Big Barrel Country Music Festival coming to Dover in June

Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood will highlight the Big Barrel Country Music Festival in Dover.
Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert Carrie Underwood will highlight the Big Barrel Country Music Festival in Dover.

DOVER, DELAWARE (12/18/2014) The Big Barrel Country Music Festival will take place June 26-28 at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway.

That’s the same spot where the annual Firefly Music Festival is held. The same folks are organizing this festival.

The country music event will be the weekend following Firefly and will feature headliners Blake Shelton, Miranda Lambert and Carrie Underwood.

Additional artists include Jake Owen, Chris Young, Gary Allan, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Loretta Lynn, Merle Haggard and more than 40 others. Three-day general admission passes are $99.

In addition to three days of country music’s top performers, the event features a large-scale dance hall, BBQ area, saloon, marketplace with a variety of western goods and products, as well as a family friendly area.

“Firefly, combined with its home at The Woodlands of Dover International Speedway, has established the East Coast’s standard when it comes to delivering a top-notch music festival,” says Greg Bostrom, Director of Firefly and Big Barrel. “We’ll leverage the Firefly foundation and our collective backgrounds bringing preeminent music festivals to life to establish Big Barrel as the benchmark for country music experiences this side of the Mississippi River.”

Passes go on sale for the country festival today at noon through BigBarrelFestival.com. Camping options include Corral Club, which includes a private air-conditioned tent, RV packages and tent camping. Payment plans available.