Winstock Country Music Festival

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Winstock Country Music Festival
Location(s) Winsted, Minnesota
Years active 1994 - Current
Founded by
Date(s) June 13-14
Genre(s) Country music
Website http://www.winstockfestival.com

The Winstock Country Music Festival is a two day country music festival that is held in Winsted, MN that usually draws 12,000-15,000 people each day. It is usually held on the second weekend in June and is the first country music festival of the summer in the upper Midwest.

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[edit] History

The Winstock Country Music Festival was started in 1994 by a group of Holy Trinity School and Parish boosters. It was to be a fundraiser for the school and parish. The first Winstock was held at the Winsted Municipal Airport and one of the headliners was local country star Paulette Carlson.

Since then, Winstock has grown and moved across the road to land the festival now owns. Winstock added a second stage in 2005, called the emerging artist stage, and has featured some of the rising country talent such as Keith Anderson, Little Big Town, and Sugarland. Winstock has featured some country music's biggest talent on its two stages and this year it will be headlined by Montgomery Gentry and Reba McIntire in its 15th year.

[edit] Winstock 2008

Winstock Country Music Festival will feature the following country music acts:[1]

Friday - Main Stage(in order of appearance)

Friday - Emerging Artists Stage(in order of appearance)

Saturday - Main Stage (in order of appearance)

Saturday - Emerging Artists Stage (in order of appearance)

[edit] References

  1. ^ Schedule - 2008 (html). Winstock Country Music Festival. Retrieved on 29 May 2008.

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