Second Annual Hometown Rising Country And Bourbon Festival Set For September

The second annual Hometown Rising Country Music & Bourbon Festival is set to take place Sept. 12-13, 2020 at the Highland Festival Grounds at KY Expo Center in Louisville, Kentucky.

Part of Danny Wimmer Presents’ Louisville Trifesta, Hometown Rising will kick off the three-week festival series, with Louder Than Life occurring Sept. 18-20 and Bourbon & Beyond wrapping up the month on Sept. 25–27. The lineup for Hometown Rising will be announced in February, with early bird passes along with the return of the Trifesta pass both on sale in late January. Fans can expect top-notch food and beverage options, line dancing in the Kroger’s Big Bourbon Bar, access to on site camping and unique one-of-a-kind activations at this year’s festival.

“Hometown Rising was our first venture into country music, and we could not be more thrilled with how 2019 went. Delivering great music and incredible bourbon – two of Louisville’s cornerstones, was a highlight of our year. We can’t wait to be back in 2020 and are excited to bring another tremendous lineup and experience to the country music community,” shared DWP Founder Danny Wimmer.

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Lorie Hollabaugh

Hollabaugh, a staff writer at MusicRow magazine, has over 20 years of music business experience and has written for publications including American Profile, CMA Close Up, Nashville Arts And Entertainment, The Boot and Country Weekly. She has a Broadcast Journalism and Speech Communication degree from Texas Christian University, (go Horned Frogs), and welcomes your feedback or story ideas at lhollabaugh@musicrow.com.

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