Star-Studded Country Music Festival In Austin To Be Livestreamed

AUSTIN, TX — An upcoming country music concert series staged in Austin with Keith Urban among the headliners will be live streamed for fans this weekend, officials announced Wednesday.

Officials at iHeartMedia said AT&T will livestream the 2018 iHeartCountry Festival by AT&T* for fans nationwide on www.att.com/iHeartCountry and Twitter. The event also will be broadcast live across its country music radio stations in more than 120 markets live on Saturday, May 5, at 7 p.m. CST (8 p.m. ET / 5 p.m. PT).

Hosted by Bobby Bones, the star-studded event will feature performances from Luke Bryan, Keith Urban, Dustin Lynch, Cole Swindell, Maren Morris, Sugarland, Luke Combs, Billy Currington, Dan + Shay, Jon Pardi, Brett Young and more performing at the Frank Erwin Center, 1701 Red River St.

The Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival Presented by Makers of Accu-Chek will also take place on Saturday, May 5, at Frank Erwin Center's North Box Office Plaza in Austin, featuring performances by Luke Combs, Brett Young, Lauren Alaina, Dylan Scott and Danielle Bradbery, organizers noted. The Daytime Village will feature fan zones and interactive experiences by iHeartRadio's brand partners, officials added.

The 2018 iHeartCountry Festival’s benefiting charity will be St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital and for every ticket sold, iHeartMedia will donate $1 to help fund the hospital's lifesaving treatments and research, officials said. For more information visit iHeartRadio.com/countryfestival.

Tickets are available at TexasBoxOffice.com. For more information click here.

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