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Thursday-Sunday, June 6-9, 2013 Nashville, TN: Assorted Downtown Nashville venues including LP Field (Nightly Concerts), Riverfront Park (Daily Concerts), Music City Center (Fan Fair® X), and more.
June 5-8, 2014 Tickets for the 2014 CMA Music Festival went on sale May 20. The last four years have sold out well before the Festival, so get your tickets now!
Tickets are on sale at Ticketmaster.com and by calling 1-800-745-3000 or 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378)
All 2013 CMA Music Festival Four-day Ticket holders have been provided the opportunity to renew seats for the 2014 Festival during Spring 2013.
Questions: call 1-800-CMA-FEST (262-3378) or visit Ticketmaster.com.
Information for CMA Music Festival changes constantly. For up-to-the-minute info, check CMAfest.com or download the CMA Fest app for iPhone and Android.
Text FESTIVAL to 66937 to get info sent straight to your phone (standard text and data rates apply), and be sure to follow us on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram contests and announcements!
You can also find one of the many Information Booths at each CMA Fest event site with knowledgeable staff to answer your questions.
This event launched in 1972. Originally known as Fan Fair®, the very first Festival was attended by 5,000 people and was held at Nashville's Municipal Auditorium. The event moved to the Tennessee State Fairgrounds in 1982, then to Downtown Nashville in 2001. The 2010 and 2011 Festivals sold out Nashville's LP Field, attracting more than 65,000 Country fans per day to each Festival.
In 2004, the CMA Music Festival was chronicled in a 2-hour primetime, network TV special on CBS. The following year the TV special – now known as "CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" – jumped to ABC, where it has aired annually ever since. In 2009 the special grew to be 3 hours long. Learn more about the heritage of the CMA Music Festival.
Since 2006, proceeds from Nashville's annual CMA Music Festival have helped advance music education through CMA's "Keep The Music Playing" campaign. To date, more than $6.1 Million has been donated. For more information, visit the Keep The Music Playing page on CMAfest.com.
Fan registration has moved! Fan registration bags and ticket information will be available at Fan Fair X at the Music City Center (on Demonbreun Street behind the Bridgestone Arena).
Music City Center (Box Office Hours):
LP Field (Box Office Hours)
Children aged 4 years and older require a ticket for admittance to CMA Music Festival ticketed areas and venues. Children 3 and younger are admitted free, if seated on a parent or guardian's lap.
The autograph process was overhauled for last year's CMA Music Festival, and some of those changes will return in 2013 with a few updates. The four-day ticket does not guarantee a meet and greet, but it does allow you entry into the Fan Fair Hall. There will be an autograph drawing held once again this year. We listened to the fan feedback, and only about 10% of artists signing in Fan Fair X will require a ticket. The other 90% you will not need tickets to get autographs! Check out CMAfest.com for the latest details!
The Fan Photo Lines are the areas where fans that pass directly in front of the stages at LP Field (Nightly Concerts) and Riverfront Park (Daily Concerts). Access to the Fan Photo Lines gets you right in front of the stage for a picture of your favorite artist performing up close, and is available to all Four-day Ticket holders no matter where your seats are located at LP Field!
Need help navigating the Festival grounds while in Nashville? Look for these official Information Booths:
You can also find roaming Information Staff roaming at the Festival. Also, once you're at the Festival, check the pull-out map in your official CMA Fest Pocket Guide for locations and schedule.
LP Field (Nightly Concerts venue) The entire facility is ADA compliant. Space is available for patrons in wheelchairs and companions. Limited accessible parking is available at LP Field with pre-purchased passes. Event staff can assist with access to the Photo Line.
Riverfront Park (Daytime Concerts venue) Chevrolet Riverfront Stage – Entrances and paths are accessible. Accessible seating is available for patrons in wheelchairs adjacent to the upper bank sidewalk.
Music City Center (Fan Fair X) The Music City Center (MCC) is ADA compliant. Should you require special assistance and/or services such as listening devices, wheelchairs, lifts or text telephones, please contact the Music City Center at (615) 401-1400.
The main entrance into the Music City Center is located on Demonbreun near 5th Avenue. However, those patrons who are not able to maneuver stairs, may enter on 6th Avenue. Signage on-site will direct you. The doors at this entrance are automated for wheelchair accessibility.
Braille instructions can be found on the elevators, restrooms and emergency exit signs throughout the building.
Re-Entry ALLOWED
Re-Entry PROHIBITED
Prohibited Items in All Areas
LP Field
Riverfront Park
CMA Music Festival reserves the right to refuse admittance (with refund of admission) to ticket holders who refuse to allow inspection of their purse/package when entering each venue.
There are NO check-in services or storage lockers available at the Festival.
FREE WATER STATIONS! Nashville is H-O-T in Nashville, so bring your water bottles and fill/re-fill them at our FREE outdoor water stations. Keep hydrated by visiting the stations at these outdoor areas:
Two locations in The Buckle (Broadway, 1st to 4th Avenues)
A variety of concessions are available for purchase at all CMA Music Festival venues and events. Concessions will accept credit cards. For those that do not, note there are ATMs located throughout downtown and at LP Field.
Complimentary Downtown shuttles will run daily between LP Field (Nightly Concerts), Riverfront Park (Daily Concerts), the Music City Center (Fan Fair X), and outdoor Festival areas including The Buckle, Fan Alley and "Transitions Performance Park."
Online store: CMAMusicFestStore.com On-site booths:
All locations accept major credit cards.
LP Field (Nightly Concerts venue) Lost items turned in will be held at the Fan Accommodations area near section 124 in the South End Zone. Items will be held for 180 days. You may also call the automated Lost-and-Found hotline (615) 565-4217, available 24 hours a day, or visit the Titans Lost-and-Found Web site.
Riverfront Park (Daily Concerts venue) The CMA Information Booth at Riverfront
Music City Center (Fan Fair X venue) Located inside Registration at the Information Booth
CMA makes every effort to create a safe environment on the Festival grounds, including the provision of public and private security and medical staff. If you require assistance, seek out the First Aid locations listed below, or look for a Festival Staff Member wearing an Event Staff shirt.
Many Country Music-themed events are scheduled throughout the same week that the 2013 CMA Music Festival is held. View a list of activities on the Around Town page, and please note that any event NOT listed as part of the Four-Day ticket package requires a SEPARATE TICKET.
The Country Music Association, Inc. (CMA) does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy of the information posted on www.CMAfest.com, www.CMAworld.com, or any other CMA Web site, or any Web site to which this Web site is linked. CMA does not authorize or recommend the use of any such information for any purpose other than your convenience and personal use. CMA does not recommend vacation, tour or travel arrangements, or endorse any particular vacation, tour or travel package provider. Nothing on his CMA Web site constitutes an offer to sell or solicitation to buy any tour packages from any listed package provider. Nothing contained in the CMA Web sites is intended to constitute professional advice or recommendation.
Four-day Parking Passes for the 2013 CMA Music Festival (June 6-9) are SOLD OUT.
Details for Four-day Parking Passes:
A limited amount of on-site pay parking will be available nightly at LP Field in Lots E & F, just across the Woodland Street Bridge. This parking option is not available for pre-purchase; it is available for purchase on-site on a first-come, first-served basis, according to the following information:
Details for On-SIte Pay Parking at LP Field: