FEST: Bands Announced for Countryfest 2017

It may be the dead of winter here in Greater Nippertown, but the folks at country radio station WGNA are looking forward to their 24th annual mid-summer festival.

Once again to be held at the Schaghticoke Fairgrounds, CountryFest 2017 is slated to take place on Saturday, July 8 with Justin Moore as headliner. Other performers scheduled for the fest include Randy Houser and Michael Ray, with more yet to be announced.

Gates open at 11am for the day-long country music celebration. Tickets start at $25 and are slated to go on sale to the general public at 10am on Friday (January 13).

MORE OF TODAY’S NEW CONCERT ANNOUNCEMENTS:
The Egg Announces New Concert

ADDITIONAL UPCOMING FESTIVALS:
THE BRIDGE JAZZ FESTIVAL @ Troy Savings Bank Music Hall, Troy & the Massry Center for the Arts, Albany, February 24 & 25
A TASTE OF COUNTRY MUSIC FESTIVAL @ Hunter Mountain, Hunter, June 9-11
MOUNTAIN JAM @ Hunter Mountain, Hunter, June 16-18
CLEARWATER’S GREAT HUDSON RIVER REVIVAL @ Croton Point Park in Croton-on-Hudson, June 17 & 18
SOLID SOUND @ MASS MoCA, North Adams, June 23-25