11th Annual iHeartCountry Festival Brings Star-Studded Lineup To Austin

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Jason Aldean performing at iHeartCountry Festival 2024. Photo: Todd Owyoung for iHeartRadio

The 11th annual iHeartCountry Festival, presented by Capital One, took place on Saturday (May 4) at Moody Center in Austin, Texas with a star-studded lineup of Jason Aldean, Keith Urban, Jelly Roll, Old Dominion, Lady A, Riley Green, Ashley McBryde, Brothers Osborne and Walker Hayes.

Old Dominion performing with Ashley Cooke at iHeartCountry Festival 2024. Photo: Todd Owyoung for iHeartRadio

Hulu served as the event’s official streaming destination and streamed performances live exclusively to all Hulu subscribers at no additional cost. iHeartCountry radio stations also broadcasted the event live in their local markets and on iHeartRadio’s website.

Old Dominion kicked off the festival by performing “Song For Another Time” and “Hotel Key,” among others. The group also brought out Ashley Cooke for “Can’t Break Up Now,” a duet they recorded with Megan Moroney.

McBryde had the crowd singing along to “Blackout Betty,” “One Night Standards,” “Light On In The Kitchen” and “The Devil I Know.” Brothers Osborne took the stage for a career-spanning set including “Stay A Little Longer,” “Ain’t My Fault” and “Break Mine.”

Hayes performed his hits “AA,” “Fancy Like” and more in addition to debuting his new limited time men’s collection with JCPenney. Urban stole the show with smashes such as “Somebody Like You,” “Blue Ain’t Your Color” and “Wasted Time” as he went out into the mass of Moody Center to sing with fans.

Green kept the party going with “Damn Good Day To Leave” and “Hell Of A Way To Go.” The artist sang “Worst Way,” released last month, and brought it back to 2018 with his first country radio No. 1, “There Was This Girl.” Sweet photos of Green and his grandpa flashed on the screen behind him as he concluded with “I Wish Grandpas Never Died.”

Lady A launched their set with hit “Hey Bartender.” The trio also performed fan favorites “American Honey,” “We Owned The Night” and “Need You Now.” Just when fans thought they were finished, the group came back out for an encore performance of “What If I Never Get Over You.” Jelly Roll stepped onstage to sing his first chart-topper “Son Of A Sinner,” “Need A Favor” and more. He ended by thanking his fans and iHeartRadio for changing his life and performing his hit single “Save Me,” which he recorded with Lainey Wilson.

Aldean closed out the event with “My Kind Of Party,” “Trouble With A Heartbreak” as well as “Let Your Boys Be Country,” and took it all the way back to 2005 with “Hicktown.” He even brought out John Morgan for their collaboration “Friends Like That,” before wrapping with “She’s Country.”

Additionally, the Daytime Village at the iHeartCountry Festival featured performances from Green, Hayes, Cooke, Chris Lane, Chase Matthew and Kelsey Hart. St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital was the benefiting charity partner of iHeartCountry Festival. At this year’s event, a patient was able to experience the festival backstage with performers.

Jelly Roll performing at iHeartCountry Festival 2024. Photo: Daniel Cavazos for iHeartRadio

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