The Cavendish Beach Music Festival made a pair of major announcements on Tuesday, with a massive lineup addition, and the news that a fourth day is coming to the 10th anniversary of the festival.
17 artists were added to the 2018 festival lineup, joining previously announced Sunday headliner, Luke Bryan. And, in a major twist from tradition, the Cavendish Beach Music Festival has embraced a non-country music spotlight, with pop superstar Shawn Mendes announced as the headliner on the new fourth day of the musical long weekend.
Joining Mendes on Monday, July 9 will be Broods, Lauv, Cashmere Cat, Alec Benjamin, and star country duo, Dan + Shay. It's certainly a new direction for the festival. But, it's a change that does nothing to take away from the country music that they have a great history of showcasing over the last decade.
In keeping with their tradition of presenting great country music, the Cavendish Beach Music Festival has a mix of Canadian talent and American stars coming in 2018. With a combination of big stars and homegrown talent, the festival has curated a solid Friday, Saturday, and Sunday country music lineup. Stay tuned for more names to be added before we get to July.
In fact, seven of the 13 country acts announced so far are Canadian, which is fantastic to see. And, we're happy to see female representation with Meghan Patrick, Lindsay Ell, and Grand Ole Opry member Terri Clark all headed to PEI this summer.
Note: It was also announced Tuesday that one of the three finalists in the newly presented SiriusXM Top of the Country contest will be playing at the Cavendish Beach Music Festival in 2018.
Now, let's have a look at the lineup so far, broken down by day, and with more names to come...
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Friday, July 6, 2018
🏖 Brett Eldredge
🏖 Chase Rice
🏖 Meghan Patrick
🏖 The Road Hammers
Saturday, July 7, 2018
🏖 Chris Young
🏖 Dallas Smith
🏖 Terri Clark
🏖 Lindsay Ell
Sunday, July 8, 2018
🏖 Luke Bryan
🏖 Granger Smith
🏖 James Barker Band
🏖 Petric
Monday, July 9, 2018
🏖 Shawn Mendes
🏖 Dan + Shay
🏖 Broods
🏖 Lauv
🏖 Cashmere Cat
🏖 Alec Benjamin
