Music spotlight: We Fest

July 27, 2013 at 8:39PM
Eric Church performed at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday, May 17, 2012. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com Eric Church performed at the Target Center in Minneapolis, Minn., Thursday, May 17, 2012. ] (KYNDELL HARKNESS/STAR TRIBUNE) kyndell.harkness@startribune.com ORG XMIT: MIN2013072317523413
Eric Church (The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Thursday-Saturday: The ever-popular We Fest has found a new headliner — rough-around-the-edges country-rocker Eric Church, known for the hits "Springsteen" and "Drink in My Hand." He's set for Thursday, along with Rodney Atkins and Big & Rich, who have been known to party in the We Fest campgrounds. Guitar hero Keith Urban tops Friday's bill, which also includes the underappreciated "Pontoon" harmonizers Little Big Town and hard-country singer Gary Allan. Oklahoma-reared, "American Idol"-launched country princess Carrie Underwood closes the festivities on Saturday, preceded by rich-voiced, hardworking Darius Rucker, the enduring "Gambler" Kenny Rogers and "Dancing With the Stars" champ and underrated country talent Kellie Pickler. (Soo Pass Ranch, Detroit Lakes, Minn. Tickets start at $92.63 for one day. www.wefest.com.)

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