The setup for the 2013 Country Stampede started last Friday at Tuttle Creek State Park.

Crews have until Thursday at 4:00 p.m. to have everything ready. According to Wayne Rouse, Country Stampede President and GM, the stage will be up and ready for sound and light checks by Wednesday.

“So far we have all of the offices and we’re putting up tents. The stage is going up and all of the fence is done,” Rouse said Monday morning.

Rouse estimated that their was around 150 crew members working on the grounds Monday and when the festival actually starts on Thursday he expects to have around 1,100 employees working the grounds.

This years headliners include Little Big Town, Jason Aldean, Trace Adkins and Miranda Lambert. Between 150,000 and 160,000 people are expected to attend this year’s music festival.

Gates open Thursday at 4:00 p.m. and Friday, Saturday, Sunday at 1:00 p.m.