For all those upset that Luke Bryan isn’t coming to Boots & Hearts this year have no fear.
Luke is bringing his Kill The Lights Tour that sees Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch as support acts. Not a bad way to spend a night or two in June…Here is what we know.
2 Canadian Dates 1 of which we already knew about in Alberta but….
TORONTO – June 24 & 25th at Molson Amphitheatre…. Tix Details to follow.
CALGARY – August 21st @ Country Thunder – Previously Announced
More Details to come….
At the end of last year I looked ahead to 2015 and made a bold prediction that it would be bigger with more interviews with bigger artists, more festivals, more events and more contests. I could never have predicted exactly how much bigger the year would actually be.
Ok so I think we can officially say that Ontario has quickly become a HOT BED for Country Music Festivals for 2016 in Canada. Seriously its unreal… With nearly 13.8 Million people in Ontario and lets say you take 3% of that population that are ticket buying country music fans. You are looking at just over 380,000 people are looking to buy tickets into an event this summer. The big question is, which one or two are they going to be spending their hard earned cash on?
After having sat with Tim Hicks on a few occasions over the last 2 years its been pretty amazing watching his popularity on the Canadian country music scene flourish. I can recall sitting down with Tim 2 years ago at Boots and Hearts and talking about his contentment in just being a part of the country music scene in Ontario. Last night while standing amid a throng of eager, sweat-drenched fans who were belting out word-for-word the lyrics to nearly every song in his set I was overwhelmed by how quickly things have changed.
Last night Valory Recording artist Brantley Gilbert brought his hard hittin’ brand of country to the “Big Smoke”. Gilbert a native of Georgia has been just killin’ it on his cross Canada tour #KickItInThePit with Cory Marquardt opening all 6 shows from Vancouver to Toronto.
Boots and Hearts is set to embark on another adventure. Tickets for 2016’s party go on sale to the general public this THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 24th a@ NOON! Here is all the info you need to get your hands on what is sure to be the hottest ticket of the summer! Could Garth be coming to party for 2 or 3 nights this summer? Guess we will have to wait to find out! But being the 5 year anniversary we know it’s going to be good!
The Crowd as Old Dominion hits the stage – Photo: Corey Kelly
Boots and Hearts 2016 Tickets Go On-Sale THURSDAY – September 24th @ noon est.
Canada’s Largest Camping and Country Music Festival Returns for Fifth Year
Oro-Medonte, Ontario – Republic Live, organizers of the Boots and Hearts Music Festival ,announced last week that tickets for the 2016 festival will go on sale Thursday, September 24th at 12 pm EST exclusively at www.bootsandhearts.com Ticket prices for full event general admission will start at $229.99 and organizers are encouraging fans to act quickly as they expect Tier 1 GA to sell out prior to the first artist announcement. The festival will take place August 4th – 7th, 2016 at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds and all tent and RV camping options, parking and premium tickets offerings will also go on sale at that time and information is currently available at www.bootsandhearts.com
“We’re pretty fired up for what the fifth year anniversary of Boots and Hearts has in store,” said Shannon McNevan, Executive Director, Republic Live. “We had great feedback from fans on what they’d like to see available at our new home at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds and have made a few changes based on their requests. We’ve replaced our premium camping area with tent camping PLUS, as we had many requests for larger and closer spaces but without the need to be a premium ticket holder. We’re also going to be expanding our allotment of premium tickets, which will allow access to the barn, viewing decks, front of stage access and more as we had many fans wishing to upgrade their tickets on-site this year. We’re encouraging fans to act quickly if they are looking to purchase at the $229.99 price as we fully expect the Tier 1 GA tickets to sell out prior to our first artist announcement.”
Tickets are available exclusively at www.bootsandhearts.com and will go on sale Thursday, September 24, 2015. Offerings for Boots and Hearts 2016 include:
| Tier 1 GA | $ 229.99 |
| VIP | $ 599.99 |
| Tent Camping | $ 149.99 |
| Tent Camping Plus | $ 249.99 |
| RV Campsite | $ 349.99 |
| Hydro RV (30A) | $ 649.99 |
| Hydro RV (50A) | $ 749.99 |
| 4-Day Parking | $ 79.99 |
| Shower Pass | $ 24.99 |
| Tier 2 GA | $ 249.99 (following Tier 1 sell out) |
| Tier 3 GA | $ 269.99 (following Tier 2 sell out) |
About Boots and Hearts
Boots and Hearts is an annual country music festival event run by Republic Live, and will take place at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds, in Oro-Medonte Ontario August 4th – 7th in 2016. Boots and Hearts recently won the CCMA (Canadian Country Music Association) Festival of the Year Award for the second year running and Canadian Music Week 2015 Festival of the Year. All tickets and camping offerings will go on sale Thursday, September 24th at 12 pm EDT at www.bootsandhearts.com.
We can’t wait to hear who is coming in 2016!
The boys of Blackjack Billy had recorded two songs for us while at Boots and Hearts this year. We were holding one back for a special occasion. It’s the long weekend and well the boys of BJB are pretty good friends with our buddy Tim Hicks. And seeing Tim released 5:01+ today we thought this was the day. Kick back crank it up cause we “Got A Feeling” this is going to be one wicked weekend to wrap up one hell of a summer. Cheers!
Well day #3 is in the books for Boots and Hearts.
Another AMAZING Day of music, interviews and meeting new friends. I have to say the people who come to Boots and Hearts are pretty special people. With over 40,000 people in attendance I have to hand it to Republic Live this experience in the new digs has been unbelievable. From the fantastic lay of the land to the killer line up they have put together its just been an experience that any country music lover should take in.
As I write this day 2 of Boots and Hearts is well underway and 8 tensions are likely starting to grow between 8 emerging artists set to take to the Front Porch Stage Saturday afternoon all vying to be chosen for the coveted opening spot for Thomas Rhett on Sunday afternoon. One of the top 8 is Winnipeg Manitoba’s Leanne Pearson. In less then two years, Leanne has had one single hit Top 50, “Get Outta My Heart”, and one single hit Top 90, “The Only Thing”. Leanne shows that there are no limits to an Independent Canadian Country Girl. We had the chance to chat with her a few months back about her career to date and what it meant to be chosen for the top 8 at Boots and Hearts.
Well, it’s just as the headline says it was. Last night was one hell of Kickoff Party for Boots & Hearts at their new home in Oro-Medonte.
