Jerrod Niemann's "Blue Bandana" references Coachella, MerleFest, Lollapalooza and other summer festivals By Tom Roland For decades, state and county fairs were the key part of the summer touring ...

Just not the ones in “Blue Bandana.” Niemann admits he hasn’t been to many of them. But not for lack of trying. “They all happen at the exact same time as the country festivals,” he says.

Rick Diamond/Getty Images for Kicker Country Stampede Jerrod Niemann says there was definitely something that sounded familiar about “Blue Bandana,” his just-released new single.

"Blue Bandana" was written by Ben Goldsmith, C.J. Solar and Andrew Scott Wills, three writers who have never had a hit song before -- which is what made the tune so appealing to Niemann.

In Jerrod Niemann ‘s new video for “Blue Bandana,” the first single from his upcoming fourth major-label album, the story of a festival-hopping beauty with a gypsy spirit comes to life.

But it's also more than that. "For me, what really sank in, is blue bandana just being a symbol," he said. "There's a couple of people I know who have at least been to 100 of our shows.