The Rockin’ River Music Fest is a B.C. family-owned and operated country music festival that takes place annually, on the BC Day long weekend, in Merritt, BC – incidentally also known as the ‘Country Music Capital of Canada’. This August 2-5 Eric Church will lead an all-star lineup which also includes Brett Eldredge, Dallas Smith, Dustin Lynch, Luke Combs and many more!
The festival, conceived and built from the ground up by award-winning BC country music artist and Hall of Fame member Kenny Hess, was originally staged at the Mission Raceway in Mission BC. In 2015 however, the opportunity presented itself to move the festival from Mission to Merritt, and Hess never looked back. The City of Merritt has embraced the festival and all that it brings to the community and outlying areas. Over the years, the Rockin’ River stage has been graced by any number of world-class entertainers such as Rascal Flatts, Lady Antebellum, Brad Paisley, Blue Rodeo, Big and Rich, Johnny Reid, Sam Hunt and many more. The 2017 lineup included Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, The Band Perry and Kacey Musgraves. It continues to be the festival’s goal to bring the best of country music to the very best country music fans in the world, and in the process provide an unforgettable experience that showcases the best of BC.
The full lineup, by day, is as follows! Scroll to the bottom for your chance to win your way in!
Joe Nichols performs during the Certified Country Stop in Ottawa – Photo: Sean Sisk
August 2, 2018
Joe Nichols
Road To Rockin’ River
Kenny Hess
Jaydee Bixby
Jesse Allen Harris
Shylo Sharity
Luke Combs performs at the Commodore Ballroom in Vancouver Photo: Jeremy Mac Knott
August 3, 2018
Eric Church
George Canyon
Luke Combs
The Donny Grub Band
Meghan Patrick
Brandon Dame
The Abrams
Britches and Boots
Meghan Patrick. Festival Country De Lotbiniere. June 16, 2018
Brett Eldredge performs at Boots and Hearts in 2017 photo Rebel Shadow Photography
August 4, 2018
Brett Eldredge
Road to Rockin’ River
Chris Buck Band
Midland
Karen Lee Batten
James Barker Band
Rollin’ Trainwreck
Nice Horse
The Donny Grub Band
Dallas Smith – Side Effects Tour 2017 – Photo: Kayla Winkworth
August 5, 2018
Dallas Smith
Leaving Thomas
Dustin Lynch
Danielle Marie
Chris Janson
Jackson Hollow
Black Reid Band
The Donny Grub Band
Leaving Thomas. Ottawa Oktoberfest 2017. Photo by Dale Sinclair
As part of our 7th Anniversary we have a pair of passes to give away to this amazing festival! To enter decode the following anagram and DM us (on any social network) the answer! ANAGRAM: ELIELEVVOW
Remember you must follow us on the social network through which you submitted the answer and you must like and share the post (on Instagram a comment will suffice)! Contest closes Tuesday June 26 at 7pm EST.
