2010 CMA Music Festival Single Night Tickets For The Nightly Concerts At LP Field On Sale April 17

NASHVILLE, April 12 /PRNewswire/ -- The Nightly Concerts at LP Field during CMA Music Festival are both talent-stacked with many of Country Music's biggest stars, and value-packed for fans and families wanting to enjoy a great night of entertainment during Nashville's signature music event. 2010 CMA Music Festival takes place Thursday through Sunday, June 10-13, in downtown Nashville.

Beginning Saturday, April 17, at 11:00 AM/ET (10:00 AM/CT), tickets to the individual Nightly Concerts will go on sale for $30 for general admission in the upper deck of LP Field (plus applicable handling fees). To order tickets, call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378); visit www.ticketmaster.com to buy online or charge-by-phone at 1-800-745-3000. Tickets are also available at any Ticketmaster outlet.

"The single night ticket for the Nightly Concerts during CMA Music Festival is the best entertainment value around," said Steve Moore, CMA Chairman of the Board. "But at this price, we predict quantities may not last long. Fans interested in attending a great night of music at such an amazing value should consider purchasing their tickets now."

Seven-time CMA Awards nominee Miranda Lambert has been added to the performance lineup for the Nightly Concerts at LP Field. This is Lambert's seventh consecutive performance at CMA Music Festival since her debut in 2004 on the Daytime Concerts at Riverfront Park.

Artists currently scheduled to appear at LP Field include (in alphabetical order):

Thursday, June 10: Jason Aldean, Danny Gokey, Alan Jackson, Lady Antebellum, Tim McGraw, and Carrie Underwood.

Friday, June 11:  Miranda Lambert, Reba McEntire, Josh Turner, Keith Urban, and Zac Brown Band.

Saturday, June 12: Easton Corbin, Billy Currington, Randy Houser, Martina McBride, and Rascal Flatts.

Sunday, June 13: Trace Adkins, Justin Moore, Brad Paisley, Kellie Pickler, Darius Rucker, and Blake Shelton.

Artists and schedules are subject to change. Additional artists will be announced soon.  

A limited amount of on-site, pay parking ($10 per vehicle) will be available nightly at LP Field in Lots E and F, just across the Woodland Street Bridge. This parking lot is not available for pre-purchase. It is available for purchase on-site on a first-come, first-serve basis after 5:00 PM/CT on Thursday and Friday, June 10-11, and all day Saturday and Sunday, June 12-13. Ample paid surface lots and parking garages are also available in downtown Nashville, conveniently accessible to LP Field via the Shelby Street Pedestrian Bridge.

In addition to enjoying the music, attendees are also providing needed instruments and music education supplies for Nashville students. CMA Music Festival is a charitable event benefiting music education in Metro Nashville Public Schools through a partnership with the Nashville Alliance for Public Education. To date, CMA has donated more than $3.3 million to purchase instruments and fund music programs for Nashville's 75,000 school students.  The philanthropic program, titled "Keep the Music Playing," was founded in 2005 as a way for the CMA Music Festival and its participating artists to give back to the community.

For up-to-the-minute information about tickets, travel information, schedules, artist appearances and more, visit www.CMAfest.com, newly updated for 2010. Fans can visit the "Connect" page to sign up for CMA Exclusive e-news and join the CMA MOB mobile community, plus link through to CMA's Facebook (www.facebook.com/CountryMusicAssociation), Twitter (www.Twitter.com/CountryMusic), MySpace (www.MySpace.com/cmamusicfestival), and YouTube (www.YouTube.com/CountryMusicAssoc) pages.

CMA Music Festival is organized and produced by the Country Music Association. Premiere Radio Networks is the official radio broadcaster. Partners include Barnes & Noble; Blue Bell Creameries; Carl Black Chevrolet; Chevy™: The Official Ride of Country Music; CMT; COMBOS® Snacks; Dr Pepper®; DRIVE4COPD™; Durango Boots®; Farm Boy® & Farm Girl® Brands; Field & Stream®; GEICO; General Cigar Co., Inc.; Girl Scouts of Middle Tennessee; Greased Lightning® Cleaning Products; Jack Daniel's®; McDonalds®; Ocean Spray®; Random House Children's Books; Roper™ Apparel & Footwear; Texas on Tour; VELVEETA® Shells and Cheese; Votre Vu; World Vision®; Wrangler®.  Fan Fair® is a registered trademark of CMA

SOURCE Country Music Association