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Concert Bargains Await At Strawberry Festival
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Free bleacher seats remain for Taylor Swift's concert and all the others on this year's schedule.
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Published: February 26, 2009
Updated: 02/26/2009 03:38 pm
One of the hottest acts in country and pop will take the Florida Strawberry Festival's stage Sunday.
Reserved seats for Taylor Swift, whose second album, "Fearless," is No. 1 on both Billboard's pop and country charts, sold out quickly.
However, there are at least 3,000 free bleacher seats available for Swift and all shows on this year's schedule.
Reserved seats still are available for all other concerts.
The series got underway Thursday with sets from George Jones and Larry Gatlin & the Gatlin Brothers.
The rest of the lineup, with times and reserved seat prices, includes:
Today: Nitty Gritty Dirt Band (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Kellie Pickler (7:30 p.m.; $10 and $15)
Saturday: Jake Owen (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Third Day (7:30 p.m., $10 and $15)
Sunday: Rodney Atkins (3:30 p.m., $15 and $20) and Taylor Swift (7:30 p.m., sold out)
Monday: Jim Ed Brown and Helen Cornelius (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Randy Travis (7:30 p.m., $10 and $15)
Tuesday: Connie Smith and Marty Stuart (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Travis Tritt (7:30 p.m.; $15 and $20)
Wednesday: Brenda Lee (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Ray Stevens (7:30 p.m., $10 and $15)
Thursday: Mel Tillis (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Lorrie Morgan (7:30 p.m., $10 and $15)
March 6: Ronnie McDowell (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Jeff Foxworthy (7:30 p.m., $35)
March 7: Mark Lowry (3:30 p.m., $10 and $15) and Kool & the Gang (7:30 p.m., $15 and $20)
March 8: Trent Tomlinson (3 p.m., free) and Jessica Simpson (7:30 p.m., $25 and $30)
IF YOU GO
WHEN: through March 8
WHERE: Florida Strawberry Festival, 2202 W. Reynolds St., Plant City; (813) 752-9194
COST: Advance tickets are $8 ($4 ages 6-12, free for ages 5 and younger). Admission at the gate is $10 ($5 ages 6-12).
Reporter Curtis Ross can be reached at (813) 259-7568.
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