Big & Rich, Montgomery Gentry & More to Take Over the Fremont Street Experience on Sunday, May 21, 2006 During the Week Vegas Goes Country(TM)

Big & Rich, Montgomery Gentry & More to Take Over the Fremont Street Experience on Sunday, May 21, 2006 During the Week Vegas Goes Country(TM)

Artists Participating in the Academy of Country(R) Music Awards and 3rd Annual

Motorcycle Ride Benefiting the Academy of Country Music(R) Charitable
Foundation End the Day With a Free-to-the-Public All Star Jam!

WHAT: The Academy of Country Music and the Fremont Street Experience's
free open-to-the-public, all-day boot-stompin' party featuring
performances by BIG & RICH, MONTGOMERY GENTRY, and more special
guests following the Academy of Country Music 3rd Annual
Motorcycle Ride!

WHEN: Sunday, May 21, 2006
2:30pm -- MONTGOMERY GENTRY
9:00pm -- BIG & RICH starring COWBOY TROY and featuring MUZIKMAFIA

WHERE: 3rd Street Stage
Fremont Street Experience between the Four Queens and Fitzgeralds
Casinos
Las Vegas, NV
**Press parking and other information provided upon confirmation
of credentials**

MORE: The Fremont Street Experience is a public-private partnership
formed in 1995 between the City of Las Vegas and The Fremont
Street Experience, LLC -- owned by a group of 10 downtown
casino/hotels that underwrite operating expenses for the venue.
Member properties include: Binion's Gambling Hall & Hotel, Boyd
Gaming (Fremont Hotel & Casino, California Hotel, Main Street
Station Casino Brewery & Hotel) Fitzgeralds Casino Hotel; Four
Queens Hotel & Casino; Golden Gate Hotel & Casino; Golden Nugget
Las Vegas; Lady Luck Hotel Casino (associate member) and The Vegas
Club Hotel Casino.

The Academy of Country Music Annual Motorcycle Ride is a
star-studded daylong motorcycle trek through the Nevada desert
benefiting the Academy of Country Music Charitable Foundation, an
in-house organization designed to raise and distribute money to
worthy philanthropies nationwide. The event is part of the
festivities surrounding the 41st Annual Academy of Country Music
Awards.

The ACADEMY OF COUNTRY MUSIC AWARDS is produced for television by
dick clark productions. The show is executive produced by Allen
Shapiro and R.A. Clark, and produced by Barry Adelman. The
executive in charge of production is Bob Bardo, and the executive
in charge is Fran LaMaina. The 41st ANNUAL ACADEMY OF COUNTRY
MUSIC AWARDS will be broadcast LIVE from MGM GRAND in Las Vegas on
Tuesday, May 23rd, 2006 at 8:00 PM ET/PT on the CBS Television
Network.

PRNewswire -- May 8

Source: The Academy of Country Music

CONTACT: Brooke Primero, +1-310-854-4800, bprimero@bncpr.com, for
Academy of Country Music; or Lisa Robinson, +1-702-678-5723,
lrobinson@vegasexperience.com, of Fremont Street Experience

NOTE TO EDITORS: Anyone interested in signing up for the Ride may contact Brandi Brammer at +1-818-842-8400

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