The Bayou Country Superfest tickets went on sale just two weeks ago, but the concert is already turning heads and gaining national attention.  The Bayou Country Superfest — a two-day music event — will be held in Tiger Stadium May 29-30, featuring Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Brooks & Dunn and Keith UrbanQuint Davis, Festival Productions Inc. CEO and producer/director of the Bayou Country Superfest, said ticket sales have been steady, selling daily since going on sale Nov. 5. Festival Productions isn’t releasing sales numbers, but Davis said they sold tickets in 1,000 cities, 46 states, five Canadian provinces and Germany. “It’s unusual to sell this many tickets this early in advance,” he said. “We’re selling more tickets early than a concert would because of the size of the festival.”Festival Productions estimates having 50,000 seats available each night — 100,000 total — Davis said. All the seats in Tiger Stadium are reserved seating, which means people will buy tickets in advance to get good seats, he said. “We hope to sell out, but we’ll have to wait and see how sales trends progress,” he said. “Based on the numbers we’re seeing now, it’s a strong likely hood.” University students, faculty and staff were offered a ticket pre-sale. Davis said he doesn’t have specific data from the University sales, but is happy with the response. Herb Vincent, associate vice chancellor for university relations and senior associate athletic director, said the Athletic Department had a few preliminary meetings with Festival Productions to discuss matters like setup and procedures. Many of the same traffic procedures and personnel used for football games will be utilized for the festival at the promoter’s expense, he said. Not all of the seats in Tiger Stadium will be sold — the setup will have one stage in the north end of the stadium, which will block seating behind and on the sides of the stage, Vincent said.The Athletic Department is trying to secure the proper licensing to sell alcohol in Tiger Stadium during the festival, Vincent said.Vincent said the Athletic Department plans to use a protective floor to cover the field during the event.Davis said Festival Productions plans to promote the event on a regional and national scale, advertising across the South with television, radio, Internet and print advertisements. “No one else in the country will have a country festival like this,” he said. “[The Festival] was on the front page of the Life section in the USA Today.” The festival marks Swift’s first stadium festival, one of the last times to see Brooks & Dunn in concert — they plan to retire after their 2010 tour — and one of the only times to see Chesney in 2010 — Davis said. In addition to the festival, Davis said his company is considering free, smaller stages outside the stadium for the “tailgate.” “There is a lot of interest in the country music industry [for the festival] — a lot of people want to be a part of this,” he said. —-Contact Steven Powell at [email protected]