Kenny Chesney, Taylor Swift, Brooks & Dunn and Keith Urban will headline the Bayou Country Superfest which will be held in Tiger Stadium on May 29 and 30.Producers of the festival announced the music lineup for the festival at a press conference Wednesday.Other artists include Jason Aldean, Kellie Pickler, Jake Owen, Gloriana, David Nail and Justin Moore.Quint Davis, Festival Productions Inc. CEO and producer/director of the Bayou Country Superfest, said the idea began two years ago when he was looking to put on a country music festival. He said he was told Baton Rouge would be the best place because of the resources and leadership.Paul Arrigo, president and CEO of the Baton Rouge Area Convention and Visitors Bureau, said many sites were debated to host the event, including the Lamar-Dixon Expo Center, but eventually Tiger Stadium was deemed best.”The footprint is already in place in terms of security, seating and parking,” he said.Tickets for one or both days of the festival go on sale Nov. 5. Saturday’s lineup includes Taylor Swift, Keith Urban, Kellie Pickler, David Nail and Gloriana. Sunday will include Kenny Chesney, Brooks & Dunn, Jason Aldean, Jake Owen and Justin Moore. Davis said the festival — which he called a “dream come true” — ran into many conflicts in the early stages. After committing to Baton Rouge, Chesney announced he would take 2010 off, before changing his mind to honor his promise to the city. Also, Brooks & Dunn announced they would retire, but eventually decided to do a farewell tour, including Baton Rouge, he said.Davis said everyone involved was committed to making the festival happen despite the difficulties. “Mayor [Kip] Holden called me one morning … when things were looking bad, and said, ‘There is no way this festival won’t happen,'” he said. Holden said the festival will be the spotlight of national media attention, proving to the rest of the country Baton Rouge can host a festival of this magnitude. “This festival shows what can happen if you don’t limit your imagination and ability to succeed,” he said.Mitch Landrieu, lieutenant governor, said the festival will boost the local economy, creating jobs for the festival and attracting tourists.Landrieu said he predicts the Bayou Country Superfest to grow in the next few years, eventually becoming a four-day event and matching the size of the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festivals, which had 400,000 attendants last year. “This will put Baton Rouge on the map for country music and once again make Louisiana the music capital in America,” he said.Davis said the festival — which will mark the nation’s largest stadium country music festival — will be promoted across the South.”This event will be unlike any other festival in America,” he said. “Everyone in the country will be watching us.”Arrigo said in addition to tickets, special packages will be available that include room rates at local hotels.”People always ask why Baton Rouge never has big-name artists,” Arrigo said. “We have some of the biggest names [in country music] coming to Baton Rouge — now let’s show the rest of the country how well this will work.”—-Contact Steven Powell at [email protected]