STILLWATER, USA – KICKER® is gearing up to attend and serve as title sponsor of the KICKER Country Stampede, June 22-24 at Tuttle Creek State Park in Manhattan, Kan.  KICKER continues to reach potential consumers by putting marketing budget into the nation’s finest music events, and the 21st KCS serves as one of the most exciting.

Since the inception of the event two decades ago, the KICKER Country Stampede has grown significantly. The attendance is expected to exceed more than 160,000 fans this year, placing it among the largest country music festivals in the nation. Headliners for KCS 21 are Academy of Country Music® Male-Vocalist-of-2017 Thomas Rhett, ACM Male-Vocalist-of-2016 Chris Stapleton, and three-time Country Music Association® Entertainer-of-the-Year Alan Jackson. In previous years, stars like ZZ Top, Hank Williams, Jr, Jason Aldean and Blake Shelton have performed at the show.

KICKER will bring several eye-and-ear-popping vehicles to the event, including the XRV (Xtreme Recreational Vehicle) tractor-trailer, which houses a full showroom of KICKER products including the fan-favorite, 20,000-watt Boom Room.

Accompanying the XRV will be a pair of KICKER-equipped Polaris® RZR® 1000 Turbo side-by-sides. Each RZR features SSV Works® custom enclosures and a different combination of KICKER Powersports amplifiers, speakers and subwoofers. For the second consecutive year, a customized Silver Wave® pontoon boat will also be on display, fully equipped with KICKER Marine gear.

The KCS will also serve as the first public appearance of all three KICKER Bullfrog™ waterproof Bluetooth® speakers. A dedicated display will be set up for consumers to explore the features of the Bullfrog line, and pre-orders will be taken on-site for the new Bullfrog BF100 and BF200, both shipping this fall. Two independent sales stations will also allow fans to purchase select KICKER lifestyle gear, including hats, shirts and other wearables.

To kick off the show Wednesday, Topeka’s (Kan.) 94.5 Country WIBW-FM and KICKER team up to host a V.I.P. banding party at the Radioworld stage from 7 p.m. to midnight. On Friday at 4 p.m. near the XRV, KICKER will host a celebrity signing event with Jeff Lutz and Chuck “Death Trap” Seitsinger of the Discovery Network’s Street Outlaws television show.

Before each musical performance, artists will receive a gift basket filled with KICKER gear, presented to thousands of fans on KCS’s massive Starscreen.

For more information and a scheduled performance lineup on the KICKER Country Stampede, fans can follow KICKER at facebook.com/kickeraudio, twitter.com/kickeraudio, or Instagram.com/kickeraudio. They can also visit countrystampede.com.

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.”