New iHeartRadio Country Festival set to launch March 29 in Austin Luke Bryan, shown accepting his artist of the year award at the American Country Awards in December in Las Vegas, will headline the first iHeartRadio Country Festival slated for March 29 in Austin, Texas. Frank Micelotta/Invision / Associated Press / December 10, 2013 January 8, 2014, 10:41 a.m. How much does iHeartRadio love country music? Enough to sprout a new festival dedicated to the genre. The inaugural iHeartRadio Country Festival has been set for March 29 in Austin, Texas, and will feature Luke Bryan, Carrie Underwood, Jason Aldean, Eric Church, Lady Antebellum, Florida Georgia Line, Hunter Hayes, Jake Owen and other acts still to be announced. "The response to our country performers at the last three iHeartRadio Music Festivals was so incredible we decided to create an entire show just for them," John Sykes, president of Clear Channel Entertainment Enterprises, said in a statement. It will be a country fan's dream and a testament to the power of country music and recognition of the stature of these artists. INTERACTIVE: A festival for every fan - SoCal's yearly sonic lineup Along with the festival, next week Clear Channel will launch a contest at more than 120 Clear Channel stations across the nation through which fans will be able to win a trip to Austin to attend. The festival will be streamed by Clear Channel and its stations for those who do not make the trip to Austin. Luke Bryan is a farm-raised country talent Stagecoach 2012: Backstage with Jason Aldean Eric Church and the new Southern rock congregation