Keith Urban, Little Big Town on 2013 Country Megaticket in St. Louis

The Bandana's Bar-B-Q Country Megaticket promises a summer filled with heat, and not just from the temperature outside. Some of the hottest stars in country music, including Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Tim McGraw, Luke Bryan, Blake Shelton, Brantley Gilbert and more.

Keith Urban, a new face to the megaticket this year has brought thirteen #1 songs to fans since his U.S. debut in 1999. His latest offerings have included Long Hot Summer, You Gonna Fly, and For You–a song he wrote for the movie Act of Valor to honor our nation's military personnel. In January of 2013, Keith Urban began work as a judge on American Idol, after publicly praising the show for bringing forth credible new artists.

Accompany Keith Urban on Friday, August 23rd will be Little Big Town and Dustin Lynch. Little Big Town is known for their spot-on harmony on songs such a Boondocks, Bring It On Home and Little White Church. Though their career now spans ten years, Little Big Town recently won their first CMA Awards. The band's excitement over their accomplishment was evident in their hilarious acceptance speeches citing everything from getting in trouble with their Mamas to giving thanks to Jesus. The winning song, Pontoon, went to #1 on the Billboard Country Chart while the follow-up, Tornado, is gaining strength toward the top ten. Newcomer Dustin Lynch took his debut song, Cowboys and Angels to #2 and is now promoting his second single, She Cranks My Tractor.

The Bandana's Bar-B-Q Country Megaticket goes on sale January 25th at 10:00 a.m. Be sure to bookmark www.megaticket.com to get in line for tickets and subscribe to the St. Louis Country Music Examiner for the latest on all your favorite country music stars.

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Jaelyn Jamik enjoys many genres of music, but country music has always felt like "home." With their mixture of truthfulness, simplicity and faith, country music lyrics paint a portrait of real life like no other musical style. When you add this to the sheer talent of the artists, from Little Big...

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