The Mineral County Mud and Country Music Festival at the Tin Can Alley Amphitheater in St. Regis, Montana has officially come and gone, leaving patrons looking forward to the next event which will be an AMA-sanctioned Montana XC dirt bike race in late August.

This year’s very first Mud and Country event at the venue included the incredible talent of country/blues/rock combinations of headliner Love and Theft, RB Stone, Bryan White, Lila McCann, Earl Wear, Meghan Linsey, Rick Brantley, Stereo Chickens, Big City Brian Wright, Blue County, Jackson Michelson, The Copper Mountain Band, Jesse Quandt, Christi Lee and Andrea Pearson.

There wasn’t a place in the amphitheater audience members could sit without hearing clear and crisp audio during the concerts. The views from the actual amphitheater are indescribable and are a must-see for anybody who loves scenery it said in a recent press release made by the amphitheater. “I have never seen anything like this--it is incredible,” was a remark made by a concert-goer.

The stage was centered to where everybody had an epic view of the performers, and the positive feedback given to Shannon Anderson, owner of the venue with wife Anna, demonstrated that the stage, audio and production crew “knew what they were doing” according to the release.

The mud bog races were off to a slow start on Friday with only two racers registered. On Saturday, the lineup increased to seven rigs and Sunday included four participants. The low registration turnout resulted in the mud bog races ending early, and the mud bog-only patrons received access to the ongoing concerts at the amphitheater at no additional charge to help make up for the short race times.

Being the first event at the Tin Can Alley Amphitheater, Anderson was thrilled about the feedback he received from the artists, vendors and patrons. He has also started to make improvements at the venue and is planning next year’s event. For the first go, Tin Can Alley Amphitheater was an overall success and local businesses also benefited from the temporary influx of visitors to the area throughout the weekend, increasing sales and even potentially breaking profit records at some local establishments their statement said.

“I can’t thank the community, my hard-working crew and the patrons enough for an incredible weekend and for supporting the Tin Can Alley Amphitheater,” Anderson said. “You can expect 2018 to be a phenomenal year!”