The atmosphere was especially electric for the 2017 CMA Music Festival, thanks to a perfect storm of abundant country stars and the Nashville Predators' appearance in the Stanley Cup finals. While the Preds ultimately didn't come away victorious, country fans won big, catching concerts from mainstream A-listers like Eric Church and Keith Urban, rising stars Luke Combs and RaeLynn, and slightly
This article originally appeared on www.rollingstone.com: CMA Music Festival 2017: 26 Best Things We Saw