Calgary Stampede: Nashville North

Stampede dates: July 4-13, 2008

Nashville North provides free on-grounds country entertainment. You'll find it in the big tent in the middle of the Midway, and after noon you can hear it from a distance. Nashville North has seating and standing room for several thousand people, and has beer coolers around the outside wall. There's a dance floor in the middle, so you can dance to your favorite artists. Be prepared for line-ups to get in, and if a major recording artist is featured that day, the tent may be filled to capacity early!

This event is free with your gate admission. Adults 18+ only (which is the Stampede's way of saying booze is served and smoking is allowed). Generally headline acts(top of the list, below) perform two shows: 9 pm, and 10:30 pm. Country's rising acts (end of list, below) perform at various times during the day. Appearance times and dates are subject to change.

Thursday, July 3 at 9:30PM -BUDWEISER BLANK TICKET
Passes admitted only before 7 pm.
Friday, July 4 at 9:30PM - AARON LINES
With a Juno nomination for "Moments That Matter" as Country Recording of the Year, and songs like Waitin' on the Wonderful, The Lights of my Hometown, Living Out Loud and You Can�t Hide Beautiful, this is a country up-and-comer.
Saturday, July 5 at 9:30 PM - GORD BAMFORD
In January 2008, his second single, Stayed �Til Two, from Honkytonks rocketed to the Top Ten, and in February, he received his first Juno nomination for Country Recording of the Year. His Blame it on That Red Dress video is a country favourite.
Saturday, July 5 at 8 PM - JESSIE FARRELL
This Vancouver girl has Top Ten single Let�s Talk About Love, as well as Fall Right Into Me and Best Of Me, from her album Nothing Fancy.
Sunday, July 6 at 9 PM - BEVERLEY MAHOOD
Beverley Mahood has three albums under her belt, and is a populr host of several CMT television programs.
Monday, July 7 at 9 PM - JOHNNY REID
His popular first album, Born To Roll was followed up with Kicking Stones, already certified GOLD in Canada with the top ten hits Darlin, and Thank You.
Tuesday, July 8 at 8 PM - EMERSON DRIVE
One of North America's favourite country groups, they topped charts with I Should Be Sleeping, Fall Into Me, Only God (Could Stop Me Loving You), If You Were My Girl, and their latest chart-topper Good Man and and Moments.
Tuesday, July 8 at12:30 PM, 3 PM & 7:30 PM - THE GOOD BROTHERS
For more than 30 years, The Good Brothers have been innovators in the country music genre, releasing fourteen albums and winning Country Group of the Year at the Juno awards eight years in a row.
Wednesday, July 9 at 9 PM - KIM MITCHELL
This a Canadian rock icon, with Max Webster days (1973 to 1981, with hits including: Let Go The Line, Diamonds Diamonds, and A Million Vacations), and a 27-year solo career with hits like Patio Lanterns and Go For A Soda.
Wednesday, July 9 at 7:30 PM - STAMPEDERS
Calgary natives, and one of Canada's top rock groups of the early '70s when they recorded 10 albums, with many reaching gold and platinum status with US and Canadian Top Ten hits.
Thursday, July 10 at 9 PM - MARK CHESNUTT
Chesnutt has 14 number one hits, 23 top 10 singles, four platinum albums and five gold records, including singles Bubba Shot The Jukebox, I�ll Think Of Something, and I Don�t Want To Miss A Thing.
Friday, July 11 at 9 PM - CHARLIE MAJOR
Charlie Major has produced four albums, won three Junos, seven Canadian Country Music Awards and six-RPM Big Country Awards. His shows feature the hits I�m Gonna Drive You Out of My Mind, I�m Feeling Kind of Lucky Tonight, (I Do It) For the Money, I�m Somebody and more.
Saturday, July 12 at 9 PM - CRYSTAL SHAWANDA
Raised on a reservation on Manitoulin Island, and signed to a record deal in 2006. Her debut album, Dawn of a New Day will be released this summer, and her first single, You Can Let Go, is already popular on the charts.
Sunday, July 13 at 9 PM - AARON PRITCHETT
With his fourth album due Spring of 2008, and a Juno nominee in 2007, he is a popular Stampede entertainer.
Sunday, July 14 at 8 PM - AMBER NICHOLSON
Best BC Newcomer in 2006, and she has opened for Johnny Reid, Aaron Pritchett, Prairie Oyster, promoting her 2007 debut album.

Daily Afternoon & Evening Entertainment

Here are the other acts, entertaining in Nashville North from noon untill the headliners, and the show right afterwards:

Craig Moritz July 3-7, 11:30 pm and 12:30 am. After opening for v arious other artists, Craig has a debut album, The Way I Feel, which has seen rave reviews.
Hey Romeo July 8-13, 11 PM and 12:15 AM. This dynamic Edmonton, country trio (vocalist Stacie Roper, with Rob Shapiro and Darren Gusnowsky) released its debut single Wrap These Around You in 2005 under the humorous band name, Udder Maddness, and since changed its name.
Country Superstars July 3-7, 9-13 Daily 2:30 pm, 4:30pm & 6:30pm. Country tribute artists singing the hits of Faith, Shania, Tim, and the Chicks.
Krysta Scoggins July 3-9, Daily 1:00pm, 3:30pm & 5:30pm. This popular singer has opened shows for The Nitty Gritty Dirt Band, David Lee Murphy, Jason McCoy, Brad Johner and Glass Tiger.
Fox Worthee July 9-13 at 1 PM, 3:30 PM, 5:30 PM. Hotties Crystal Smith and Nicole Perkins sing about about life, love and happiness.

For more than 30 years, The Good Brothers have been innovators in the country music genre, releasing fourteen albums and winning Country Group of the Year at the Juno awards eight years in a row.