The 34th annual Chandler Chamber Ostrich Festival announces Country Music Association Award-winning duo, Big Kenny and John Rich, to headline the main stage on Saturday, March 9.

The show will also feature performances by Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter, Gretchen Wilson, and singer/rapper Cowboy Troy.

Tickets are on sale now at OstrichFestival.com.

Big & Rich have recorded six studio albums and charted 19 singles on the Billboard Hot Country chart. The duo boasts over 11 million album sales and has received accolades, including CMA and Academy of Country Music Awards. 

Wilson made her mark in March 2004 with her Grammy Award-winning single “Redneck Woman,” a number-one hit on the US Billboard Hot Country Singles and Tracks charts. In 2005, Wilson released her second album, “All Jacked Up,” which peaked at No. 1 on the Billboard 200.

In 2005, Cowboy Troy achieved success with the release of his inaugural major-label solo album, “Loco Motive,” which secured the second position on Billboard's Top Country Albums chart. The album's lead single, “Play Chicken with the Train,” hit No. 48 on Billboard's Hot Country Songs chart and was the No. 1 country download on iTunes in 2005.

The remaining headlining acts will be announced in mid-January.

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