Country Thunder USA Announce GAC Partnership

By Jeremy Westby, Webster & Associates
Posted Tuesday, March 3, 2009

4-day ticket prices soon to increase; few camp sites remain

Florence, AZ – Country Thunder USA is proud to announce the partnership with GAC (Great American Country). GAC has agreed to participate in and promote both the Florence, AZ four-day festival April 1 - 4th and the Twin Lakes, WI festival mid-July.

Top names making appearances in historic Florence include Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Montgomery Gentry and Blake S helton – as well as a kickoff performance by the Bellamy Brothers and Diamond Rio. Other acts on the bill include Rodney Atkins, Neal McCoy, Little Big Town, Keith Anderson, Zac Brown Band, Jack Ingram, The Lost Trailers, Jason Michael Carroll, Heidi Newfield, Hal Ketchum and more.
“The GAC brand is about bringing the music fan to country music,” said Scott Durand, vice president, marketing, Great American Country. “By partnering with the Country Thunder festivals it allows fans the opportunity to meet our hosts and interact with the network.”

Tune in to GAC to see exclusive behind-the-scenes interviews from Country Thunder USA. Air dates and programming to be announced.
Additionally the festival is posting record numbers in comparison to years prior – with a forty-percent increase over last year in overall ticket sales, and with 86% of the camping sites already sold, tickets are moving fast.

The festival quickly eclipsed the original four-day sale price of $99, and the current $119 value ticket is expected to run out by early next week. At that time the general admission four-day event pass will cost $139. Still cheaper than a movie – for every artist on the bill. There will not be a 2-for-1, buy-one-get-one-free promotion as in years past.

To purchase remaining tickets and for the full lineup schedule, please visit www.countrythunder.com today!

About Country Thunder USA/Florence
Country Thunder USA, one of the nation's premiere country music and camping festival, is a 4-day event located at Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona. The festival takes place April 1 - 4, the weekend leading up to the Academy of Country Music Awards which will take place in Las Vegas, Nevada, on April 5th and be broadcast live on CBS.

About Great American Country (GAC)

Great American Country is the leader in country music entertainment. GAC delivers to viewers the widest variety of country music, its artists and the lifestyles they influence. GAC broadcasts original country music programming, country music performance specials, live concerts, music videos, and is the exclusive television home of the Grand Ole Opry. GAC is available in more than 54 million households and online at http://www.GACTV.com

GAC is owned by Scripps Networks, the leading developer of lifestyle-oriented content for television and the Internet, including HGTV, Food Network, DIY Network and Fine Living Network. Scripps Networks is based in Knoxville, Tenn., with offices in New York, Los Angeles, Chicago, Detroit, Atlanta and Nashville, and is a unit of Scripps Networks Interactive (NYSE:SNI).