Riley Green Leads Explosive Thursday Night Launch for Carolina Country Music Fest 2026
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Carolina Country Music Fest is wasting no time turning up the heat in 2026.
CCMF has unveiled its McDonald’s Thursday Night Kickoff Concert lineup for June 4, and it reads more like a headliner night than an opener. The four-day Myrtle Beach mega-fest launches with serious star power, led by multi-Platinum hitmaker Riley Green, who will bring his arena-sized catalog and blue-collar storytelling to the beach to set the tone for the weekend.
Green, known for crowd staples like “I Wish Grandpas Never Died,” “There Was This Girl,” and “Different ’Round Here,” headlines a stacked first night built to hit hard and early.
Also taking the stage:
Justin Moore, delivering his signature small-town grit and No. 1 firepower;
Lauren Alaina, the Opry member and Diamond-certified vocal powerhouse;
Drake White, whose soulful, triumphant return to touring continues to inspire;
the U.S. Air Force Heritage of America Band; and South Carolina favorite Warrick McZeke.
Fans are already moving fast. Main Stage VIP is sold out, General Admission is running low, and Super VIP remains in extremely limited supply.
From five stages of nonstop music to air-conditioned honky-tonk dive bars, dueling pianos, and line dancing on the shoreline, CCMF 2026 isn’t easing in, it’s kicking the door open.
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