What’s a hoedown without Willie Nelson? Or, for that matter, Kevin Costner?

Detroit isn’t really all that famous for its county music scene but downtown Detroit’s hoedown finds a way to bring out the denim and the giant hats. This year is expected to be much of the same and thousands of people. Plus, this year not only will Willie Nelson be playing live in Hart Plaza but, also, Kevin Costner’s band. Yeah, that Kevin Costner. If you book it, he will play.Excerpt:Roberts says the bill is the culmination of an entire year’s worth
of work. He says he’s particularly excited about booking Kevin
Costner’s band, Modern West. “He doesn’t do that many shows,
and we were lucky enough to get him with routing patterns and
in-between movies,” says Roberts, who bumped into Costner at the CMA
Awards in November and popped the question. The Hoedown is
billed as “the world’s largest free country concert event,” and past
Hoedowns have featured artists such as Garth Brooks, the Dixie Chicks,
Gretchen Wilson, Big & Rich and others. Read the entire article here.