Zac Brown Band Reveals Star-Studded Nashville Lineup

Southern Ground Music & Food Festival 2013: Zac Brown Band Reveals Star-Studded Nashville Lineup

The Southern Ground Music & Food Festivalreturns to Nashville for a second year withZac Brown Band and a who's who of musical friends along for the ride. The festivities take place at the Lawn at Riverfront Park, Friday and Saturday, Sept. 27-28, with ZBB joined by Willie Nelson & Family, Eli Young Band, Kacey Musgraves, Grace Potter and the Nocturnals, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, the Head and the Heart and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue. Additional acts will be revealed soon.

The festival's hosts will be joined by celebrity friends for their "Super Sets."Kenny Chesney, John Fogerty and Jason Mraz will perform with Zac Brown Band at the close of both nights.

Ticket pre-sale for Zac Brown Band fan club members begins Wednesday, April 24, at 12:00 PM CT. Pre-sale opens to attendees of last year's festival Thursday, April 25, at 10:00 AM CT. General sale begins Saturday, April 27 at 10:00 AM CT. Last year's event drew more than 12,000 people to downtown Music City.

VIP ticket options are also available and include access to Zac Brown Band's customized Front Porch Stage Boxes, providing concertgoers with onstage seating and a gourmet meal prepared by a team of renowned chefs under the helm of Southern Ground Executive Chef Rusty Hamlin. Guests in the boxes are served complimentary beer, wine, liquor and non-alcoholic drinks, as well as gourmet cuisine from ZBB's mobile kitchen.

Two-day festival passes start at $99. Gates open at 2:00 PM CT on Friday and 12:00 PM CT on Saturday. For more details on the full music and food lineup, visit the official Southern Ground Music and Food Festival website.

Zac Brown Band Announces Lineup

Zac Brown Band Announces Lineup for Southern Ground Music & Food Festival in Nashville

Zac Brown Band photo by Cole Cassell, courtesy of Southern Ground Artists/Atlantic Records.

Zac Brown Band’s Southern Ground Music & Food Festival will return to Nashville’s Riverfront Park on September 27-28 with an all-star lineup. ZBB will perform along with special sit-in performances by Kenny Chesney, John Fogerty, Jason Mraz and more. Also on the lineup are Willie Nelson & The Family Band, Grace Potter & The Nocturnals, Edward Sharpe and the Magnetic Zeros, Eli Young Band, Kacey Musgraves, The Head and The Heart and Trombone Shorty & Orleans Avenue with more artists to be announced.

In addition to two evenings of music, the festival will offer fans a selection of food from some of the world’s best chefs. Tickets for the festival go on sale Saturday, April 27 at 10 a.m. CST at www.southerngroundfestival.com. Fans will have the opportunity to purchase exclusive VIP Lounge Tickets and Front Porch Stage Tickets as well.

The VIP Lounge Tickets include complementary catered food and access to the VIP Bar with complementary beverages, a lounge area to watch football games on HD TV screens, air-conditioned, private restrooms, yard games and other activities, a private viewing deck of the Main Stage and access to cell phone charging stations.

The Front Porch Stage Tickets package allows fans to sit on the stage, enjoying dinner while the concert goes on feet away. Fans will be served gourmet meals custom designed and prepared by Zac Brown Band Executive Chef Rusty Hamlin and other award-winning chefs. Premium alcohol, wine and beer are included with access to private restrooms and the VIP Lounge Area.

Zac Brown Band to perform at SPAC Aug. 31

Zac Brown Band to perform at SPAC Aug. 31, Matchbox Twenty, Goo Goo Dolls to perform June 26

Two more summer shows were announced for Saratoga Performing Arts Center this week.

The popular country-folk group the Zac Brown Band will return to SPAC Aug. 31.

Matchbox Twenty and Goo Goo Dolls will perform at SPAC June 26.

Tickets for the 7 p.m. Zac Brown Band show will cost $64.50 and $39.50 for seats or $29.50 for the lawn. Limited quantities of lawn four-packs ($88 plus fees) will be sold in advance but will not be available on the concert date. A ticket sale date has not been announced. The band is probably best known for the single “Chicken Fried.” The band released its fifth album, “Uncaged,” in 2012. Last summer’s SPAC show by the band drew a capacity crowd of 25,000 concert-goers.

Tickets to the 7 p.m. Matchbox Twenty show go on sale at 10 a.m. Saturday, April 13. Amphitheater tickets are $30, $49, $69 and $95. Lawn tickets are $25.