WE-PEATERS
Acts that have played the most We Fests (including 2012):
Sawyer Brown11
John Anderson11
Nitty Gritty Dirt Band 7
Brooks & Dunn6
Toby Keith6
Alabama5
Charlie Daniels Band5
Vince Gill5
Merle Haggard5
Martina McBride5
Tim McGraw5
PARTY CRASHERS
These outliers -- they're cool but are they really country? -- played at past We Fests:
Jerry Lee Lewis1983
Roy Orbison1987
Carl Perkins1991
Ray Charles1994
John Denver1995
Beach Boys1996
Little Richard1999
Doobie Brothers2002
Ringo Starr 2003
Sheryl Crow2007
Kid Rock2010
Lynyrd Skynyrd2011
MISSING IN ACTION
Only a few country superstars have never played the festival:
Garth Brooks
Shania Twain
Zac Brown Band
Lady Antebellum
JON BREAM
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