We’ll be country rocking at this year’s Farm Progress Show. They’ve decided to add country music entertainment to the show this year in Illinois with two good acts.

Tracy Lawrence and Tracy Byrd are set to perform their popular country music hits on the Farm Progress Show stage, sponsored by Grinnell Mutual, in a live country music concert Wed., Aug. 29, at the 2007 Farm Progress Show. Known as the nation’s largest outdoor ag showcase, the 54th annual Farm Progress Show will be held Aug. 28, 29 and 30 at its permanent biennial location in Decatur, Ill. The concert follows the close of the second show day and will start at 5:30 p.m.; concert gates will open at 4:30 p.m. Lawrence and Byrd are respected and popular country artists and will entertain the concert crowd with their current hits and additional Billboard chart-topping country songs.

“We are pleased and excited to have Tracy Lawrence and Tracy Byrd performing in one concert just following the show’s second day. Each performer is a headline act, and this double-header lineup of top country talent really sets our concert apart,” said Don Tourte, Farm Progress national sales and events director. “It’s another milestone for the show and a great way to bring greater enthusiasm to the event and attract even larger show attendance to the Decatur area.” The concert will be held near Richland Community College, just south of the Farm Progress Show exhibit field. Tracy Byrd will perform first, followed by Tracy Lawrence. Concert attendees will park in the same lots used for show visitors.