Bayou Country Superfest | |
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Genre | Country |
Location(s) | Tiger Stadium (LSU), Baton Rouge, Louisiana, |
Years active | 2010–2019 |
Founded by | Festival Productions and AEG Live [1] |
Website |
Bayou Country Superfest is a country music festival that has recently been held Memorial Day weekend at Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge, Louisiana. The 2019 festival returned to Baton Rouge for the 10th Anniversary event on May 25 and 26. [2] Since debuting on May 29, 2010, Bayou Country Superfest has brought together some of the biggest stars in music for a local celebration that began on the campus of Louisiana State University. [3] The festival has included artists such as Taylor Swift, Kenny Chesney, Keith Urban, Carrie Underwood, Miranda Lambert, Brooks & Dunn, Sugarland, Zac Brown Band, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Lady Antebellum, Reba McEntire, George Strait, Jason Aldean, and Blake Shelton.
Bayou Country's expanded schedule in 2014 allowed for the event's largest attendance to date with 135,000 attendees. [4] The festival had an attendance of 125,000 in 2015 and 100,000 in 2016. [5] Due to construction conflicts [6] with Tiger Stadium, the 2017 and 2018 festivals took place at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome in New Orleans.
On January 27, 2020, it was announced that the event was on an indefinite hiatus. [7]
May 29 [8] | May 30 [9] |
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Taylor Swift Keith Urban Kellie Pickler David Nail Gloriana | Kenny Chesney Brooks & Dunn Jason Aldean Jake Owen Justin Moore |
May 28 & 29 [10] |
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Zac Brown Band Tim McGraw Kenny Chesney Sugarland Trace Adkins Billy Currington Luke Bryan Jason Michael Carroll Lee Brice Josh Thompson |
May 26 & 27 [11] |
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Keith Urban Carrie Underwood Jason Aldean Rascal Flatts Eric Church Sara Evans Dierks Bentley Little Big Town Jerrod Niemann |
May 25 [12] | May 26 [12] |
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Lady Antebellum Miranda Lambert Darius Rucker Thompson Square Love and Theft | Zac Brown Band Luke Bryan The Band Perry Rodney Atkins Frankie Ballard |
May 23, 24, & 25 [13] |
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George Strait Jason Aldean Luke Bryan Reba McEntire Chris Young Lee Brice Florida Georgia Line Eric Church Hunter Hayes Big & Rich Gloriana Easton Corbin Joe Nichols |
May 23 & 24 [14] |
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Kenny Chesney Brantley Gilbert Tyler Farr Colt Ford Kristian Bush Blake Shelton Miranda Lambert Kip Moore David Nail Cassadee Pope |
May 25 & 26 [2] |
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Bayou Country Superfest 2019 returned to Tiger Stadium in Baton Rouge for the 10th anniversary festival May 25 and 26, as announced on Dec. 20, 2018. [6] Lineup of Kenny Chesney, Jason Aldean, Kane Brown, Brett Young, and Chase Rice was announced. [16] |
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