TBO.com - TBO is Tampa Bay Online

Strawberry Fest Gets Pop, Twang, And Kool & The Gang

ADVERTISEMENT

By DAVE NICHOLSON

dnicholson@tampatrib.com

Published: November 27, 2008

PLANT CITY - What do a "top female country artist" award winner, a former "Dancing With the Stars" champ and a singer-actress dating a Dallas Cowboy have in common?

They are all part of the 2009 entertainment lineup for the Florida Strawberry Festival.

Taylor Swift, who won an American Music Award on Sunday; Julianne Hough, who recently announced she's leaving the popular ABC dance show to pursue her country music career; and Jessica Simpson, best known for her "Dukes of Hazzard" short shorts and relationship with quarterback Tony Romo, are among the highlights on the fest's diverse lineup.

Also on the bill are country superstar George Jones, former "American Idol" contestant Kellie Pickler, and R&B/soul group Kool & The Gang.

The festival runs Feb. 26 through March 8.

Concert prices haven't been released.

Festival tickets go on sale at 8 a.m. Dec. 8 at the box office at 2209 W. Oak Ave. and at www.flstrawberryfestival.com. For information, call (813) 754-1996.

Here's the lineup:

•Feb. 26: 3:30 p.m., George Jones

•Feb. 26: 7:30 p.m., Larry Gatlin & The Gatlin Brothers

•Feb. 27: 3:30 p.m., Nitty Gritty Dirt Band

•Feb. 27: 7:30 p.m., Kellie Pickler

•Feb. 28: 3:30 p.m., Jake Owen

•Feb. 28: 7:30 p.m., Third Day

•March 1: 3:30 p.m., Rodney Atkins

•March 1: 7:30 p.m., Taylor Swift

•March 2: 3:30 p.m., Jim Ed Brown/Helen Cornelius

•March 7::30 p.m., Randy Travis

•March 3: 3:30 p.m., Connie Smith/Marty Stuart

•March 3: 7:30 p.m., Travis Tritt

•March 4:3:30 p.m., Brenda Lee

•March 4: 7:30 p.m., Ray Stevens

•March 5: 3:30 p.m., Mel Tillis

•March 5: 7:30 p.m., Lorrie Morgan

•March 6: 3:30 p.m., Ronnie McDowell

•March 6: 7:30 p.m., Jeff Foxworthy

•March 7: 3:30 p.m., Mark Lowry

•March 7: 7:30 p.m., Kool & The Gang

•March 8: 3:30 p.m., Julianne Hough

•March 8: 7:30 p.m., Jessica Simpson

Share this:

Loading Comments...

Email Print

ADVERTISEMENT