Country music fans, it’s time to circle some dates in the calendar.
Today (Jan. 28), Republic Live, the producers of Boots and Hearts Music Festival, announced the dates and full lineup for the four-day fest they claim is Canada’s premier music and camping festival.
The 2025 edition will run August 7-10, at Burl’s Creek Event Grounds in Oro-Medonte, Ontario, and, as earlier reported in Billboard Canada, the headline acts are the previously announced Bailey Zimmerman (Aug. 8), Sam Hunt (Aug. 9) and HARDY (Aug. 10).
Just named as the headliner for the first day kick-off party (Aug. 7) is ACM winner Justin Moore. The opening night of Boots and Hearts also features the Emerging Artist Showcase, now established as a major platform for launching such Canadian country artists as Josh Ross and Owen Riegling.
Joining these U.S. stars is an impressive lineup of notable country and rock acts from both sides of the border. That list includes Grammy rock nominees Daughtry, CMA Award-winning sibling trio The Band Perry (reuniting on stage for the first time in five years), Chase Rice, Tyler Hubbard, Dylan Marlowe, Canadian country hitmakers High Valley, Owen Riegling, Meghan Patrick, Tyler Joe Miller, Canadian rock group Default, and such fast-emerging stars as Stephen Wilson Jr , Andrew Hyatt, Jessie T, Cameron Whitcomb, Sacha and Austin Snell.
Analyzing this year’s bill, Boots and Hearts co-founder Eva Dunford notes that “Hardy, Sam Hunt and Bailey Zimmerman first took the Boots and Hearts stage early in their careers and have since grown into global headliners. Along with our established headline artists, our festival continues to be a rite of passage for future music legends and we can't wait to see this year's new talent—they're destined to be some of the world’s next biggest stars.”
Boots and Hearts is the flagship event for Canadian live entertainment company Republic Live. 2025 marks its 13th year, and the festival continues to bring Republic Live industry accolades. Its cv includes an award from the Academy of Country Music (ACM) for Festival of the Year, and Boots and Hearts secured a seventh win for Country Music Festival of the Year at the 2024 CCMA Awards earlier this year. At that event, for the second consecutive year, Brooke Dunford (Director, of Talent Buying & Business Development) won the Ron Sakamoto Talent Buyer or Promoter of the Year trophy. Last year, Brooke Dunford made Billboard Canada's Power Players list.
In 2024, Republic Live launched two ambitious new endeavours, a pop-punk focused festival, All Your Friends Fest, and a Nashville-based management wing, RLive, with Tyler Joe Miller as the first client. This year, All Your Friends boasts Avril Lavigne and Simple Plan as headliners.
The 2024 edition was headlined by Cody Johnson, Thomas Rhett and Jason Aldean,while the 2023 festival, headed by Tim McGraw, Keith Urban and Nickelback, attracted a record 40,000 concertgoers.
Single-day tickets for Boots and Hearts are available for sale on Friday, January 31. Prices start at $69.99 plus taxes and fees for Thursday. Friday - Sunday pricing will start at $139.99 plus taxes and fees for general admission and $239.99 plus taxes and fees for VIP admission. Single day tickets in addition to full weekend tickets and tent and RV camping passes are available at bootsandhearts.com.
Check out the full lineup and poster below:
Thursday, August 7 – SiriusXM Front Porch Stage
Justin Moore
Tyler Joe Miller (CAN)
Sarah Vanderzon (CAN)
Friday, August 8 – Main Stage
Bailey Zimmerman
Chase Rice
Cameron Whitcomb (CAN)
Austin Snell
Sacha (CAN)
Friday, August 8 – SiriusXM Front Porch Stage
Dylan Marlowe
Hannah McFarland
Mackenzie Carpenter
Zach McPhee (CAN)
Allison Daniels (CAN)
Saturday, August 9 – Main Stage
Sam Hunt
Chase Rice
High Valley (CAN)
The Band Perry
Hailey Benedict (CAN)
Saturday, August 9 – SiriusXM Front Porch Stage
Owen Riegling (CAN)
Noeline Hofmann (CAN)
Kolby Cooper
Karli June (CAN)
Kelsi Mayne (CAN)
Sunday, August 10 – Main Stage
HARDY
Koe Wetzel
Daughtry
Meghan Patrick (CAN)
Lakeview
Sunday, August 10 – SiriusXM Front Porch Stage
Stephen Wilson Jr.
Default (CAN)
Andrew Hyatt (CAN)
Jessie T (CAN)
