PHOTOS: 2013 CMA Music Festival – Day 1
Lady Antebellum officially opened the 2013 CMA Music Festival and Fan Fair X with a ribbon cutting at the brand new Music City Center on Thursday morning. After the ribbon cutting, the trio played an acoustic set for fans and battled Little Big Town in a game a ping pong.
The music continued all day long with autograph signings, artist appearances and Q&A’s, and of course, non-stop Country music. Here’s a look at what happened on Day 1.
Lady A’s Dave Haywood & Charles Kelley at Ping Pong & Songs
Little Big Town and Lady A at Ping Pong & Songs
Dustin Lynch at the Riverfront
Joe Nichols at the Riverfront
Drake White at Bridgestone Plaza
Florida Georgia Line meets fans at the Music City Center
JT Hodges signs autographs at the Music City Center
The Oak Ridge Boys perform the National Anthem prior to the nightly show at LP Field
Tracy Lawrence performed new songs, as well as classics like “Time Marches On” and “Find Out Who Your Friends Are” at LP Field
Luke Bryan got the crowd at LP Field on their feet with hits like “Rain Is A Good Thing” and “Country Girl (Shake It For Me)
Taylor Swift opened with “Love Story” and also sang hits such as “Red” and “We Are Never Ever Getting Back Together”
Swift surprised fans by bringing out Keith Urban and Tim McGraw for “Highway Don’t Care”
Little Big Town filmed clips for ABC’s “CMA Music Fest: Country’s Night To Rock”
Eric Church sang a handful of songs including “Smoke A Little Smoke” and “Jack Daniels”
Powerhouse Miranda Lambert rocked LP Field with “Gunpowder and Lead,” “Over You,” and “Mama’s Broken Heart”
Kid Rock joined Zac Brown Band on stage to sing a cover of Grand Funk Railroad’s “We’re an American Band”
Kenny Rogers joins Zac Brown Band at LP Field for “The Gambler”
*All Photos Courtesy of the Country Music Association*
