(12.12.19) - https://www.syracuse.com/entertainment/2019/12/luke-bryan-dierks- bentley-thomas-rhett-to-play-upstate-ny-country-festival.html LUKE BRYAN, DIERKS BENTLEY, THOMAS RHETT TO PLAY UPSTATE NY COUNTRY FESTIVAL The Taste of Country Music Festival is returning in 2020 under a new name: The TrailBlazer Country Music and Camping Festival. Country superstars Luke Bryan, Dierks Bentley and Thomas Rhett will headline the Upstate New York festival, scheduled for June 12-14 at the Hunter Mountain Resort in Hunter, N.Y. The lineup will also include performances by Kelsea Ballerini, Blanco Brown, Clare Dunn, Jon Langston, Dylan Scott, Gabby Barrett, and Cole Swindell. Tickets go on sale Friday, Dec. 13 at 10 a.m. through trailblazer.frontgatetickets.com. Three-day general admission passes start at $199, plus fees; VIP packages are available starting at $550 and $1595, plus fees. Camping and glamping options are also available, for additional fees starting at $50. Additional TrailBlazer Country Music and Camping Festival tickets will be available through third-party resellers, such as StubHub, SeatGeek and TicketCity. According to a press release, the festival was renamed TrailBlazer after partnering with Live Nation. “We are beyond thrilled to welcome TrailBlazer into our family of world class Country music festivals in 2020,” said Brian O’Connell, President of Live Nation Country Touring. “Our team has been working for months getting to know this festival, and we are looking forward to showing the great Country music fans in New York what we have up our sleeves!” Additional performers, including a “Next from Nashville” 2nd stage lineup, will be announced in the coming weeks. .