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Voices of America Country Music Fest Reveals First Headliner for 2025

On the heels of the second annual Voices of America Country Music Fest boasting over 100,000 fans this past August, the festival reveals its first headliner for 2025 - the award-winning country superstar HARDY!

Expecting yet another sold-out event, festival producers are proud to announce HARDY will be joining the 30+ nationally-recognized country music artists hitting the stage at the Voice of America MetroPark in West Chester, Ohio Friday, Aug. 7 - Sunday, Aug. 10, 2025.

The pride of Philadelphia, Mississippi, HARDY has earned his reputation as “a promising purveyor of keeping the spirit of classic heavy Southern rock alive” (American Songwriter), “capable of writing the big hits for radio, obstinate enough to do something completely unexpected, and savvy enough to find the throughline for it all” (Rolling Stone).

A five-time ACM award winner and two-time CMA award winner, HARDY has also won three CMA Triple Play awards, was named the 2022 BMI Country Songwriter of the Year, and is a three-time AIMP Songwriter of the Year. HARDY has written 15 #1 singles including his own two-times Platinum chart-topper “ONE BEER” featuring Lauren Alaina and Devin Dawson, the platinum Dierks Bentley and BRELAND collaboration “Beers On Me,” game-changing two-times Platinum duet “wait in the truck” feat. Lainey Wilson and first-ever rock radio #1 “JACK.” He’s previously toured with Thomas Rhett, Morgan Wallen, Florida Georgia Line, Jason Aldean, Cole Swindell, and more.

In addition to HARDY, Voices of America Country Music fest will roll out additional headliner announcements and other exciting plans for 2025 in the coming months. The Fest is returning bigger and better in 2025, bringing together some of country music’s biggest artists and diehard country music fans once again for four days of live performances, great food, and tons of fun.

Multi-day festival and parking passes are on sale now, visit ​​voacountrymusicfest.com to purchase and for additional details.

“As we ramp up toward year three, we are proud to be able to call Voices of America Country Music Fest one of the largest music festivals in Southwest Ohio, with each year getting bigger and better,” said Tyler Wogenstahl, president of Further Concepts and Investors. “We love our Cincinnati fan base and are thrilled to continue bringing this amazing event to even more Country Music fans around the Midwest.”

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