Boots on the Bend Music Festival in South Bend, Indiana

New Music Festival Coming To Indiana

Music festivals have been taking over the world for a while now, with the likes of Stagecoach and Coachella; the future looks to be full of festivals. Typically, we see the biggest and best shows or festivals come to Indianapolis. Also, we haven't truly had an all-country festival shine through as brightly as some of the others. Our country options include the Two Step Inn in Texas and the Country Thunder series, although many cities continue to imitate these festivals (unsuccessfully, in my opinion). This year, however, South Bend said hold my beer and is putting their best boot forward with Boots On The Bend.

What Is Boots On The Bend?

This will be the first year for the festival, which will take place August 14 and 15 at the St. Joseph County Fairgrounds in South Bend, Indiana. Headliners include Eric Church, Hardy, and Christian artist Brandon Lake. Other acts on the bill include Flatland Cavalry, Ashley McBryde, Chase Rice, Emily Ann Roberts, and more! While tickets are not currently on sale, you can get on the pre-sale list and sign up for their newsletter to be on top of everything related to Boots On The Bend.

Tickets And Accommodations For Boots On The Bend

There are various ticket options and packages for the festival, which start at $99 a person and go as high as almost $221. There are five pricing options for tickets, with different inclusions based on ticket level. Additionally, they've bundled hotel packages, VIP experiences, camping, and parking into other deals you may be interested in. Currently, the bundles are 10% off, so don't miss out on this discount!

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Top 50 Eric Church Songs: His Greatest Hits and Best Deep Cuts

Eric Church’s best song fall into rows. There’s the sullen heartbreakers and the grateful lovers. There are the snarling social statements and buoyant bops. OK, there are only a couple of buoyant bops on this list of Church's 50 greatest songs, but they exist.

He's been known to sample R-Rated burners and sage truth-tellers — and then there are two songs about murder. So, Eric Church’s songs fall into rows, but there are a lot of rows in his 15-year-plus catalog.

His best song? Taste of Country asked fans, staff and the industry to weigh in and then looked at chart success, sales data pop culture importance to choose No. 1 from No. 50. Songs with strong lyrical content rank high. Songs with creative production rank high. Songs with both ended up in the Top 5.

Gallery Credit: Billy Dukes