Unleashing the Hits — iHeartCountry Festival’s Top Five Electrifying Moments

Celebrity favorites, newcomers and surprise performances

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Carly Pearce performs onstage during the 2023 iHeartCountry Festival. Photo by Ismael Quintanilla III/Getty Images for iHeartRadio.

Country music fans flocked to the Moody Center on May 13 for the tenth-annual iHeartCountry Festival. The stellar lineup included heavy hitters like Luke Bryan, Sam Hunt, Carly Pearce and Kane Brown. Upcoming artists like Bailey Zimmerman, Mitchell Tenpenny, Jordan Davis and Priscilla Block also made appearances.

At the iHeartCountry Festival, each artist performs all their biggest hits. This makes the event jam-packed with the best music to keep the crowd roaring all night long.

We’ve highlighted our five favorite scenes from the epic celebration of country music.

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One of country music’s mega stars, Luke Bryan kicked things off with an on-time opening act (almost unheard of with concerts these days). He sang many of his biggest hits, including crowd favorite “Country Girl.”

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Parker McCollum, a swoon-worthy Austinite on the rise, released his latest album Never Enough the previous evening at Waterloo Records. He sang his favorite song from his new album, “Burn It Down.”

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Newcomer Bailey Zimmerman brought the house down with an unforgettable acoustic performance. The release party for his new album took place at Fair Market the night before. The crowd loudly sang along to “Rock and A Hard Place.”

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Sam Hunt jumped down from the stage to dance through the aisles while singing his crowd-pleaser, “House Party.”

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Kane Brown and his wife, Katelyn Jae, delivered a spectacular finale. They sang their collaboration of “Thank God.”

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