VOCAL DUO OF THE YEAR NOMINEE STEEL MAGNOLIA,
2010 ACM TOP NEW VOCAL GROUP WINNERS GLORIANA AND MORE
ANNOUNCED TO PERFORM AT THE ACM EXPERIENCE
FREE, OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC Event for Country Music Lifestyle FANS
To be held march 30-april 1, 2012
at Mandalay Bay resort & Casino
includes ACM BBQ THROWDOWN, ACM EXPO, RAM Ride and Drive & more!
WHAT: THE ACM EXPERIENCE is the first-ever, free, 3-day open-to-the public country music lifestyle event for fans during The Week Vegas Goes Country®. Enthusiasts will “shop country, taste country, ride country, and hear country” throughout the weekend all leading up to the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. Talent appearances at THE ACM EXPERIENCE are just part of the fun, that includes ACM BBQ Throwdown, ACM EXPO, Ram Ride and Drive and more! Visit www.ACMcountry.com to learn more.
WHO: Friday, March 30, 2012 10am – 6pm
12:30pm Thomas Rhett Country Thunder Stage
1:00pm Greg Bates ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
1:30pm Dance Y’all Showcase Country Thunder Stage
2:00pm Edens Edge Country Thunder Stage
3:00pm Ira Dean ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
3:30pm Dance Y’all Showcase Country Thunder Stage
4:30 pm PBR & KWNR Battle of the Bands Finalist Country Thunder Stage
5:00pm Andy Gibson ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
5:30pm Kip Moore Country Thunder Stage
Saturday, March 31, 2012 10am – 9pm
11:00am Maggie Rose ACM Expo Acoustic Stage
11:30am Sonia Leigh Country Thunder Stage
12:00pm Darren Warren ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
12:30pm Dance Y’all Showcase Country Thunder Stage
1:00pm Mallary Hope ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
1:30pm Steel Magnolia Country Thunder Stage
2:30pm PBR & KWNR Battle of the Bands Finalist Country Thunder Stage
3:00pm Dance Y’all Showcase Country Thunder Stage
3:30pm The Dirt Drifters Country Thunder Stage
5:30pm Gloriana Country Thunder Stage
Sunday, April 1, 2012 10am – 4pm
11:00am Canaan Smith Country Thunder Stage
11:30am Morgan Frazier ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
12:00pm Blackberry Smoke Country Thunder Stage
12:30pm Dance Y’all Showcase Country Thunder Stage
1:00pm Chris Janson ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
1:30pm Levi Lowrey ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
1:30pm Dance Y’all Showcase Country Thunder Stage
2:00pm David St. Romain ACM EXPO Acoustic Stage
2:30pm LoCash Cowboys Country Thunder Stage
3:30 pm PBR & KWNR Battle of the Bands Finalist Country Thunder Stage
About THE ACM EXPERIENCE
THE ACM EXPERIENCE is the first-ever, free, open-to-the public country music lifestyle event created for fans during The Week Vegas Goes Country®, the week prior to the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards. The fan-focused three-day event including the ACM BBQ Throwdown, ACM EXPO, the Ram Ride and Drive and more, will be held March 30-April 1, 2012 at the Mandalay Bay Resort & Casino in Las Vegas. The events will culminate in the already-announced ACM Fan Jam, a ticketed event hosted by Zac Brown Band, on Sunday, April 1, 2012. The ACM Fan Jam is part of the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards broadcast LIVE from Las Vegas Sunday, April 1, 2012 at 8:00 PM live ET/delayed PT on the CBS Television Network.
