2011 is shaping up to be one of the best years ever for Country concerts coming to South Florida.
It kicks off with the South Florida Fair in West Palm Beach, where on 3 separate nights, you can see The Band Perry, Jerrod Niemann, and Travis Tritt. The fair starts tomorrow night and runs for 2 weeks.
Just as the fair is wrapping up, the 2011 99.9 WKIS (Miami) Kiss Country Chili Cookoff will take place at CB Smith Park in Pembroke Pines on Sunday, January 30th. This year’s lineup offers you The Band Perry, Justin Moore, Little Big Town, Trace Adkins, and Martina McBride. While it’s not as big of a lineup as some years past, it’s strong enough to continue the beloved tradition that’s lasted over 25 years. Fore more details, go to wkis.com.
Less than 2 weeks later, 107.9 WIRK (West Palm Beach) swings back with their 2nd annual Rib Roundup (Saturday, February 12th). This year’s lineup features local star Tom Jackson and acts such as rising up-and-comers Thompson Square, LoCash Cowboys, Frankie Ballard, and Blaine Larsen. The show will culminate with sets by Joe Nichols, Craig Morgan, and Rodney Atkins. They’ve hinted at more acts being added to the lineup (last year had 9), so stay tuned to wirk.com for additional info as the date approaches.
A little up the road in Melbourne, we get the Runaway Country Music Festival on April 15-16th. This two day show features artists such as Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Jake Owen, Steel Magnolia, Eric Church, Justin Moore, Josh Kelley, LoCash Cowboys, and more.
This week, the 2011 Tire Kingdom Country Mega Ticket was announced. This concert series takes place at the Cruzan Amphitheater in West Palm Beach. This year’s lineup is one of the best yet, especially when you factor in some of the opening acts. This year’s lineup includes: Kenny Chesney w/ Billy Currington & Uncle Kracker, Tim McGraw w/ The Band Perry & Luke Bryan, Justin Moore w/ Chris Young, Brad Paisley w/ Blake Shelton & Jerrod Niemann, Rascal Flatts w/ Easton Corbin, and Toby Keith w/ Eric Church. Tickets for the Mega Ticket package go on sale tomorrow morning. Go to megaticket.com for details.
If you’re up for a road trip, there are other great music festival throughout the state:
This weekend in Orlando features the Acoustic Live show at the Hard Rock Live. The lineup includes Craig Morgan, Lee Brice, LoCash Cowboys, Luke Bryan, Chuck Wicks, Thompson Square, and Kix Brooks.
February 11th in Tampa is the Corn Dogs & Country show, featuring Craig Morgan, Joe Nichols, Jake Owen, Sunny Sweeney, & Brett Eldredge.
In April, you can drive up to Live Oak in Northern Florida for the Suwanee River Jam. The lineup hasn’t been announced yet, though today Lee Brice and Jerrod Niemann announced they’d be there.
As always, as more shows are added, we will update the “Upcoming Concerts” list under the discussions tab of our Facebook page.
If you’re a local artist or venue and would like to have your shows added to the list, please email your schedule to sflcountrymusic@aol.com.
So what show are you most looking forward to going to?