More top acts booked for festival
Dustin Lynch, Trace Adkins, Jake Owen will perform at Citadel Country Spirit USA
LUDWIG’S CORNER » Citadel Country Spirit USA has announced more top artists performing at the country music festival being headlined by Alabama on Aug. 24, Toby Keith on Aug. 25 and Brad Paisley on Aug. 26.
Dustin Lynch, with a reputation for his red-hot live performances, will perform on Aug. 24. Trace Adkins, the trademark baritone who has powered numerous chart-toppers, will perform on Aug. 25. Jake Owen, an Academy of Country Music award-winner with six No. 1 singles to his credit, performs on Aug. 26.
The first-ever Citadel Country Spirit USA, being held in Chester County’s Brandywine Valley at Ludwig’s Corner Horse Show Grounds, will feature more than 20 country music artists on two stages.
Alabama, Toby Keith and Brad Paisley will headline the event. The remainder of the lineup will be announced at a later date.
With a string of hits stretching back to 2012 and a fan base that’s growing exponentially, Lynch is one of the most popular acts in today’s modern country music. His first two albums debuted at No. 1 and No. 2 on Billboard’s Top Country Albums chart.
His third album, “Current Mood,” arrived as an adventurous, attentiongrabbing country music album of 2017, showing a bold, next-generation superstar coming into his own. Lynch has cranked up massive crowds and is well-known for his charismatic, dynamic performances on the road.
Adkins is a three-time Grammy-nominated member of the Grand Ole Opry, TV personality, actor, author and spokesman for the Wounded Warrior Project and the American Red Cross, for whom he raised more than $1.5 million as winner of NBC’s “All-Star Celebrity Apprentice.”
This Nashville icon, with more than 11 million albums sold, has won three Academy of Country Music Awards, including the 2009 Single of the Year Award for “You’re Gonna Miss This” and Vocal Event of the Year with Blake Shelton for “Hillbilly Bone” in 2010.
Jake Owen has a sweet spot for all-American nostalgia. He’s adept at summoning the spirit of a sunny day, good friends and maybe a cold drink in
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