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I had heard about Faster Horses but this was my first time attending the three-day country music festival. The headliners were Morgan Wallen, Eric Church, and Tim McGraw. 

An important note: I was a big country music fan back in the mid-90s and early 2000s. This means I know a lot of Tim McGraw's backlist and was excited to see him perform.  However, this also means I hardly knew any of his new stuff, had listened to only a handful of Eric Church's songs, and absolutely none of Morgan Wallen's music. 

I am not a Morgan Wallen fan. Sorry. I tried. I really did. Just not a fan.

Eric Church has some songs I enjoy singing along with in the car. 

Tim is Tim. He was the musical highlight of the festival for me. 

The true highlight of the festival, though, was getting to spend a weekend away with my sisters and sister-in-law. I'd include Gage and Hallie in that, too, but they spent most of the weekend with Gavin and his friends. I think they may have also hung out a bit with Jack. In short, they really only slept in the camper with us and would head off as soon as they got themselves up and around the next morning. 

At our campsite, which was ideally located near the back of a lot with really clean port-a-potties nearby, we had my motorhome and Megan's tent. Chrissy and Megan slept in the tent. I shared my bed with Jaime while Gage and Hallie slept in the bunk over the cab. The table and benches were covered with luggage, food, and beverages. 

Luckily, my onboard generator provided us with power and the festival grounds provided us with a place to fill up my water tank. This meant we could do dishes when necessasry and take really brief showers. However, the water situation wasn't ideal. Longer showers could be found at the shower station within walking distance of our site or we could use the portable shower system I had bought for just this occasion. 

Our group.

The shower stall.

Attaching the water bag to the camper ladder so gravity could do its thing.

Overall, the camping was really quite comfortable and I wasn't at all worried about the motorhome. Not only were we in the back corner of the field, but we were also surrounded by very respectful and (mostly) quiet neighbors. We even let the kids (they were in their 20s) pull their table under my lit awning and play games. We had outdoor lights, which are very useful when trying to play drinking games after the concerts have ended.

Tim

Look at that crowd!

After dark.

Despite the insanely hot weather, I enjoyed myself. It was fun hanging out with Megan, Chrissy, and Jaime. I also discovered a couple of smaller artists that I enjoyed listening to in the Off Nashville tent or on the main stage. 

The question is whether or not I'd go again? I must admit I'm not feeling inclined to rush out and buy tickets for next year. When I'm at a concert, I want to sing along with the artist and I just didn't know enough of the music to be able to do that. Now, I know I could start listening to more country music over the next twelve months, but I'm not going to. I like the genres I listen to now. 

So, as of today, no. I don't think I'd go again. Not unless my taste in music undergoes a major overhaul.

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