Waterville Valley, NH – The new Waterville Valley Rock This! Country Music Fest is coming up on Saturday, July 31 and Sunday, August 1 at the New Hampshire ski and snowboard resort. The five-band lineup is a who’s who of some of the region’s top country performers plus the Don Campbell Band, straight from Nashville, Tennessee.nLocated 11 miles from New Hampshire’s Interstate 93, the ski resort’s location surrounded by 4,000-foot mountain peaks will provide a natural amphitheater and spectacular background for two days of country rock music. Advanced ticket sales for both days of the festival are priced at $25 for adults and $18 for ages 6-18. Additional ticket options are also available online at www.waterville.com.
Bringing new country music to the Waterville Festival are the five-member Eric Grant Band on mandolin, banjo, fiddle, keyboard, bass, drums and the accomplished instrumentalists and vocalists of the five-piece progressive Tammy Jackson Band. The New England-based Tom Dixon Band will perform their combination of smooth country vocals and the beat of southern country rock. Folk and bluegrass musicians, the Crunchy Western Boys are set to deliver a performance with mandolin, bass, fiddle, guitar, dobro, banjo and vocals. Saturday night’s 6:00 p.m. headliner, The Don Campbell Band, a national winner of the True Value/Colgate Country Showdown at the Grand Ole Opry, will deliver a blend of original adult contemporary, country and rock music. Campbell has opened for Willie Nelson, Toby Keith, American Idol winner Carrie Underwood, Randy Travis and many others.
Rounding out the weekend activities are a New Hampshire microbrew beer garden, line dancing, BBQs, circus performers and the Town Square KidZone.
Held rain or shine in Waterville Valley’s Town Square, bands are scheduled Saturday from 11:30 a.m. to 9 p.m., and Sunday from 10:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. For those who wish to make a weekend of it, lodging packages start at $64 per person, per night, quad occupancy, including activities like golf, tennis, mountain biking, ice skating and chairlift rides.