Kansas Flooding Forces Relocation Of Kicker Country Stampede

– Kicker Country Stampede

Kicker Country Stampede is moving from its original location at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan, Kansas, to Heartland Motorsports Park in Topeka because of severe flooding in the area and out of concern for safety, festival officials announced today (May 31).

The camping festival, to take place June 20-22, is in its 24th year and features Jason Aldean, Old Dominion, Jake Owen, Clint Black and many more on four stages.

“Safety is our main concern. The severe weather prompted us to partner with the good folks over at Heartland Motorsports in Topeka, just 45 minutes away to ensure all of our concert goers will be out of harm’s way.  We are maintaining the integrity of what we currently have in place to our new location,” says Wayne Rouse, president of Country Stampede. 

Residents near Tuttle Creek Dam in Manhattan were evacuated Wednesday (May 29) because of flooding concerns when the Army Corps of Engineers released water from Tuttle Creek Lake, and expect to release even more in the days to come as inflow increases from a series of historic storms throughout the Midwest and Great Plains states.

The Topeka location is about 78 miles away from Tuttle Creek site, according to festival officials. Amenities and other festival features, including the lineup, are expected to remain the same at the new location. Tickets and camping passes will be honored at the new location and, according to the festival website, there will be no refunds.

While Kicker Country Stampede does not report attendance figures to Pollstar, published reports indicate that the event has drawn upward of 170,000 fans since expanding to a three-day schedule in 2016.  Last year’s festival featured Alabama, Florida Georgia Line, Kane Brown, Cole Swindell and the Marshall Tucker Band.