6/16/2016, STILLWATER, USA – KICKER® is once again excited to place its logo over the mainstage at the 21st annual KICKER Country Stampede, June 23-25 at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan, Kansas. The music festival always features chart toppers and award winners who entertain the numerous fans who attend. Since the inception of the event two decades ago, the Stampede has grown significantly, as has the awareness of the KICKER brand and the dealers who offer the products. The attendance is expected to exceed more than 160,000 fans this year, placing it among the largest country-music festivals in the nation.
“We had approximately 35,000 attendees in 1996,” said Wayne Rouse, founder and president of the KICKER Country Stampede. “Stars like ZZ Top, Hank Williams, Jr., Luke Bryan and Blake Shelton have all headlined the show.”
KICKER plans to bring several vehicles to the event, including the XRV (Xtreme Recreational Vehicle) tractor-trailer, which houses a full showroom of KICKER products, plus the outrageous 20,000-watt “Boom Room” where fans can get a taste of bass.
For the first time ever, KICKER will display a customized pontoon boat, stacked with KICKER Marine amplifiers, LED-equipped speakers and subwoofers, and one of KICKER’s new all-weather source units.
Parked nearby will be a trio of KICKER-equipped Polaris® RZR® side-by-sides. Each RZR features a different combination of powersports amplifiers, speakers and subwoofers. A Chevy® Silverado using the KICKER VSS® (Vehicle-Specific Solutions) PowerStage™ Upgrade with DSP amplifier and powered subwoofer will also be at the event.
KICKER will also feature the first public appearance of the portable Bullfrog™ - the brand’s newest, wireless all-weather Bluetooth® speaker for personal use. Fans can explore the many features of the Bullfrog using an on-site dedicated display.
Two independent sales stations will also allow fans to purchase select KICKER personal products, as well as hats, shirts and other wearables. KICKER will also be giving away thousands of dollars in prizes during the course of the Stampede.
The performers will be presented a collection of KICKER products during the show to fill their tour buses with great sound. The artists will receive their giveaways in front of everyone on the massive Starscreen, displaying to the crowd at five times larger than life.
“This is our fourth year at the Country Stampede,” said Kevin Campbell, KICKER’s Director of Marketing. “It’s our favorite event of the year because it gives us the opportunity to put our brand right in front of music fanatics.
“We’re music fanatics as well, so it gives us a great way to bond with them, to share our enthusiasm and our passion for music – especially live music – with the best fans in the country.”