"CMA Music Festival: Country's Night to Rock" will air 8-11 p.m. EDT. This is the sixth year the Country Music Association's four-day festival has been filmed for network TV.
The CMA says attendance at the June festival averaged 56,000 a day, up from 52,000 a year ago.
Known as "Fan Fair" when it started in 1972, the festival is a chance for fans to see performances and even meet their favorite country singers.
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