Swampstock 2008 coming up

Tim McGraw Returns Home For Swampstock 2008



Tim McGraw will return home to Rayville, Louisiana on Saturday, September 13, 2008 to host Swampstock 2008 presented by Tim McGraw and Faith Hill’s Neighbor’s Keeper Foundation. Net proceeds from the activities will benefit the Neighbor’s Keeper Foundation’s local initiatives.

This year’s event will host a new location for the nightly concert on the steps of the Richland Parish Courthouse and will feature performances by Catherine Raney, Halfway to Hazard, Dierks Bentley, Jason Aldean, Faith Hill and McGraw.

And for the first time Habitat for Humanity of Ouachita will be an additional partner with Swampstock on a community build beginning September 9 and wrapping Saturday, September 13 to refurbish the Rayville Recreation Center.

“We are anxious to return this year with an amazing line up of artists,” says McGraw. “In addition to supporting Rayville Youth Baseball and the Steve Colvin Scholarships, it’s a great to add Habitat for Humanity of Ouachita and keep the focus on helping the local community. I’m encouraging everyone to help us make this one of the most successful Swampstock’s ever.”

Tickets for “NFK’s Swampstock 2008” go on sale Friday, August 22 and are available for $30.00. They can be purchased locally through Richland State Bank, Bankcorp South and J&H Boots as well as Ticketmaster.

KC Masterpiece and Kingsford, recent sponsors of McGraw’s “Live Your Voice Tour,” will also help “fire up” Swampstock as a sponsor and support the Habitat Build.

Additional donations are coming from the Tug McGraw Foundation, RPM Management and Coca-Cola.

“Swampstock” began in 1994 in downtown Rayville, Louisiana as a way for McGraw to give back to his hometown community. This year’s event will be promoted by Glenn Smith Presents, Inc.