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New Talent Can Audition Online for Chance to Perform Onstage with Superstars!
(Nashville) -- Country Thunder USA officials have announced a unique twist to this year’s April 22nd-25th presentation of the four day music/event spectacular that has become one of the most exciting concert presentations of its kind.
“Young Guns” is being rolled out this year as a first time opportunity for Country Thunder USA to audition new talent online. The competition, to be judged by voters at the event website, will allow new artists to compete for cash prizes, as well as the ultimate opportunity to perform a live 40 minute set on the Arizona Country Thunder USA mainstage, with superstars such as Reba McEntire, Travis Tritt, and Sawyer Brown.
First place talent will receive a $3,000.00 cash award. Second and third prize winners will be awarded $2,000.00 and $1,000.00 accordingly. In addition to cash prizes, all winners will receive twenty 4-day general admission tickets to the “Country Thunder USA” event.
Deadline for entry is February 28th. Voting will start online on March 4th. More information on registration and voting in the “Young Guns” competition can be resourced online at www.countrythunder.com
Country Thunder USA is staged on concert grounds at Canyon Moon Ranch in Florence, Arizona, 40 miles southwest of Phoenix. The four day event has become a presentation of one of the finest outdoor music, camping and food festivals of its kind anywhere in the U.S. It yearly attracts the biggest names in country music, as well as top local and national arts and crafts vendors. Thousands of onsite campers are among the average 150,000 participates in Country Thunder USA’s annual extravaganza of music, food, and fun.
The 2004 Country Thunder USA talent line-up already includes: Reba McEntire, Trick Pony, Travis Tritt, Montgomery Gentry, Neal McCoy, Rodney Atkins, Sawyer Brown, Chris LeDoux, Cowboy Crush, Cledus T. Judd, Gary Allan, Phil Vassar, Shevy Smith, and Blue County. Additional talent is being set.
Tickets and campsites for the 2004 event are now on sale. Resource online at www.countrythunder.com or call (480) 966-9920 for complete festival information.
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