big o music fest

The 2016 Battle for The Big O continues here at WBKR and we're finding some amazing tristate talent. Meet Layla Spring featuring Hometown Bana. This is for sure the bluesiest version of Johnny Cash's "Folsom Prison Blues" I've ever heard!

The 2016 Battle for The Big O continues here at WBKR and we're finding some amazing tristate talent. Meet Last Call from Owensboro, KY. These boys might not be able to do the 'dougie' but they can sure sing!

The 2016 Battle for the Big O Finale is Saturday, July 23rd at Diamond Lake Campground and Resort.  And tickets are on sale NOW here at WBKR.com.  We have 10 amazing acts set to take the stage and battle it out for $1,000 and the right to open for Billy Currington, .38 Special, Mark Chesnutt, Lauren Alaina, Big Smo, Adam Wakefield and Sundy Best at the Big O Music Fest.

The 2016 Battle for The Big O continues here at WBKR and we're finding some amazing tristate talent. Meet Ray Ligon, who came in from Madisonville, Kentucky to audition for us at Sara Michaels Restaurant in Central City.  Ray took on the Brooks & Dunn classic "My Maria" and was absolutely floating that falsetto.  He's GREAT!

The 2016 Battle for The Big O is underway here at WBKR and we're finding some amazing tristate talent and beyond. Case in point, Weston Vernon, who came in from Bowling Green, Kentucky to audition for us at Sara Michaels Restaurant in Central City.  He won the night with his awesome original song that everyone in the audience loved.

The 2016 Battle for The Big O is underway here at WBKR and we're finding some amazing tristate talent.  Check out Ryan Clark and Lacy Jean!  This dynamic duo joined forces at our opening night audition at Fetta Specialty Pizza in downtown Owensboro and played their way into the finale with this inspired rendition of "Whipping Post."

The 2016 Battle for The Big O is underway here at WBKR and we're finding some amazing tristate talent.  Meet Morgan Book of Henderson, Kentucky.  She came to our opening night audition at Fetta Specialty Pizza in downtown Owensboro and won the night with this incredible rendition of Martina McBride's "Anyway."  Check it out and prepare to be VERY impressed.  This gal can sing!

Billy Currington and 38 Special will be taking the stage as the Party of the Year returns to Reid's Orchard in Owensboro on Saturday, August 13th.  Here's the official lineup for the 2016 Big O Music Festival!

The date for The Big O Music Fest is now officially set.  And the lineup will be announced VERY soon!

The Big O Music Fest is TODAY and we know thousands of you are headed to Reid's Orchard for the Party of the Year!  Here's the performance schedule right so you can see when your favorite artist is taking the stage!

The Big O Music Fest is just over a week away and we have the tentative schedule right here at WBKR.com!  See when your favorite artist is taking the stage!

Last night was an incredible night at Diamond Lake's Good Time Theatre.  12 acts from the region took the stage to fight for $1000 and the right to open the 2015 Big O Music Festival.  Here's the big reveal.  All twelve acts were on the stage for the announcement of 3rd, 2nd and 1st place.  The audience was going CRAZY!!  Some of them even rushed the stage.  It was so much fun and so exciting.  Ta