Tickets are now on sale for a three-day music festival featuring well-known country artists that has been scheduled to coincide with Hillsboro’s solar eclipse activities in April.
The Cosmic Cowboy Eclipse Festival, which will be held at the outlet mall site in Hillsboro, will be conducted from Friday, April 5, through Monday, April 8 — the day of the total solar eclipse.
To date, the lineup includes Pat Green, The Marshall Tucker Band, The Bellamy Brothers, Chris Janson, Jake Worthington, Kevin Fowler, Uncle Lucius and Creed Fisher. More performers are expected to be announced.
A one-day general admission ticket will cost $85 for Friday only, $85 for Saturday only and $100 for Sunday only and $100 for Sunday. The Monday eclipse viewing will cost $20 to attend. A four-day general admission ticket is available for $225.
A four-day VIP pass is also available for $2,000. The pass includes four tickets saving spots at the front of the stage area for each day, eight free drink tickets for Friday through Sunday, one VIP parking pass on-site for all four days, a guaranteed viewing spot for the eclipse, access to a private concert area and private bar, private bathrooms and an all-you-can-eat buffet from 6 p.m. to 9 p.m.
Those who purchase the pass will also be allowed to enter the grounds an hour early. Eddie Deen will provide barbecue.
The music festival is planned on the north portion of the outlet mall site, and the south portion will feature three days of carnival rides and games.
For more information and to purchase tickets, visit the festival’s website at cosmic cowboyeclipsefest.com.
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