Thunder Heard In Arizona

Tim McGraw, Alan Jackson, Montgomery Gentry and Blake Shelton are just a few of the artists who’ll be hitching their wagons to the 2009 Florence, Ariz., outing of .

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The ladies go wild for a hunka hunka Tim McGraw during his Atlanta stop at Phillips Arena.

Zac Brown Band, Keith Anderson, Little Big Town, Rodney Atkins, Neal McCoy, Tracy Lawrence, Jason Michael Carroll, Heidi Newfield, The Lost Trailers, Jack Ingram and festival hosts Williams & Ree round out the lineup for the April 1-4 event.

In addition, Moon Saloon will hold a kick-off party April 1 featuring The Bellamy Brothers and Diamond Rio and play host to Burns Poe and Shawn Hammonds during the weekend.

Festival organizers promise additional acts will be added to the roster in the coming weeks.

For fans keeping an eye on their bottom line, the festival is offering a layaway plan to ease the pain of shelling out for a four-day party.

Complete ticket and camping package info is available at CountryThunder.com.