Crawfish Fest 2017 to get back to roots as country music festival

Organizers of the 25th annual Crawfish Music Festival are taking the festival back to its roots — its country music roots — when it returns April 21-30 to the grounds of the Coast Coliseum.

The 2017 festival features new country sensations such as Drake White and Chase Rice, as well as classic stars such as Joe Diffie and Trace Adkins.

The Crawfish Music Festival has in the past featured Kenny Chesney, Eric Church, Jason Aldean and Kelsea Ballerini.

The festival always features live music, midway rides, craft beer and a crawfish-cooking contest. The 2017 Crawfish Festival is presented by Coca-Cola, Island View Casino and Budweiser.

Here is the lineup so far. Festival organizers have not finalized the details for Friday, April 21.

Chase Rice

Kane Brown and William Michael Morgan

Joe Diffie and Mark Chestnutt

Trace Adkins with Drake White & The Big Fire

JJ Grey and Mofro

This story was originally published December 9, 2016 at 10:04 AM with the headline "Crawfish Fest 2017 to get back to roots as country music festival."