Luke Combs, Eric Church to headline Rock the South
Published 4:00 am Saturday, February 1, 2020
- Marty Roe of Diamond Rio shakes hands as he performs during the All for the Hall concert on Tuesday, April 10, 2012, in Nashville, Tenn. The concert is a benefit for the Country Music Hall of Fame and Museum.
Luke Combs and Eric Church will be headlining this year’s Rock the South country music festival.
This will be Combs’ first year to perform at Rock the South and Church’s second time to headline the festival, and they will be joined by Brothers Osborne, Ashley McBryde, Diamond Rio,Tracy Byrd, DeeJay Silver and more. The festival is set to take place on May 29-30 at its location on County Road 469 in Cullman.
This is the ninth year for Rock the South since its inception in 2012, and festival founder and owner Shane Quick said he knew that this year had to be huge.
“Fans loved when Eric Church was with us a couple of years ago and our social channels have been blowing up with requests for Luke Combs. I’m excited to be able to have these two incredible artists on the Rock the South stage in Cullman this May,” he said in a press release.
Continuing in its mission to serve local businesses and give back to the community, Rock the South will be partnering with several local charities again in 2020 as well as participating in philanthropic events around the area and increasing its grass roots level marketing within the Cullman City and Cullman County School Systems.
Nathan Baugh, producer of Rock the South, said he is proud of the growth Rock the South has seen through the years with community involvement and he is excited to see this growth continue into 2020.
“It’s always a special thing when you can not only host an event where the community can come together and celebrate the recovery from the 2011 tornadoes, but also raise money for local causes in need while doing it is huge,” he said.
Since its inception, the festival has continued to be a community partner by giving back more than $300,000 to local charities including The Link, Alabama Forever, Brook’s Place and Children’s Hospital of Alabama.
Tickets for Pepsi Rock the South will open on Friday, Feb. 7 for the Super Fan Pre-Sale through Feb. 9. Ticket buyers can save up to $70 on tickets during the pre-sale.
Tickets, artist information and additional details about the festival can be found at rockthesouth.com.
