The Texaco Country Showdown: One of the biggest country music events
75 years ago when America finally made out of its Great Depression, the town of Eagle decided to organize an event to mark the happy occasion – the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo. Fast forward to 2014, that event has become a longstanding annual tradition in that part of country; an affair looked forward to by the townspeople and visitors as well. Hence, 75 years since its inception and still it is organized and attended with the same enthusiasm and gusto as ever before.
Starting this July 23rd the 3 day affair will be hosting a number of events, and one of the most popular ones to be held on the first two days is the Texaco Country Showdown.
Basic information about the event
Dates of function July 23 – July 24
Time of event 5:30 PM – 7:00 PM
Location of Texaco Country Showdown is Eagle County Fairgrounds
Address Eagle County Fairgrounds 426 Fairgrounds Road Eagle, CO 81631
For details contact 970-949-0140 and look up the official website
Entry fee is free for all.
The program Wednesday, July 23- 24
On the first day of the Eagle County Fair and Rodeo one of the major events to be showcased is the Country Showdown which is popularly regarded as America’s number 1 Talent Search Country Music category. The program is hosted by the KSKE Ski Country radio on this Thursday, July 23rd and Friday, July 24th. The showdown will see the elimination of all contestants till there is one last and only standing artist who will walk away with the grand prize money of $100,000 and a chance to carve out a niche for her or himself in the Country Music scene.
Some of the few well known names from the contest at all 3 levels local, state and regional are: LeAnn Rimes, Miranda Lambert, Sara Evans, Neal McCoy and Billy Ray Cyrus. As provided in the general information section the program will be held between 5:30 to 7 p.m., i.e. the time preceding the onset of the rodeo. The first level of the competition will be held on the 23rd with performance by 12 competitors. The next day i.e. on the 24th July, 6 of the contestants will be returning for a repeat performance and a winner will be selected from within them. This contest will select a local level winner who will be moving on to participate at the Copper Mountain in the Colorado state Labor Day weekend. Finally the winner selected at this level i.e. the state winner will finally go on to participate at one of the five regional events. And finally, the regional level winners will be receiving an all-expense-paid tour to the National Finals in Nashville and therefore an opportunity to compete for the aforementioned $100,000 prize money along with the position of the, “Best New Act in Country Music”.
So be sure to visit the affair as no matter what capacity you attend the program in, whether that of a competing participant or an enthusiastic audience member, you are bound to have an enjoyable and memorable experience.
