UPDATED 9/20: DeSoto Music Fest in Bradenton area to debut with Gretchen Wilson, Easton Corbin headlining; tickets on sale Friday

FULL STORY:  Gretchen Wilson, Easton Corbin headline inaugural DeSoto Music Fest at Manatee Fairgrounds near Bradenton 

As first reported here, "Redneck Woman" singer Gretchen Wilson will headline the inaugural DeSoto Music Fest.

Country artists Easton Corbin, Love and Theft and Craig Campbell will also be performing Nov. 24 at the Manatee Fairgrounds.

Entertainment schedule:

Noon-1 p.m. Lawyers, Guns, & Money
1:30-2:30 p.m. Dr. Dave Band
3:00-4 p.m. Craig Campbell
4:45-5:30 p.m. Easton Corbin
6:15-7:30 p.m. Love & Theft
8:30 p.m. Gretchen Wilson

Tickets are $29.99/$100 (VIP) and go on sale 10 a.m. Friday (Sept. 21).  

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Review: Corbin aims for escapism on latest album

—Photo: This CD cover image released by Mercury Records shows the latest release by Easton Corbin, "All Over the Road." Mercury Records — AP Photo

Read more here: http://www.bradenton.com/2012/09/17/4203721/review-corbin-aims-for-escapism.html#storylink=misearch#storylink=cpy

Country singer Gretchen Wilson to play Manatee County Fairgrounds near Bradenton

"Redneck Woman" Gretchen Wilson has a date at the Manatee County Fairgrounds in Palmetto, according to the country singer's official website.

More details to follow.


—Photo of country singer Gretchen Wilson by Tami Chappell / Reuters.