Events Happening During CMA FEST Week Country Artists will also be announcing Fan Club parties for fan over the next couple of weeks. Some that have already been announced are Lauren Alaina (June 9), Darryl Worley (June 9), Chris Young (June 9), Phil Vassar (June 8), Wade Hayes (June 8), Mark Wills (June 9) and Terri Clark (June 8). More info on each can at www.facebook.com/groups/CMAFestFans/events. Other events that are happening during CMA Fes that have been announced include Darius Rucker and Friends, Sunday Mornin’ Country, Rock’n’ Jock Celebrity Softball Game, Stars for Second Harvest, Next Generation: Sons and Daughters of Country Legends, and Nashville Navy Family Reunion. Rock’n’ Jock Celebrity Softball - June 6 @ First Horizon Park, Lineup, Time & Tickets: TBA Nashville Navy Family Reunion - June 7 @ Nashville Palace, 6PM Tickets $20, Hosted by Shelly Fairchild, Lineup: TBA Stars for Second Harvest - June 7 @ Ryman Auditorium Time, Lineup and Tickets: TBA; The acoustic benefit concert has featured some of the hottest headliners in country music and always sells out. Past headliners have included Keith Urban, Blake Shelton, and Dierks Bentley. All proceeds help feed hungry people in Middle and West Tennessee. 23rd Annual Moore & Moore Fan Club Party - June 7 @ Nashville Nightlife, 6PM Tickets: $25 ADV; $30 Door; Hosted by singer/songwriter, Scott Southworth and performance by Moore & Moore with special guests, David Frizzell, Leona Williams, James Carothers, Dion Pride, more artists TBA. Next Generation: Sons & Daughters of Country Legends June 9 @ The Troubadour, 7PM Tickets: $30 ADV, $35 Door; As a way of preserving their parents’ legacy, a group of ‘kids’ of Country Legends, came together to perform and keep the traditional country music alive. Performance by the sons and daughters of legends like Conway Twitty, Mel Tillis, Ray Price Glen Campbell, Dottie and Shelly West and The Bellamy Brothers. Sunday Mornin’ Country - June 12 @ The Grand Ole Opry, 2:30PM Tickets: $55. Sunday Mornin’ Country promises to be the best ticket in town, blending top Country artists and your favorite Gospel music together for a time of celebration and inspiration along with great entertainment for the whole family. Again this year, the show will be hosted by the legendary Country Music and Rock -n- Roll Hall of Fame member, Brenda Lee. Sunday Mornin’ Country is an event you won’t want to miss. This year’s show will be the 40th Anniversary of Country music artists coming together to share their hearts as well as their favorite Gospel songs. Sponsored by the Nashville-based nonprofit, Music City Christian Fellowship, the concert has wrapped up the week at the conclusion of CMA Music Fest each year, leaving fans and guests with an uplifting memory of Nashville. Sunday Mornin’ Country is the longest-running Country/Gospel event during the music festival. Line up TBA
13th Annual Darius & Friends - June 6, 2022 Darius Rucker will return to the historic Ryman Auditorium on Monday, June 6 for his 13th Annual Darius and Friends concert benefitting St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital®. The event, which unofficially kicks off the week of CMA Fest in downtown Nashville and has raised more than $2.5 million to date, will feature an all-star roster of friends to be announced in the coming weeks. “I can’t wait to be back at the Ryman with all of our friends from St. Jude,” shares the three-time GRAMMY Award winner. “This show is always a highlight of the year for me, because it not only raises funds for a very important cause, but it also allows me to bring together some of my best friends in Nashville for a fun night of incredible music.” Rucker, who has always prioritized philanthropic work, made a commitment to support St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital nearly 15 years ago after taking an inspiring tour of the hospital. Through this meaningful experience, Rucker learned how St. Jude is leading the way the world understands, treats and defeats childhood cancer and other life-threatening diseases. Reflecting on his 2008 visit to the hospital to the Tennessean ahead of last year’s show, Rucker noted, “You see these kids who are sick, and they’re so happy to be there, because their caregivers are so loving and giving to them. And then you find out that nobody ever gets a bill. That blew me away. I was just like, ‘We’ll figure out some way to help you guys as much as I can.’” Now, more than a decade later, that effort has become an annual tradition. Friends performing with Rucker in past years have included Lauren Alaina, Jason Aldean, Brooks & Dunn, Brothers Osborne, Luke Bryan, Luke Combs, Sheryl Crow, John Daly, Charles Kelley of Lady Antebellum, Ashley McBryde, A.J. McLean of the Backstreet Boys, Brad Paisley, Kenny Rogers and Tommy Thayer of KISS, among many others. The lineup for this year’s event will be announced soon. Tickets to the 13th Annual Darius & Friends benefit concert start at $50 with VIP options up to $150, available via AXS.com.
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