Got a taste for country? Music festival returns to Lansing on Saturday

LANSING — Cowboys boots and hats will be out in full force Saturday, when a Taste of Country music festival takes over Cooley Law School Stadium.

"We have Drew Baldridge opening up with the National Anthem, right at 5 p.m., with the color guard for the Marines," said Brian Hatcher, live events manager at Townsquare Media, the parent company of Lansing country music station WITL, a sponsor of the music festival. "That's kind of a cool thing to kick the show off."

The country music festival is in its fourth year. The first year sold out with Dierks Bentley, and the last two years they've sold right around 10,000 tickets, Hatcher said.

Country music star Brett Eldredge will headline this year's Taste of Country. Fans can expect to hear songs such as "Don't Ya," “Mean to Me,” “Wanna Be That Song” and "The Long Way."

The lineup also includes Battle Creek native Frankie Ballard, who has charted with the singles "Helluva Life," "Sunshine and Whiskey" and "Young & Crazy;" Texas singer-songwriter Aaron Watson; Nashville trio Runaway June; and Baldridge, a country musician who takes cues from funk and rock.

When and where

When: Doors open at 4 p.m. Saturday, June 9. The show kicks off at 5 p.m. and goes until 11 p.m.

Where: Cooley Law School Stadium, 505 E. Michigan Ave., in downtown Lansing. The event will go on, rain or shine.

Cost

Tickets are still available at witl.com/toc-lansing/

Bowl seats are $30 currently. Standing room or field seats are $45.

Tickets will be available at the gate, also.

Parking

Parking is available at all city of Lansing lots. There is handicap parking available on the Larch Street side of the stadium.

Taste of Country is sponsored by Lansing country music station WITL 100.7, Neighborhood Michigan Ford Dealers, Miller Lite and a host of others.

For more information about Taste of Country, go to witl.com/toc-lansing/

Contact Vickki Dozier at (517) 267-1342 or vdozier@lsj.com. Follow her on Twitter @vickkiD.