{"id":6461,"date":"2017-07-25T20:36:56","date_gmt":"2017-07-25T20:36:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/?p=6461"},"modified":"2017-08-08T20:21:58","modified_gmt":"2017-08-08T20:21:58","slug":"event-recap-faster-horses-40000-fans-strong","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/2017\/07\/25\/event-recap-faster-horses-40000-fans-strong\/","title":{"rendered":"[EVENT RECAP] Faster Horses 40,000 Fans Strong"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>40,000 eager country fans traveled across Michigan in search of the ultimate country music experience. In its 5<sup>th<\/sup> year anniversary celebration, Faster Horses lived up to its name, once again, providing the crowd the undeniable \u201c<strong>Party of the Summer<\/strong>.\u201d<!--more--><\/p>\n<p>The 2017 Faster Horses country music festival was held at Michigan International Speedway in Brooklyn, Michigan. The weekend festival featured performances by country royalty, including the likes of <strong>Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Luke Bryan <\/strong>and<strong> Brett Eldredge<\/strong>. Eighty-year-old <strong>Charlie Daniels<\/strong> also came to party, fiddle in hand.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6461-1\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20382259_414347772295663_7267766001263968256_n.mp4?_=1\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20382259_414347772295663_7267766001263968256_n.mp4\">https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20382259_414347772295663_7267766001263968256_n.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>The <strong>Next From Nashville<\/strong> stage also featured a number of its own notable performances from up-and-coming artists. <strong>LANco<\/strong>, who is already dominating country radio airplay across the country, took the Next From Nashville stage on Saturday night, giving Old Dominion\u2019s main stage performance a run for its money. Their hit song, \u201cGreatest Love Story\u201d, energized thousands of fans who couldn\u2019t help but sing along.<\/p>\n<div style=\"width: 400px;\" class=\"wp-video\"><video class=\"wp-video-shortcode\" id=\"video-6461-2\" width=\"400\" height=\"224\" preload=\"metadata\" controls=\"controls\"><source type=\"video\/mp4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20285738_1421937291256345_2097229743203024896_n.mp4?_=2\" \/><a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20285738_1421937291256345_2097229743203024896_n.mp4\">https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/20285738_1421937291256345_2097229743203024896_n.mp4<\/a><\/video><\/div>\n<p>Mountain Productions built our signature <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/staging\/stagingsystems\/mtn-truss-hd-plus.php\">MTN HD+ Staging System<\/a> for the country festival\u2019s main stage, as well as the Next From Nashville stage. We were also happy to provide <strong>camera platforms<\/strong>, <strong>VIP platforms<\/strong>, and an <strong>ADA-compliant VIP viewing platform<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6466\" style=\"width: 1010px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6466\" class=\"wp-image-6466 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dji-0509lr2jpg-3c4ce98d442e15d3.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1000\" height=\"563\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dji-0509lr2jpg-3c4ce98d442e15d3.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dji-0509lr2jpg-3c4ce98d442e15d3-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/dji-0509lr2jpg-3c4ce98d442e15d3-768x432.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6466\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Marc Nader \/ mLive Media Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>Faster Horses relied on Mountain Productions for a number of other ancillary structures, as well, including everything from <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/staging\/groundcover.php\">ground cover<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/staging\/barricade.php\">barricades<\/a> to <strong>video posts<\/strong> and <strong>risers<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_6467\" style=\"width: 1034px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6467\" class=\"wp-image-6467 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/636363688511481504-AP-2017-Faster-Horses-Music-4--1024x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"512\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/636363688511481504-AP-2017-Faster-Horses-Music-4--1024x512.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/636363688511481504-AP-2017-Faster-Horses-Music-4--300x150.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/636363688511481504-AP-2017-Faster-Horses-Music-4--768x384.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/636363688511481504-AP-2017-Faster-Horses-Music-4-.jpg 1600w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6467\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of Detroit Free Press<\/p><\/div>\n<div id=\"attachment_6465\" style=\"width: 630px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-6465\" class=\"wp-image-6465 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/saturday-faster-horses-2975ca3f3f597a00.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"620\" height=\"413\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/saturday-faster-horses-2975ca3f3f597a00.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/07\/saturday-faster-horses-2975ca3f3f597a00-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 620px) 100vw, 620px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-6465\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Courtesy of mLive Media Group<\/p><\/div>\n<p>The self-proclaimed \u201cHillbilly Sleepover\u201d left little room for dozing off. Equipped with Budweiser\u2019s signature Clydesdale horses, a Faster Humans Fun Run for the brave, line dancing, pancake parties, competitions, and the best new music to kick your boots to, a little rain couldn\u2019t stop the party of the summer.<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%5BEVENT%20RECAP%5D%20Faster%20Horses%2040%2C000%20Fans%20Strong\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>40,000 eager country fans traveled across Michigan in search of the ultimate country music experience. In its 5th year anniversary celebration, Faster Horses lived up to its name, once again, providing the crowd the undeniable \u201cParty of the Summer.\u201d<\/p>\n<div style=\"padding-bottom:20px; padding-top:0px;\" class=\"hupso-share-buttons\"><!-- Hupso Share Buttons - https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/ --><a class=\"hupso_toolbar\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hupso.com\/share\/\"><img src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/buttons\/share-medium.png\" style=\"border:0px; padding-top: 5px; float:left;\" alt=\"Share Button\"\/><\/a><script type=\"text\/javascript\">var hupso_services_t=new Array(\"Twitter\",\"Facebook\",\"Google Plus\",\"Linkedin\");var hupso_background_t=\"#EAF4FF\";var hupso_border_t=\"#66CCFF\";var hupso_toolbar_size_t=\"medium\";var hupso_image_folder_url = \"\";var hupso_url_t=\"\";var hupso_title_t=\"%5BEVENT%20RECAP%5D%20Faster%20Horses%2040%2C000%20Fans%20Strong\";<\/script><script type=\"text\/javascript\" src=\"https:\/\/static.hupso.com\/share\/js\/share_toolbar.js\"><\/script><!-- Hupso Share Buttons --><\/div>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":6473,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_monsterinsights_skip_tracking":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_active":false,"_monsterinsights_sitenote_note":"","_monsterinsights_sitenote_category":0,"footnotes":""},"categories":[8],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-6461","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event-recaps"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6461","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6461"}],"version-history":[{"count":6,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6461\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6484,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6461\/revisions\/6484"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/6473"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6461"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6461"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.mountainproductions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6461"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}