ToC Fest

The Taste of Country Music Festival is the premier country music and camping festival in the Northeast. Taste of Country's signature festival launched in 2013, featuring headliners Willie Nelson, Lady Antebellum and Trace Adkins. Taking place every June in the beautiful setting of Hunter Mountain in upstate New York, the festival has grown year by year into one of the most-anticipated festivals in country music, with subsequent years featuring top names including Tim McGraw, Keith Urban, Kenny Chesney, Miranda Lambert, Eric Church, Jason Aldean and many more.

Takes Place: June 7-9, 2019
Location: Hunter, N.Y.
Further Reading: See Photos of the 2018 Taste of Country Music Festival

Kenny Chesney's Big Revival Tour Clears $50 Million

Kenny Chesney's The Big Revival tour is aptly named. The show is playing the biggest venues in the country and is currently the top money-making show on the road across all genres.

Sterling Whitaker

LoCash Tell Emotional Story Behind Keith Urban Hit

Delays, indecision and a massive flood almost prevented Keith Urban from enjoying one of his biggest hits of the last 10 years. The writers of "You Gonna Fly" — including LoCash's Preston Burst and Chris Lucas — remember nearly giving up on it, and being brought to tears before one, extraordinarily perfect phone call.

Billy Dukes

How Tyler Farr Crashed Jerrod Niemann and Wife's Hotel Room

It begins with "I was in bed with my wife ..." and ends with "I can't believe he didn't get hurt!" In between, Jerrod Niemann's story about Tyler Farr breaking into his hotel room in Jamaica takes all sorts of strange twists and turns, and ends with someone having to pay for damages.

Billy Dukes

Jerrod Niemann Dishes on a Song Called 'God Made a Woman'

Jerrod Niemann is keeping his schedule packed! The "Drink to That All Night" singer played the 2015 ToC Music Festival at Hunter Mountain, and opened up about some new music that he's really looking forward to letting fans hear.

Coti Howell

Kenny Chesney Fans Play Hot Pepper Karaoke [Watch]

Kenny Chesney fans took the Hot Pepper Karaoke challenge last weekend, and it wasn't pretty. It sure was funny though. Watch as nearly a dozen of his fans at the Taste of Country Music Festival peppered up for a chance at internet fame.

Billy Dukes

Keith Urban Brings New York Girl Onstage at ToC Festival

Keith Urban invited Kayla Sarro to the stage to sing “We Were Us” with him at the 2015 Taste of Country Music Festival, and she may not have wanted to leave.

Billy Dukes

Tim McGraw on Meaningful Gift He Gets From Veterans

Before Shotgun Rider tour stops, Tim McGraw has been giving mortgage-free homes to war veterans as part of Operation Homefront. He tells Taste of Country he gets something in return, although it's not something he can hold.

Billy Dukes

Record Attendance at Third-Annual Taste of Country Festival

It was a record-setting party in Hunter Mountain, New York this past weekend, when 50,000 fans attended the third-annual Taste of Country Music Festival, which featured some of country music's biggest names.

Laura Hostelley

Toby Keith Names His Most Important Song

This week, Toby Keith will become a member of the Songwriters Hall of Fame — an honor he says will stand alone among his many accolades. When asked to name his most important hit, one came to mind immediately, but it's not the one fans may be thinking of.

Billy Dukes

Billy Currington Says He's Sung His Way Out of Girl Trouble

Billy Currington sang a set full of hits at the 2015 Taste of Country Music Festival in upstate New York, including a couple of sexy songs. The singer stopped by to chat with Taste of Country before his performance, and admitted he's used his vocal talents to get himself out of trouble with the ladies.

Coti Howell