Back Roads Music Festival Back for Second Year in Galva

backroadsmusicfest1After a successful first year, the Back Roads Country Music Festival is making a come back this year in Galva.The festival will be held on August 15th and will also include an event for Shave for the Brave.

Some of the major artists on the lineup include Joe Nichols, Josh Thompson, Love and Theft and Craig Campbell.

Coordinator Tyler Glaser tells Galesburg’s Morning News on WGIL that the idea for the festival began when the other coordinator, Nick Grafleman and he decided to bring a festival to Galva and called up the manager of the Avett Brothers.

“It really started, Nick and I were sitting in my garage after a Jimmy Buffet concert and we decided ‘We can do this. Let’s do this’ and let’s bring it to Galva,” says Glaser. “We kind of called around and we called one of our favorite bands, so we found their manager’s number on the internet and we called him and he was kind of like ‘Alright, guys. Here’s what you have to do.’ So we regrouped and decided we were going to go Country and it all started from there. We signed Joe Diffie and then we had to get going after that.”

Tickets for the festival are on sale now at the Galva Pharmacy or at midwesttix.com.

Shave for the Brave will also be raffling a Fender Guitar signed by the artists during the event.

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