Novelty singer Cledus T. Judd will serve as the show's host.

"People work hard for their money--and they want two things: to see something they've never seen before and to have a great time," guitarist Kix Brooks said in a statement. "I know that's what I want to see. And this year, we've got the brightest and the best of what's going on in country music, along with the midway and as much of us as the fans can stand."

In the past, the festival's midway has featured a second stage, mechanical bulls and juggling clowns, among other attractions.

Prior to kicking off the Neon Circus and Wild West Show tour, Brooks & Dunn are scheduled to play a handful of dates in mid-March and mid-April, and will also turn up in Las Vegas on May 21 for the Academy of Country Music Awards ceremony. The duo, which last year won the ceremony's Entertainer of the Year award, is again nominated in that category, as well as in the Duo of the Year and Home Depot Humanitarian of the Year categories.

Brooks & Dunn are currently finishing work on a new album, which is the follow-up to 2001's "Steers and Stripes." No release date has been announced.