‘Rock the Country’ in Ashland brings in thousands of country music fans

ASHLAND, KY (WOWK) — The country music festival “Rock the Country” made a stop in Boyd County, Kentucky Friday. kicking off the weekend with good music, atmosphere, and some of country music’s biggest stars.

Thousands of country music fans gathered at the Boyd County Fairgrounds to watch headlining artists Jason Aldean and Kid Rock along with fellow country music stars Miranda Lambert, Brantley Gilbert, Travis Tritt, Nelly, Gavin Adock, Sadie Bass, Elvie Shane, and Dee Jay Silver!

The two-day live music event brought in people from all over the United States and they’re saying it’s an amazing experience.

“This means the world. We never get nothing like this so we’re turning up,” Magoffin County, Kentucky resident Jamison Allen says.

Fans like Makaylan and Jessica Jenkins say they traveled 3 and a half hours from Indiana to be there and they say it was “absolutely worth it.”

The live music continues Saturday, April 20th and traffic delays can be expected both during and after the event.

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