MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release
June 5, 2007
Contact:
Kathy Best
615-383-0412
kathy@frontpagepublicity.com
Shelby Meade, Fresh and Clean Media
310-313-7200
shelby@freshcleanmedia.com
Sandee Gardner, Fresh and Clean Media
310-313-7200
sandee@freshcleanmedia.com
Event Web Site
www.bigstatefestival.com
info@bigstatefestival.com
Big State Festival Tickets on Sale June 5
Event premiere features award-winning and platinum selling artists
Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, Los Lonely Boys, Trace Adkins, Miranda Lambert, Dierks Bentley, Gary Allan,
Jack Ingram
and dozens more
Producer of Austin City Limits Music Festival
launches two-day hay stomp October 13-14
Five stages. Two days. 50-plus country stars. Get ready for nonstop
music, heart-pounding stock car racing and belly-packing barbecue. It's
everything a country music fan could ask for covering several hundred
acres at Texas World Speedway in Bryan-College Station.
Grab your Earlybird tickets--only $75 for a two-day pass Oct. 13-14--to
hear Tim McGraw, Willie Nelson, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lyle Lovett and his
Large
Band, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Miranda Lambert, Gary Allan, The
Wreckers, Los Lonely Boys, Jack Ingram, Robert Earl Keen and many, many
more.
"I don't know what's going to be more fun - performing for that
many country music fans in my home state or watching all the other
great acts I
love," admits newly crowned ACM New Female Vocalist and Texas native
Miranda Lambert. "Not to mention I have a big weakness for kickin'
Texas
barbecue!"
Tickets go on sale June 5 and can be purchased at
www.bigstatefestival.com or by calling 888-512-SHOW. The Earlybird
ticket allotment is limited, and
prices will increase when these sell out. The math people tell us that
this show ciphers out to about a buck-fifty a band. That's a real
entertainment
bargain.
"Our goal is to deliver an experience that is loaded with music
talent," said Charlie Walker, partner at C3 Presents, the show
producer. But we also
want to give fans lots to do, see, hear, drink, and eat--at a great
price." Much like C3's other events--Austin City Limits Music Festival
and
Lollapalooza--Big State is a destination festival that doesn't stop at
the music, but delivers a complete experience for music fans and
families.
Nashville-based performing rights organization BMI, an event
sponsor, will host a showcase of up-and-coming BMI artists. In addition
to the multiple
music stages, fans will be treated to real stock car racing on a
1.8-mile oval and one of the biggest prize purse barbecue showdowns in
the nation.
All that and more amid lush green grass, plenty of cold beverages and
food from local and regional favorites. For those who want to settle in
for the
weekend, reserved RV camping will be available.
The stock car feature is presented by the Richard Petty Racing
Experience. Several times a day, the music will be replaced by rumbling
engines on the
track, which will further inject adrenaline into the crowd. In
addition, fans can get close to the cars in the Pit Petting Zoo.
The Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation, the event's beneficiary, will
present programs and demos and issue Texas park perks at its on-site
expo.
The Lineup (so far)
Tim McGraw
Willis Alan Ramsey
Willie Nelson
Kelly Willis
Lynyrd
Skynyrd
The Geezinslaws
Lyle Lovett and his Large Band
Ashley Ray
Trace
Adkins
The Wrights
Dierks
Bentley
Matt Caldwell
Gary
Allan
Whiskey Brown
Robert Earl
Keen
Mice & Rifles
Jack
Ingram
Monte Warden
Los Lonely
Boys
Rodney Hayden
Drive-By
Truckers
The Weary Boys
The
Wreckers
Drew Kennedy
The
Flatlanders
Sunny Sweeney
Billy
Currington
Granger Smith
Miranda
Lambert
Kevin Gordon
Kevin
Fowler
Colin Gilmore
Eli Young
Band
The Gougers
Craig
Morgan
Mark McKinney
Heartland
The Ginn Sisters
Reckless Kelly
Farmer
Jason
Eric
Church
Buck Howdy
Leon
Russell
Bummkin Band
Charlie Louvin
The Paul Green School of Rock All Stars
THE 2007 EVENT AT A GLANCE
Where: Texas World Speedway; Bryan-College Station, Texas
When: Oct. 13-14
What: 50+ artists on five stages
Who: 50,000 music fans per day
www.bigstatefestival.com
OTHER STUFF
Stock Car Racing
• Richard Petty Driving Experience will rev their (and your) engines
• Pit Petting Zoo where fans can take an up-close look under the hoods
BBQ Showdown
• One of the biggest prize purses in the country
• Demonstration and tasting in the Big Barbecue Arena
• Celebrity chefs and artist/celebrity participation
Food and Drink
• Local and regional favorites with hometown roots
• Beer, wine, water, tea, soda, etc.
Little State--for Kids
• Dedicated kids area
• Performances by premier children's artists
• Music, square dancing and line dancing workshops
• Aggie Wrangler performance
• Buckaroo Hairdooz, Tattooz and more
Camping
• Yes. RVs only.
BENEFICIARY • Texas Parks and Wildlife Foundation
The
Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation is the official nonprofit partner
of the Texas Parks & Wildlife Department. As such, the Foundation
raises
private dollars to fund projects as determined to be of the highest
priority. The Foundation assists the Department in the conservation and
management of the natural and cultural resources of Texas and in
providing hunting, fishing and outdoor recreation opportunities for the
use and
enjoyment of present and future generations.
PRODUCER & PROMOTER • C3 Presents
C3 Presents is a concert, promotion and artist management company based
in Austin, Texas that creates, produces and markets live experiences.
C3 is
producer and exclusive talent buyer of two of the top U.S.
festivals--the Austin City Limits Music Festival and the groundbreaking
Lollapalooza. In
total, C3 produces more than 800 shows yearly nationwide.
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