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LUKE BRYAN AND ERIC CHURCH HEADLINE ACM FREMONT STREET CONCERTS IN VEGAS.

LUKE BRYAN AND ERIC CHURCH HEADLINE ACM FREMONT STREET CONCERTS IN VEGAS.

TWO DAYS OF FREE, OPEN-TO-THE-PUBLIC CONCERTS TO BE HELD DURING 
ACM WEEKEND ON FREMONT STREET EXPERIENCE FRIDAY, MARCH 30 & SATURDAY, MARCH 31, 2012

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WEEKEND FEATURES LUKE BRYAN AND ERIC CHURCH,

ACM NEW ARTIST OF THE YEAR NOMINEES AND SPECIAL GUESTS

EVENINGS HOSTED BY BLAIR GARNER 

WHAT:  The Academy of Country Music is hosting two days of all-star concerts at Fremont Street Experience in Las Vegas during The Week Vegas Goes   Country®! The weekend-long party leading up to the 47th Annual Academy of Country Music Awards will be hosted by three-time ACM On-Air Personality of the Year Award winner Blair Garner, host of After MidNite with Blair Garner, and will feature performances by ACM New Artist of the Year nominees Brantley Gilbert, Hunter Hayes and Scotty McCreery as well as Love and Theft and headliner Luke Bryan on Friday, March 30th, and Laura Bell Bundy,  Craig Campbell, Eli Young Band, Jana Kramer, and headliner Eric Church on Saturday, March 31st. ACM Weekend on Fremont Street Experience is sponsored by the Las Vegas Convention and Visitors Authority.

DETAILS:         

Friday, March 30, 2012

7:00pm                 Love and Theft  (Vocal Duo of the of the Year Nominee) – 1st Street Stage

7:55pm                 Hunter Hayes  (New Artist of the Year Nominee) – 1st Street Stage

8:50pm                 Brantley Gilbert (New Artist of the Year Nominee) – 3rd Street Stage

9:45pm                 Scotty McCreery (New Artist of the Year Nominee) – 1st Street Stage

10:45pm               Luke Bryan – 3rd Street Stage                                                                                        

Saturday, March 31, 2012                                                            

7:00pm                 Jana Kramer – 1st Street Stage

7:55pm                 Craig Campbell – 1st  Street Stage

8:35pm                 Eli Young Band – 3rd Street Stage

                              (Vocal Group of the Year Nominee, Single Record of the Year Nominee & Song of the Year Nominee)

9:50pm                 Laura Bell Bundy – 1st Street Stage

10:45pm               Eric Church (Album of the Year Nominee & Video of the Year Nominee) – 3rd  Street Stage                                                                                

About Fremont Street Experience – Fremont Street Experience is a five-block entertainment zone in downtown Las Vegas that is one of the world’s most-visited attractions.  It features the world’s largest video screen at 1,500 feet long 90 feet above the pedestrian mall. VivaVision, with 12.5 million digital lights and a 550,000-watt sound system, dazzles visitors nightly with light & sound shows.  Encompassing 10 hotel-casinos, 60 restaurants and free entertainment, Fremont Street Experience attracts over 18 million annual visitors.  Visit www.vegasexperience.com for more information.