Jake Owen performs onstage during day 3 of the Big Barrel Country Music Festival on June 28, 2015 in Dover, Delaware.
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Country Night Lights is entering its sophomore year with Jake Owen and Brett Eldredge as its headliners.
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The Athens, Ohio, music festival music is organized by Prime Social Group (PSG), who had Sam Hunt and Easton Corbin take the stage in their inaugural edition.
“We are looking to make Country Night Lights the largest college country music festival,” says PSG co-founder, Adam Lynn.
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The all-ages event will be expanding to two days — Sept. 23 and 24 — and is located only a few minutes away from Ohio University’s campus. “OU students who form the core of our audience, bring a special energy to the show that makes CNL an amazing festival to attend or to perform at,” Lynn says.
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PSG has purchased the festival site and is “heavily investing into the infrastructure of the grounds,” according to festival partner Dominic Petrozzi. “Our fans will definitely appreciate the new amenities we have added in all aspects of the festival,” he adds.
Tickets to Country Night Lights can be purchased here.