102.3 The Coyote will be one of the stations nationally to host The Country Showdown in 2015. It will be held Saturday June 6th at Paddock Hall (Abrahams bar & Grille) in Rochelle. The show starts at 1pm. The Coyote is looking for bands and soloists to compete, sing/perform your best 3 songs in front of the crowd and the panel of 3 judges. The winner will move on to the semi-finals for a chance at $1,000, then a chance to move on to the finals in Nashville for a chance to win $100,000.
Many contestants of the Showdown have gone on to have music careers, including Tracy Byrd, Tracy Lawrence, Carrie Underwood, Mark Chesnutt, Jason Aldean, Ashton Shephard, Jeff Bates, Toby Keith and Brad Paisley all were contestants who won their local region of the Showdown. State and regional winners that are known in the country music business are Neal McCoy, Billy Dean, Sara Evans, Billy Ray Cyrus, Chris Young Miranda Lambert, John Michael Montgomery, Chad Brock, LeAnn Rimes, Troy Gentry of Montgomery Gentry, and Rick Trevino. Some other notable contestants include: Garth Brooks Tim McGraw and Martina McBride.
The cost is only $20 to enter per group or soloist. The event is free to attend. To enter please email Kris Wexell at 102.3 The Coyote. [email protected]
To find out more about the showdown go to www.countryshowdown.com