Zac Brown Band, Little Big Town to headline Party In The Pines

Published 8:16 am Thursday, May 10, 2018

WHITE SPRINGS, Fla. — Presented by Bienville Entertainment, Party In The Pines announced Thursday that Zac Brown Band and Little Big Town will headline the second festival on Oct. 19-20.

Country music stars Kip Moore, Luke Combs, Mark O’Connor Band and Runaway June will also take the stage at north Florida’s largest country music festival, with more to be announced.

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The Zac Brown Band has won three Grammy awards, while having five straight albums reach the top 10 on the Billboard 200. The band has sold more than 25 million singles and eight million albums, while having 15 No. 1 radio hits. Welcome Home, the band’s latest album hit No. 1 and follows platinum albums Uncaged, You get What You Give, Jekyll + Hyde and five-time platinum The Foundation.

Little Big Town have delivered hit after hit since debuting 18 years ago. The group recently captured its third Grammy for Best Country Duo/Group performance for the No. 1 hit “Better Man.” They previously won for “Pontoon” and “Girl Crush.” Their latest album The Breaker debuted at No. 1 on the country charts and Top 5 on the Billboard 200.

Moore, a Tifton, Georgia, native, who grew up dreaming of life outside the small South Georgia town. With a debut album Up All Night that went platinum and four top 10 hits including chart-topper “Somethin’ ‘Bout a Truck,” Moore has found success in big city Nashville.

Combs’ debut album This One’s for You, released last year, debuted at No. 1 on the country charts and is Gold-certified. He also had back-to-back No. 1 singles in “Hurricane” and “When It Rains It Pours,” the first male artist to debut with that success since Sam Hunt.

Mark O’Connor Band, which first performed in 2015, took home its first Grammy last year for Best Bluegrass Album with Coming Home, its debut effort. O’Connor has performed for four decades, winning national championships on the fiddle, guitar and mandolin and has won numerous Grammys. The band includes his son Forrest, daughter-in-law Kate and wife Maggie.

Runaway June is a three-member band that includes Naomi Cooke, Hannah Mulholland and Jennifer Wayne. Their debut hit single was “Lipstick,” released in 2016. That was followed up by “Wild West” last year.

Returning to one of the country’s premier hunting and fishing resorts, Bienville Plantation, Party In The Pines will feature two full days of non-stop country music, two stages, camping and RV accommodations and a variety of food and beverage options from presenting sponsors, including Sonny’s BBQ, the official BBQ of Party In The Pines.

General Admission, VIP, Camping and RV tickets will go on sale at 10 a.m. on Monday, May 14. Tickets start at $159, including parking, and will be available for purchase at partyinthepines.com.

A limited number of VIP tickets are available and include reserved front of stage seating, gourmet dinners on Friday and Saturday, VIP Silo Bar access and other exclusive amenities.

The star-studded lineup kicks off at 1 p.m. on Friday, Oct. 19, and continues Saturday, Oct. 20. Gates to the festival open at noon both days.

New artists, performance schedules and additional entertainment will be announced in the coming months.

For more information about the event, visit partyinthepines.com or follow on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter for updates.

Bienville Plantation is located at 16673 SE 81st Drive, CR 137 in White Springs.