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Day 1 of the Route 91 Harvest Country Music Festival — PHOTOS

Attendees cheer as Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Fans cheer as Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington, center, performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A member of Billy Currington's band performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington, center, performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Fans cheer as Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington performs during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Billy Currington, second from left, performs with his band during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees dance during the Route 91 country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Jon Langston performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A man wearing a cowboy hat is silhouetted against the sky during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jon Langston, center left, performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees browse through cowboy hats during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees dance to Royal Bliss during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People make their way to the MGM Resorts Village festival site for the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees dance during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A member of Jon Langston's band performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Jon Langston performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jon Langston performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees watch Jana Kramer perform during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jana Kramer performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A man wears a confederate flag bandana during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees walk the festival grounds during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People make their way to the MGM Resorts Village festival site for the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jon Langston performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A member of Jon Langston's band performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees sit on haystacks during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees take in the sights from an elevated view during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People make their way to the MGM Resorts Village festival site for the Route 91 Harvest country music festival in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees cheer as Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Chris Janson performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
A member of Jon Langston's band performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Attendees sit on camping chairs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
People buy beer during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jon Langston performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
Jon Langston, left, performs during the Route 91 Harvest country music festival at the MGM Resorts Village festival site in Las Vegas on Friday, Sept. 30, 2016. Chase Stevens/Las Vegas Review-Journal Follow @csstevensphoto
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The three-day Route 91 Harvest Festival kicked off Friday at the Las Vegas Village across from Luxor with performances by country music acts including Chris Janson, Billy Currington and Toby Keith.

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