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Capital Hoedown Country Music Festival

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Capital Hoedown Country Music Festival

Time: August 11, 2011 at 4pm to August 13, 2011 at 10:30pm
Location: Lebreton Flats Park, Ottawa Ontario
Website or Map: http://www.capitalhoedown.net/
Event Type: concert
Latest Activity: May 9, 2011

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Capital Hoedown is a three-day annual Country Music Festival held in Ottawa, ON Canada.

In its first year, the festival drew 19,172 people over three days, with notable performances by Alan Jackson, Lorrie Morgan, Emerson Drive, Dwight Yoakam, Jo Dee Messina, Tara Oram, Vince Gill, Randy Houser, Bucky Covington, Jetty Road, The Higgins, and Jason Roos.

Entering its second year, Capital Hoedown's entertainment lineup will feature some of the biggest names in Country Music, with a major emphasis on Canadian content.

Capital Hoedown 2011 will take place from August 11th to the 13th. Attendance is expected to reach over 45,000 people per day.

 

This year's performances include:
Tara Oram
Doc walker
Kenny Chensey
Jason Blaine
Carrie Underwood
Miranda Lambert

Billy Currington

and more!!

 

Thursday, August 11 at 4:00pm - August 13 at 10:30pm

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