Country Calling, taking place the week after Oceans Calling in Ocean City, Maryland, revealed its 2024 festival schedules on Wednesday.
The festival, headlined by Tyler Childers, Eric Church, Lainey Wilson, and Jelly Roll, is full of tons of names that country fans love.
Country Calling features the same schedule format and stage setup as Oceans Calling, featuring a main stage, the ‘Boot’ stage, a side stage, the ‘Scoot’ stage presented by Allianz, and a tent stage, named the ‘Boogie’ stage.
Friday:
Boot Stage:
12:30 – 1:00: TBD – This slot was presumably for Priscilla Block, who has had to drop out of the festival. Country Calling did not give a reason why.
1:45 – 2:30: Alexandra Kay
3:15 – 4:15: NEEDTOBREATHE
5:15 – 6:15: Warren Zeiders
7:15 – 8:30: Jelly Roll
9:30 – 11:00: Eric Church
The Boot Stage is full of some of the hottest names in country music. Though Eric Church is closing it down, Jelly Roll will have tons of fans as he has been making moves in the country scene. On top of his successful country record, ‘Whitsitt Chapel,’ he also featured on Eminem’s latest album and has recently released two singles.
Scoot Stage:
1:00 – 1:45: Jimmy Charles
2:30 – 3:15: Ella Langley
4:15 – 5:15: The Red Clay Strays
6:15 – 7:15: Clint Black
8:30 – 9:30: Riley Green
Riley Green is a can’t miss act closing down the Scoot Stage, but make sure to not miss The Red Clay Strays, who are coming off a successful new album release. They are one of the hottest bands in the genre as of late.
Boogie Tent:
1:45 – 2:30: Hueston
3:15 – 4:15: Ingrid Andress
5:15 – 6:15: Martina McBride
There are only a few acts at the tent at Country Calling, but it’s a fun stage to check out, even if you aren’t too familiar with anyone performing there. It’s a different vibe than the other stages.
Saturday:
The festival ends on a Saturday, a new trend for C3 Presents festivals, the organizer of Country Calling. They have also done this with Innings and Extra Innings Festival, who run the same format of a rock-focused lineup followed by a country-focused bill.
Boot Stage:
12:30 – 1:00: Waylon Wyatt
1:45 – 2:30: Alana Springsteen
3:15 – 4:15: Parmalee
5:15 – 6:15: Dwight Yoakam
7:15 – 8:30: Lainey Wilson
9:30 – 11:00: Tyler Childers
This stage is stacked all day. Tyler Childers is one of the best in the business, and if you’ve never heard of him, you don’t need to in order to have a good time at his show.
Lainey Wilson is also one of the biggest country musicians right now. She’s won countless country music awards across various programs, has a new record coming out this month, and has featured on many musician’s records as of late, including Post Malone’s ‘F-1 Trillion,’ Jelly Roll’s ‘Whitsitt Chappel,’ and HARDY’s ‘the mockingbird & THE CROW.’
Scoot Stage:
1:00 – 1:45: Aidan Canfield
2:30 – 3:15: Nikki Lane
4:15 – 5:15: Tanya Tucker
6:15 – 7:15: Brothers Osbourne
8:30 – 9:30: Bailey Zimmerman
Scoot over for the Scoot Stage! Headlined by Bailey Zimmerman, this stage is nothing short of can’t-miss country singers. Brothers Osbourne are veterans of the game, and Nikki Lane is a great voice in country music.
Boogie Tent:
1:45 – 2:30: Drayton Farley
3:15 – 4:15: Dasha
5:15 – 6:15: Paul Cruthen
Closing out the Boogie Tent are three solid names in Farley, Dasha, and Cruthen. Again, this stage is fun to just check out a new name that you might not have seen at a standalone show.
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