Boots and Hearts Music Festival
| Boots and Hearts Music Festival | |
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Work Hard, Play Harder | |
| Genre | Music festival, arts festival |
| Dates | August 4–7, 2015 |
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Burl's Creek Event Grounds, Oro-Medonte, Ontario, Canada |
| Years active | 2012–Present |
| Founded by | Shannon McNevan, Stan Dunford, Eva Dunford, Nick Kulb |
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The Boots and Hearts Music Festival is a multi-day country music festival in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, that is held annually at Burls Creek Event Grounds. It was previously held at Canadian Tire Motorsport Park from 2012-2014.
The festival, founded by Shannon McNevan, began in 2012 and was inspired by McNevan’s visit to the annual Bonnaroo Festival in Manchester, Tennessee. McNevan’s friendship with first year headliner Carrie Underwood played a large role in popularizing the festival.[1]
Boots and Hearts has quickly grown to become the largest camping and music festival in Canada[2] and is often considered the second largest music festival in North America behind only the CMA Music Festival. This success has drawn headliners such as Carrie Underwood, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Toby Keith, Jason Aldean, Miranda Lambert, Tim McGraw, Rascal Flatts, Brad Paisley, Eric Church, Florida Georgia Line and many other country music stars.
History and line-ups
August 10–12, 2012
Alabama, Big & Rich, Carrie Underwood, Kid Rock, Lionel Richie, Sheryl Crow, Tim McGraw
Canaan Smith, Charlie Major, Crystal Shawanda, Dallas Smith, Dance Y’all, Danny Michel, Derek Miller, Gord Downie & The Sadies, Hannah Chapplain, High Valley, Jason Jones, Jason McCoy, Jaydee Bixby, JT Hodges, Kevin Costner, Kira Isabella, Larry Berrio, Lauren Alaina, Leah Daniels, Lindsay Broughton, MacKenzie Porter, Makayla Lynn, Martha Meredith, Melissa Payne, Paul Brandt, Phil Vassar, Riot In The Valley, Shane Yellowbird, Stone Sparrows, Tebey, Terri Clark, The Hollowbodies, The Roughnotes, Tim Chaisson, Tim Hicks, Trish Stratus.
August 1–4, 2013
Jason Aldean, The Band Perry, Rascal Flatts, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert
MacKenzie Porter, Lindsay Broughton, Rob Carnegie, The Stone Sparrows, Tim Hicks, Emerson Drive, Catfish Willie & The Buckle Busters, Washboard Hank, Keith & Renee, The Heartbroken, Autumn Hill, MacKenzie Porter, David Nail, Whitney Rose, The Abrams Brothers, Melissa Payne, Devin Cuddy, Aaron Lewis, Parmalee, Cassadee Pope, Colt Ford, Dean Brody, The Stellas, Kira Isabella, Chad Brownlee, Joe Diffie, Duck Dynasty, Tebey, High Valley, Jason Blaine, Tate Stevens.
July 31 - August 3, 2014
Toby Keith, Lee Brice, Luke Bryan, Hunter Hayes, Blake Shelton
The Reklaws, Natalie Stovall and the Drive, Brett Kissel, Dallas Smith, The Stables, Alyssa Morrissey, Genevieve Fisher, Marshall Dane, Jordan McIntosh, Jess Moskaluke, Chris Stapleton, Sam Hunt, One More Girl, Deric Ruttan, The Road Hammers, Paul Brandt, Sawyer Brown, David Lee Murphy, Chris Stapleton, Clare Dunn, Tim Hicks, Open Sky, Northern Road, Jordan McIntosh, Abrams Brothers, Dan + Shay, Tyler Farr, The Reklaws, Danielle Bradbery, Home Free, Neal McCoy, Gord Bamford.
See also
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References
- ↑ Quill, Greg (Aug 8, 2012). "Boots & Hearts: How a festival rookie brought Nashville to GTA". The Toronto Star. Toronto: Torstar Corporation. Retrieved 2013-08-06.
- ↑ "Boots and Hearts closes to mixed reviews from music lovers, residents". Retrieved 2015-09-28.
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