Downtown Hoedown headed to Detroit riverfront

The Downtown Hoedown is downsizing, from three days to two, and is heading to the Detroit riverfront.

This year's festival — June 5-6 at Detroit's West Riverfront Park at Jefferson Avenue and 10th Street, just west of the Riverfront Apartments and Joe Louis Arena — will be headlined by Darius Rucker on June 5 and Rascal Flatts on June 6, event producers announced Thursday morning.

Tickets, $35 per day or $49.50 for two-day passes, go on sale at 10 a.m. March 13 through ticketmaster.com, all Ticketmaster locations, or without a service fee from the Joe Louis Arena and Fox Theater box offices and Hockeytown Authentics in Troy.

The WYCD-FM (99.5) sponsored event migrates to the riverfront after three years in Comerica Park's parking lot. Prior to that move, the Hoedown had been held in Hart Plaza since its launch in 1983.

This year's festival will also feature performances by Brett Eldredge, Brothers Osborne, A Thousand Horses, Old Dominion and Cam on June 5 and Eli Young Band, Jana Kramer, Drake White, Ashley Monroe, Craig Wayne Boyd, LoCash Cowboys, Striking Matches and Michael Ray on June 6.

The fest will run 4-11 p.m. June 5 and 12-11 p.m. June 6.

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