Daily Local News (West Chester, PA)
Citadel announces country music fest 2021 lineup
LUDWIG’S CORNER » Citadel Country Spirit USA, Philadelphia’s Country Music Festival, has announced the Aug. 27-29 2021 GMC Sierra Stage lineup and schedule. The 2020 festival was postponed to 2021 due to the coronavirus. Scheduled to headline the 2020 festival, Brantley Gilbert will headline on Friday, Aug. 27, 2021. Justin Moore, Rodney Atkins, RaeLynn and Niko Moon will perform.
Miranda Lambert headlines on Saturday, Aug. 28, 2021. Brett Young, Carly Pearce, Jon Langston and Muscadine Bloodline will perform.
Chris Young, scheduled to headline in 2020, headlines on
Sunday, Aug. 29, 2021. Josh Turner, Scotty McCreery and Lindsay Ell will also perform.
Hosted by Chester County’s Brandywine Valley, the festival is held at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, located in the countryside of Philadelphia just minutes from the Pennsylvania Turnpike at the Downingtown West Chester exit.
Heralded as a Great American Festival Experience, Citadel Country Spirit USA features 20 country music acts performing live music on two stages – 14 nationally recognized artists on the GMC Sierra Stage and popular up-and-comers on the Citadel Rising Star Stage.
Citadel Credit Union, a member-owned, not-forprofit financial institution serving the Greater Philadelphia area, is the festival’s title sponsor for the third consecutive year. For over 80 years, Citadel has provided financial strength to families, businesses, and communities. Focused on “Building Strength Together” today and tomorrow, Citadel supports prosperity for the community through events such as Citadel Country Spirit USA.
The next best thing to being at Citadel Country Spirit USA 2020 is the 92.5 XTU radio fest, a special recreation of what might have been on-site at the festival, this weekend (Aug. 28-30). All weekend long, Philadelphia’s country music station and Citadel Country Spirit
USA’s media partner, will feature music by festival artists and pump up fans craving for live country music in 2021. 92.5 XTU is live streamed at 925xtu.com.
Previously purchased three-day passes, singleday tickets and parking upgrades will be honored for the 2021 dates. Ticket exchanges and refunds are available Sept. 2 through Sept. 9, 2020.
Tickets to for the 2021 festival, starting from $89 plus fees, are on sale now. Purchase Reserved, Pit and General Admission threeday passes and single-day online at www.countryspiritusa.com. To charge by phone, call 1-800-514-3849. Again in 2021, a portion of all ticket sales will be donated to Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP), a Children’s Miracle Network Hospital.
Festival sponsors include Citadel, Chester County Conference & Visitors Bureau, the Tri-State GMC Dealers, Samuel Adams, Twisted Tea, Truly Hard Seltzer, Valley Forge Casino Resort, Stoltzfus RV’s and Marine, Main Line Animal Rescue/ Pennsylvania SPCA, Sterling Pig Brewery and Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show.