What is the cost of a ticket to enjoy the Hoedown Detroit 2010 Country Music Festival?”
The upbeat country music sounds. The brand-name national acts and eager local musicians. The impressively diverse crowd and good-time vibes. There aren’t a lot of Detroit traditions quite like the WYCD Downtown Hoedown. If you’re a country fan — or just someone who likes a big party — you’ll probably be digging out your Stetson and scooting your boots down to Hart Plaza for the 28th edition of the riverside bash. Dierks Bentley (Friday), Uncle Kracker (Saturday) and Zac Brown Band (Sunday) top the registry of acts, with music getting under way at 2 p.m. Friday. “There still aren’t many places you can go in this country and get this much entertainment for free,” says Steve Grunwald of WYCD’s “Dr.
DETROIT — As the weather warms up in southeast Michigan, everyone knows that the Downtown Hoedown is just around the corner. The 28th Annual Downtown Hoedown will rock Detroit’s Hart Plaza with almost 20 national acts and over 30 local bands on three stages and lots of fun for the entire family. Attendance figures are expected to exceed one million people during the course of the weekend from May 14 through 16. Stages will be set up in their original configuration with the upper stage, lower stage and the plaza stage along the riverfront. The Downtown Hoedown is known as the World’s Largest FREE Country Concert. Dierks Bentley, Uncle Kracker, Zac Brown Band, Randy Houser, Steel Magnolia and Darryl Worley are among the performers at this year’s Hoedown. Additional performers include Justin Moore, Lee Brice, Jaron and the Long Road to Love, The McClymonts, Randy Montana, Jerrod Nieman, James Otto, The Avery Set, Steve Azar, Colt Ford, TelluRide, Billy Craig, Stephen Cochran, Blaine Lars
It’s the largest free country music concert in the world. Yes, you read that right — the Downtown Hoedown is one of the few remaining outdoor festivals in Detroit that has no admission charge. You’ll have to pay for refreshments, of course, and probably parking, but if all you want to do is take in the sights and sounds, you won’t pay a dime.
