2006 Road To The CMA Festival Tour

As fans make preparations to journey to Nashville this summer for the CMA Music Festival, fans in 10 cities get the treat of having the music journey to them. Leading up to the big event, Crisco Presents the Road To CMA Music Festival, visiting 10 Wal-Mart stores in April with stops in Atlanta, Charlotte, Dallas, Fayetteville, Jacksonville, Orlando, Raleigh, San Antonio, Tampa, and Tulsa. In each city, two to three Country Music artists will perform in the Wal-Mart parking lot before meeting the fans and signing autographs - a hallmark of CMA Music Festival since it began in 1972 as Fan Fair. "Thousands of fans travel from all 50 states and more than 20 countries to Nashville for CMA Music Festival each year," said Tammy Genovese, CMA Chief Operating Officer. "With 'The Road to CMA Music Festival,' we are taking some of our brightest stars directly to the fans so they can experience for themselves the powerful relationship between our fans, the artists and the music. And of course, we want them to join us in Nashville in June to experience the Festival on a large scale, too."

Tour performers include Jason Aldean, Steve Azar, Jeff Bates, Blue County, John Corbett, Emerson Drive, Jace Everett, Jamey Johnson, Lila McCann, Jamie O'Neal, Danielle Peck, Julie Roberts, Ray Scott and Mark Wills.

The pre-event activities will begin at 4:00 PM with the concerts beginning at 7:00 PM. Artists are subject to change.

2006 Road To CMA Music Festival tour dates:

April 3 ..... San Antonio ..... Julie Roberts and Danielle Peck
1515 N FM 1604 East
San Antonio, Texas

April 4 ..... Dallas ..... Julie Roberts and Jace Everett
1901 Preston Road
Plano, Texas

April 6 ..... Tulsa ..... Blue County and Emerson Drive
220 S State Hwy 97 S.
Sand Spring, Oklahoma

April 11 ..... Raleigh ..... Jeff Bates and Ray Scott
12873 US Hwy 70
West Clayton, North Carolina

April 12 ..... Charlotte ..... Steve Azar, Jeff Bates, and Ray Scott
169 Norman Station Blvd.
Mooresville, North Carolina

April 13 ..... Atlanta ..... Jeff Bates and Mark Willis
1550 Riverstone Parkway
Canton, Georgia

April 19 ..... Jacksonville ..... Jason Aldean and Little Big Town
11900 Atlantic Blvd.
Jacksonville, Florida

April 20 ..... Tampa ..... Little Big Town and Jamie O'Neal
3801 Tampa Rd
Oldsmar, Florida

April 21 ..... Orlando ..... Lila McCann and Jamie O'Neal
update: The Road To CMA Music Festival show in Orlando this Friday, April 21st, unfortunately, has been cancelled. However, both Jamie O'Neal and Lila McCann WILL be in Celebration, FL the following day, April 22nd, at the Great American Pie Festival, sponsored by Crisco - only a few miles outside of Orlando. Both Jamie and Lila will be at the Slice of Life Main Stage participating in cooking demonstrations from noon-3, along with celebrity chef Jon Ashton, and signing autographs afterwards. The Pie Festival is free and open to the public and we invite you to join Jamie and Lila and for some great cooking and the opportunity to meet them afterwards. Plus, have an opportunity to make pies, enter a pie eating contest or each as much pie as you'd like in the never-ending Pie Buffet.

April 25 ..... Fayetteville ..... John Corbett and Jamey Johnson
2875 W. 6th St.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Lakeland, Fla. 33809

All roads lead to the CMA Music Festival in Nashville on June 9-12, 2006. Four-day ticket packages are on sale now.

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