of folks who will jam to the country music vibe.

The Line Up

  • Mark Chesnutt
  • Micheal Ray
  • LANCO
  • Devon Worley Band
  • Jessica Lynn
  • Rachel Lipsky
  • Annie Brobst
  • Walker Hayes
  • Lyssa Coulter

The three headliners will each close one night of the festival, with Chesnutt, LANCO, Hayes and company will be playing for festival goes to a full day of live country music.

https://www.facebook.com/hcjam/videos/371483200305383/

The Festival

Festival goers can also camp while they enjoy the country music. They do have an extensive list of camping policies that does include what should and should not be brought. You can check out the full list of rules here. Tickets for camping start at $95.

Do you want to feel the festival vibes already? Well, Headwater has already put up a playlist for you to get pumped for the event!

Tickets and campsites are available now. You can buy tickets here! Members of the Headwaters Country Jam text club (Text HEADWATERS to 414000 to join) are poised to avail a $99 three-day pass pre-sale. The deal is open to the general public come 24th of January. VIP packages start at $260.

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