THE 9th EDITION WILL TAKE PLACE FROM AUGUST 22-24, 2024.
TICKETS ON SALE NOW AT COUNTRYLOTBINIERE.COM
Saint-Agapit, November 15, 2023 – Festival Country Lotbinière, a pioneering event in Quebec’s new country music scene, is gearing up for its 9th edition and is excited to reveal a first headliner! In celebration of its 10th year, the FCL is making a bold move with American star Riley Green !
Riley is riding a wave of success after being named the Academy of Country Music’s 2020 New Male Artist of the Year, a former MusicRow Breakout Artist of the Year, a CMT “Listen Up Artist,” and one of CRS’s 2020 New Faces. Now playing to an average of 65,000 fans each night serving as direct support for Morgan Wallen and Luke Combs this year, Green headlined the Rock The South festival and is selling out his own headlining shows. Quebec got a taste of his performance in 2022 at the Bell Centre and the Videotron Centre, where he opened for Luke Combs and Festival Country Lotbinière is really proud to welcome him for the first time as a headliner in Quebec!
Riley Green performs at the Canadian Tire Centre in Ottawa. Photo: Renée Doiron
Since the release of his self-titled debut EP in 2018, Riley Green has been compelling country music fans to raise a drink, shed a tear, and above all, celebrate where they are from. His songs, such as the no.1 PLATINUM hit There Was This Girl, the heart-tagger I Wish Grandpas Never Died certified double PLATINUM (which he performed live at the 55th ACM Awards), and his chart-topping collaboration with Thomas Rhett, Half of Me, have made Riley synonymous with what Country music does best: making listeners feel something with his no-gimmick, relatable writing and classic feel.
His latest album, Ain’t My Last Rodeo, released last October, is more of the signature Riley Green fans have come to know and love from the good ol’ boy who still lives in his hometown of Jacksonville, AL. The album, released via Big Machine Label Group label, also features collaborations with Luke Combs (Different Round Here) and Jelly Roll (Copenhagen In A Cadillac).
Riley Green in numbers
Over 5 million monthly listeners on Spotify
Over 700,000 followers on TikTok
Over 1.3 million followers on Instagram
Over 345,000 followers on Facebook
2023: Different ‘Round Here certified platinum (1,000,000)
2020: If It Wasn’t for Trucks certified gold (500,000)
2019: I Wish Grandpas Never Died certified 2x platinum (2,000,000)
2018: There Was This Girl certified platinum (1,000,000)
An anticipated 9th edition !
Thousands of festival-goers have already secured their spots by taking advantage of the first two blind pre-sales. In less than 48 hours, all available tickets were claimed. In 2023, the festival saw a record-breaking attendance of over 20,000 throughout the site. Despite unfavorable weather conditions, attendees responded with enthusiasm, turning out in large numbers over the three days of festivities. The full lineup for the 9th edition will be unveiled in early 2024.
Tickets are currently on sale at countrylotbiniere.com, featuring discounts of up to 25% compared to regular prices.
“We are very thrilled to announce Riley Green as one of the headliners for the first edition of the festival in August. The fit was simply perfect for our festival identity and our festival-goers, who are true die-hard country music fans! With his brand new album and an already sold-out U.S. tour, Riley is part of an authentic genre of country artists such as Cody Johnson, Jon Pardi, to name a few, who preserve the richness of traditional country in their music. His unique and sincere way of interacting with the crowd promises an incredible closing show on August 24th!”
– Guillaume Laflamme, Festival Country Lotbinière co-founder
