Spring may only be a week old, but big news means we need to fast forward to the END of spring. Honestly, I never think of June as a spring month, but June is MOSTLY spring, and it is absolutely packed. It certainly keeps country music fans busy.

CMA Fest

Thursday, June 5th through Sunday, June 8th, you will want to avoid Nashville if you are not planning on attending the CMA Fest. Music City will be FLUSH with country fans from all over the world. And if there really is life on other planets, they'll probably be there, too. Even from 1972 through 2017, when it was quaintly known as Fan Fair, hundreds of thousands crowded central Tennessee to see their favorite stars.

It has grown so much and now features stages just about everywhere you look when you get downtown. It's not just the big finale event anymore.

Colt Graves at CMA Fest

The CMA Fest also features FREE stages, and a familiar face is scheduled to perform on one of them. On Thursday, June 5th, Owensboro KY's own Colt Graves will do a 25 minute set, from 10:35 PM to 11 PM, on the Hard Rock Stage in front of the Hard Rock Cafe at 1st and Broadway.

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If you've been to the CMA Fest before, you know what to expect. If not, you should set up reminder notifications for yourself because there is so much going on, and you don't want to miss Colt or any other performances you've earmarked.

Bookmark the CMA Fest line-up page and get ready to enjoy old country, new country, and unheard-of country...and and Owensboro native lighting up downtown Music City.

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