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Calf Fry Music Festival is making a celebrated return in May, with an excitingly eclectic line-up confirmed for its 2023 instalment. One of Texas’ biggest modern country artists, Parker McCollum, will be taking the Tumbleweed Dancehall stage at the Oklahoma-based event. 

Fans will be looking forward to hearing him perform an array of tracks from

, such as ‘Stoned’, ‘Handle On You’ and 

his recently released single, ‘I Ain't Going Nowhere’

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The ‘Pretty Heart’ star released his Gold Chain Cowboy follow-up on May 12. 

Parker McCollum New Album 2023 Release Date and Tracklist

He'll be joined by the ‘Where I Find God’ hitmaker, Larry Fleet, along with the Read Southall Band, Casey Donahew, Kameron Marlowe, Tanner Usrey, Mike Ryan, Giovannie & The Hired Guns and more.

Here, we'll have all the up-to-date news on line-up announcements, confirmation of weekend dates and all the latest ticket and festival pass details for 2023.

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Attendees at the 2022 Calf Fry Music Festival were able to witness stellar performances from some of country's biggest names, including Oklahoma's own, Zach Bryan. 

Ticket-holders were also treated to high-energy sets from the likes of Dustin Lynch, Cole Swindell, Kolby Cooper, Randall King, Corey Kent, Chris Cagle and more.

Last year's 30th anniversary celebration was one of the best yet, and from the looks of the 2023 line-up, the upcoming Calf Fry Music Festival looks set to continue that momentum into its 31st year. 

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Scratch beneath this glossy exterior, and you'll find a traditionalist crooner with a penchant for George Strait. This is best exhibited on McCollum's first two independently released records, 2015’s 

, both of which blended folk and alt-country with a classic Texas twist. 

, a record that he funded off his own back after a chance meeting with Ryan Bingham’s former band-member, Corby Schaub, began to build McCollum a burgeoning regional following.

, McCollum introduced hints of the radio-friendly sound that he has become known for. The album landed at No. 6 on Billboard’s Heatseekers chart, with the project’s forlorn closing track, ‘Hell Of A Year’, quickly becoming a fan-favourite.

Somewhere between the burning agony of ‘I Can’t Breathe’ and the cool blues of ‘South of the City Lights’ is where Parker McCollum’s sonic sweet-spot lies - and after signing with Universal in 2019, his debut single hit it on the screws. ‘Pretty Heart’ surged to the top of 

’s US Country Airplay charts and broke into the upper half of the 

The anthem remains McCollum’s most recognisable song to date, and it paved the way for his 2021 album, 

. Despite being a more polished offering with slick, Nashvillian production, the project made a point of holding fast to McCollum’s Texas country roots. The record spawned ‘Pretty Heart’’s moody follow-up hit, ‘To Be Loved By You’.

In 2022, Parker McCollum won the ACM Award for New Male Artist of the Year. In the same year, McCollum went on to release ‘Handle On You’ and ‘Stoned’, two singles that once again zeroed in on his hypnotic, brooding brand of country.

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When you first see Parker McCollum emerge onto the stage, donning a white t-shirt, a thin gold chain and his trusty snapback, you might assume that he’s attempting to instigate a Bro-Country revival.

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Maxim is a Country Music Journalist and Holler’s News Editor based in London, UK. 

After gaining a Masters with Merit from the University of Oxford, he wrote 

, which will be published on Mud Pie Books. 

During lockdown, Maxim created the Happiness x Music Project and co-founded Mindful Melody magazine in 2020, both of which explored the intersection between music and wellbeing. H

e’s written for publications such as Country Music People and has served as Music Editor of the Cherwell Newspaper and Phaser Magazine, during which time he set up Phaser’s first podcast series. 

Over the past few years, Maxim has interviewed some of his favourite artists, including Kelsea Ballerini, HARDY, Riley Green, Bailey Zimmerman, Midland, Ernest, Molly Tuttle and more. 

Since joining Holler towards the end of 2022, he has expanded the news output and introduced new article formats such as Lyrics & Meaning pieces, Exclusive Q&As and Album Hub Pages. 

Maxim enjoys staying on the pulse of the latest releases, and is a country aficionado and avid listener of anything by Morgan Wallen, Luke Combs, Lainey Wilson, George Strait, Florida Georgia Line, Niko Moon, Megan Moroney and Zach Bryan, as well as keenly covering Post Malone’s transition into country music. 

Above all, Maxim considers himself Kenny Chesney’s No. 1 fan.

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