Lansing, Michigan – Music Superstar Tim McGraw will headline Thursday, July 7^th at the 17^th annual Common Ground Music Festival downtown Lansing, MI.

Tim McGraw has sold more than 40 million records worldwide and dominated the charts with 36 #1 singles.  He's won 3 Grammy Awards, 16 Academy of Country Music Awards, 14 Country Music Association Awards, 10 American Music Awards, 3 People's Choice Awards and numerous other honors. His iconic career achievements include being named the BDS Radio’s Most Played Artist of the Decade for all music genres and having the Most Played Song of the Decade for all music genres with “Something Like That.”  He is the most played country artist since his debut in 1992, with two singles spending over 10 weeks at #1 (“Live Like You Were Dying” and “Over and Over”). His current multi-week number 1 single “Humble and Kind”, off his DAMN COUNTRY MUSIC album is his 59^th release to hit top 10 or better. His critically acclaimed acting skills were highlighted in the award-winning movies Friday Night Lights and The Blind Side. Tim will be appearing in the movie The Shack this fall.

Festival organizers are pleased to present Tim McGraw's only 2016 Michigan show in an intimate reserved seat setting for this iconic artist in Adado Riverfront Park. Tickets for Thursday, July 7^th will go on sale Friday, April 29^th at 10 AM ET with more of the day’s lineup coming soon!

A limited number of Festival Passes are still available. Tickets can be purchased online at www.commongroundfest.com or in-person at the festival office Monday – Friday, 10 AM – 6 PM.

2016 CURRENT ANNOUNCED LINEUP:

• Tuesday, July 5^th: AWOLNATION, Milky Chance, Death from Above 1979, Finish Ticket, Irontom, Grizfolk, Civil Twilight, Michigander, Kim Vi and the Siblings, and Ellis.
• Thursday, July 7^th: Tim McGraw and more coming soon!
• Friday, July 8^th: A$AP Rocky, French Montana, DJ Quik, Mick Jenkins, Black Milk, Icewear Vezzo, The SEVENth, Lady Ice Boogie and Rosco P.
• Saturday, July 9^th: Dierks Bentley, Canaan Smith, Aubrie Sellers, Brent James and the Vintage Youth, Adam Sanders, Joey Hyde, Brandon Lay, Carter Winter, Aileeah Colgan, Drew Hale, Audrey Ray, and Phillip Fox Band.
• Sunday, July 10^th: Jason Derulo, Daya, Jacob Whitesides, Karlos Farrar, Matt B, Kid Quill, REDD, and Taylor Taylor.