{"id":6284,"date":"2017-06-12T20:31:00","date_gmt":"2017-06-12T20:31:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=6284"},"modified":"2017-06-13T15:29:04","modified_gmt":"2017-06-13T15:29:04","slug":"what-you-need-to-know-2017-cma-festival","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2017\/06\/12\/what-you-need-to-know-2017-cma-festival\/","title":{"rendered":"[Event Recap] What You Need to Know about the 2017 CMA Festival"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Mountain Productions spent the weekend in Music City, USA, for the ultimate country festival \u2013 the 2017 CMA Music Festival. With the likes of artists ranging from Kenny Rogers to Thomas Rhett, the Country Music Association called on North America\u2019s leader in staging and rigging to set the scene in Nissan Stadium. <strong>Here\u2019s what you need to know about the ultimate country weekend in Nashville.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>For 4 days each June, the Country Music Association\u2019s <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cmaworld.com\/cma-music-festival\/\">CMA Festival<\/a><\/strong> brings nearly 100,000 country music fans and hundreds of the biggest artists in country music past and present together for the experience. Spanning far beyond the bars on Broadway and across the pedestrian bridge into Nissan Stadium, fans are guaranteed to have a good southern time no matter which honky-tonk, stage or pop-up performance they found themselves in front of.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 39.76851851851852% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVNqMFkBfCi\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">I mean&#8230; #CMAFest<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Brothers Osborne (@brothersosborne) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-06-11T20:54:18+00:00\">Jun 11, 2017 at 1:54pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>The Brothers Osborne shared this perspective from our stage in Nissan Stadium. Shortly after, these seats were filled to see their performance.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p>CMA Fest, originally launched as Fan Fair in 1972, draws a sold-out crowd each year, with thousands of more Americans flocking to the home of country music for the chance to see free shows and pop-up performances around town. As in year\u2019s past, <strong>Mountain Productions was proud to kick the dust up and lend their event production expertise to the star-studded, boot-kickin\u2019 weekend.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The magic of this year&#8217;s event featured enough variety and surprises to leave any fan satisfied. Garth Brooks blessed fans with an unannounced set in Nissan Stadium, Darius Rucker joined forces for a duet with Little Big Town&#8217;s Karen Fairchild and Kenny Rogers brought fans back to old country.<\/p>\n<p>The excitement didn&#8217;t stop there. Keith Urban and Brad Paisley performed extended songs\u00a0while playing their way through the crowd. Eric Church, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan, and virtually every other back-home roots and country boots focused A-lister brought their own special blend of country to the crowd who couldn&#8217;t get enough of the sets.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVImT0al2qo\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#AskMeHowIKnow l had a BLAST last night! Thank YOU for treating my new music&#8230;just like you do the old stuff! love love love, g #CMAfest<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Garth Brooks (@garthbrooks) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-06-09T21:44:12+00:00\">Jun 9, 2017 at 2:44pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>\u00a0One of many surprise performers of the festival, country legend Garth Brooks sang his new single <em>Ask Me How I Know<\/em>\u00a0to the roaring crowd.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p>Our signature <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/staging\/stagingsystems\/mtn-truss-hd-plus.php\">MTN Truss HD+ stage system<\/a><\/strong> stood tall once again as the <strong>CMA Festival Main Stage inside Nissan Stadium<\/strong>. The set-up provided 80 feet of prime real estate for the biggest names in country to serenade, celebrate and get to know the sold-out crowd. The performance area was accompanied by two 40 feet wide audio bays and stood 80 feet tall, ensuring every seat was a prime spot to catch your favorite country artist. A number of other ancillary structures were also put in place, including camera tracks that will bring the get-down to national television later this summer.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVGJp-fD0Sf\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CMA 2017<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Marty Wesstrom (@martywesstrom) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-06-08T22:55:20+00:00\">Jun 8, 2017 at 3:55pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>Our massive MTN Truss HD+ System brought this year&#8217;s CMA Music Festival to life in Nissan Stadium.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<blockquote class=\"instagram-media\" style=\"background: #FFF; border: 0; border-radius: 3px; box-shadow: 0 0 1px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.5),0 1px 10px 0 rgba(0,0,0,0.15); margin: 1px; max-width: 658px; padding: 0; width: calc(100% - 2px);\" data-instgrm-captioned=\"\" data-instgrm-version=\"7\">\n<div style=\"padding: 8px;\">\n<div style=\"background: #F8F8F8; line-height: 0; margin-top: 40px; padding: 50.0% 0; text-align: center; width: 100%;\"><\/div>\n<p style=\"margin: 8px 0 0 0; padding: 0 4px;\"><a style=\"color: #000; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; font-style: normal; font-weight: normal; line-height: 17px; text-decoration: none; word-wrap: break-word;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/BVGqssMDUOr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">From the driver seat.<\/a><\/p>\n<p style=\"color: #c9c8cd; font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px; margin-bottom: 0; margin-top: 8px; overflow: hidden; padding: 8px 0 7px; text-align: center; text-overflow: ellipsis; white-space: nowrap;\">A post shared by Marty Wesstrom (@martywesstrom) on <time style=\"font-family: Arial,sans-serif; font-size: 14px; line-height: 17px;\" datetime=\"2017-06-09T03:44:04+00:00\">Jun 8, 2017 at 8:44pm PDT<\/time><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h6><script async defer src=\"\/\/platform.instagram.com\/en_US\/embeds.js\"><\/script>All of the weekend excitement was controlled from the hardworking AV pros in the\u00a0Front of House system.<\/h6>\n<hr \/>\n<p>To catch all of the excitement from the 2017 CMA Music Festival, tune in to ABC later this summer for a full three-hour special on the country music event of the summer. As always, Mountain Productions is on to the next big production of the year and we look forward to providing our staging expertise across North America. To learn more about what we can bring to your event, head on over to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\"><strong>MountainProductions.com<\/strong><\/a>. 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