MEDIA ALERT
For Immediate Release
August 6,
2007
Contact:
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Kathy Best
615-383-0412
kathy@frontpagepublicity.com
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Shelby Meade, Fresh and Clean Media
310-313-7200
shelby@freshcleanmedia.com
Sandee Gardner, Fresh and Clean
Media
310-313-7200
sandee@freshcleanmedia.com
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www.bigstatefestival.com
info@bigstatefestival.com
Last Chance
To Buy Reduced-Price Tickets
For Big State Festival
Tim McGraw, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Willie Nelson, Lyle Lovett, and Dierks
Bentley Set To Headline the Two-Day
Event on October 13-14 -New Additions Include Chris Cagle and Luke Bryan
College Station, TX (August 6, 2007) - Ticket sales for Big State Festival continue
to heat up as fans face the last few days to purchase tickets at a reduced,
Earlybird price. Two-day passes are
currently just $75 until supplies run out, or until August 9th,
whichever happens first. The next allotment of tickets will be $95. Ticket prices include all service fees, and
can be purchased at www.bigstatefestival.com,
or by calling 888-512-SHOW.
Big State is getting even bigger, with new music additions
Luke Bryan, Chris Cagle, Blue Mother Tupelo, and Jerrod Niemann join the
lineup, which totals around 50 acts on five stages. Names include Tim McGraw, Lynyrd Skynyrd, Lyle Lovett and
his Large Band, Trace Adkins, Dierks Bentley, Gary Allan, The Wreckers, Los
Lonely Boys, Jack Ingram, Robert Earl Keen, and more from Nashville, Texas,
and beyond. BMI, a sponsor of the event, will host a showcase stage of BMI
artists.
"I am beyond
excited to have the opportunity to play in Texas
alongside not only the biggest names in Texas
music but also in all of country music," said Georgia native Luke Bryan.
"I've always thought of Texas and Georgia as having some of the best music fans in
the world - being such music oriented states - so this is a great chance to be
able to play for the Texas
fans. It's going to be a blast for sure!"
Texas-native Chris
Cagle adds, "I'm Texas
bred! I grew up at events like this and I always dreamed of being on the stage.
This is a homecoming for me of sorts and the fact that these guys thought to
include us in the line-up means the world to me. I'm going to have most of my
family come up from the Houston
area and we're gonna make it a mini reunion. I can't freakin' wait!"
In addition to multiple music stages, fans will be treated
to real stock car racing on the 1.8 mile track, one of the biggest prize purse
BBQ Showdowns in the nation, a Roadhouse Sports Bar, the Little State kids
space, food from local favorites, plenty of cold beverages, and many more
highlights for music fans and their families. For those who want to hunker down
for the weekend, RV camping will be available.
The Big State Cup car racing feature is brought to the track
by the Richard Petty Racing Experience. Several races per day will happen to
further inject the fans with adrenaline--as if they will need any more after
hearing this bale of talent.
To reward early actors and true believers, a limited number
of $35 two-day passes were put on sale before any talent lineup was disclosed.
Show producer C3 Presents, architect of the Austin City Limits Music Festival
and Lollapalooza, put a collectible souvenir ticket in their paws, as well as Big State
t-shirts and other goodies as part of a fan appreciation package they received.
Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation, the event's
beneficiary, plans to present programs, demos, and issue Texas park perks on-site.
Big State Festival sponsors include
Bud Light, Texas Department of Agriculture, BMI, Sweet Leaf Tea, Brown Cow, XM
Satellite Radio and 100.3 KILT.
The Lineup
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Tim
McGraw
Lynyrd
Skynyrd
Willie
Nelson
Lyle
Lovett and his Large Band
Trace
Adkins
Dierks
Bentley
Gary
Allan
Robert
Earl Keen
Jack
Ingram
Los
Lonely Boys
Drive-By
Truckers
The
Wreckers
The
Flatlanders
Miranda
Lambert
Kevin
Fowler
Eli
Young Band
Chris
Cagle
Craig
Morgan
Heartland
Reckless
Kelly
Eric
Church
Leon
Russell |
Charlie
Louvin
Willis
Alan Ramsey
Kelly
Willis
Luke
Bryan
The
Geezinslaws
Ashley
Ray
The
Wrights
Matt
Caldwell
Whiskey
Brown
Mice
& Rifles
Monte
Warden
Rodney
Hayden
Drew
Kennedy
Sunny
Sweeney
Blue
Mother Tupelo
Granger
Smith
Jerrod
Niemann
Kevin
Gordon
Colin
Gilmore
The
Gougers
Mark
McKinney
The
Ginn Sisters
The Paul
Green School
of Rock All Stars
Farmer Jason
Buck Howdy
The Bummkinn Band |
THE 2007 EVENT AT A GLANCE
Where: Texas World Speedway; College
Station, Texas
When: October 13 & 14
What: 50+ artists on five stages
Who: 50,000 music-fans per day
www.bigstatefestival.com
Other Stuff
The Big State Cup
- Richard Petty Driving
Experience will rev their (and your) engines
- Pit Petting Zoo where fans
get close to look under the hoods
BBQ Showdown
- One of the biggest prize
purses in the country worth over $75,000
- Demonstration and tasting in
the "Ring of Fire"
- Celebrity chefs and
artist/celeb participation
Food and Drink
- Local and regional favorites
with hometown roots
- Beer, wine, water, tea,
soda, etc
Little State--for Kids
- Performances by premier
children's artists
- Music, Square Dancing &
Line Dancing workshops
- Aggie Wrangler performance
- Buckaroo Hairdooz, Tattooz,
and more
RV Camping
- Yes. Make a weekend of it.
BENEFICIARY
Texas Parks & Wildlife Foundation
The Texas Parks & Wildlife
Foundation is the official non-profit 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 1,000 shows yearly nationwide.
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