Yee-Haw! The Best American Country Music Fests

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Aug 12, 2013 —  Country songs have become a staple for American music fans. Blake Shelton, Carrie Underwood, Taylor Swift, and Keith Urban are a few of the many household names who sell millions of records and pack stadiums across the country thanks to their twangy tunes. Throughout the year, a handful of country music festivals bring together the genre’s best and brightest stars for events that are becoming more and more mainstream. 

Cowboys and cowgirls sport their finest leather boots and flock to celebrations like the Stagecoach Country Music Festival outside of Los Angeles. Taking place a week after Coachella at the same venue in Indio, CA, Stagecoach features three days of live music by both up-and-comers and established acts like Lady Antebellum and Toby Keith.

Across the country in the Boston area, champions of country's savory sounds crowd into Gillette Stadium in Foxborough, MA – home to the NFL’s Patriots – for the New England Country Music Festival every August. Located about 35 miles south of where Samuel Adams threw the famous Boston Tea Party, this annual bash might not have the same historical impact, but manages to draw legendary performers like Kenny Chesney and Eric Church.

Whether you’re a huge country fan or not, it’s easy to have old-fashioned fun at one of these annual down-home festivals.