Press release from the Three Rivers Festival:
Three Rivers Festival announces diverse 2010 music and entertainment lineup
(May 19, 2010) – There will be something for everyone when it comes to the music and entertainment for this year’s Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival.
Festival officials announced this year’s music lineup at Headwaters Park, where the festival’s Sweetwater Sound music stage will reside, today. The highlights of the week will be Star 88.3 Music Sunday, a concert on July 11 sponsored featuring national recording artists Jars of Clay, NeedtoBreathe, Plumb and Jonny Diaz; and a concert on Thursday, July 15, sponsored by K105 (WQHK) featuring national artists Steel Magnolia and Josh Thompson. A pair of inventive tribute bands are sure to draw big crowds as well – Pink Droyd, a Pink Floyd cover band on the festival’s opening night, Friday, July 9; and Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band on Friday, July 16.
“Because the festival is for everyone in our community, we want the music and entertainment to reflect that,” Dave Bleke, acting president of the Three Rivers Festival, said. “That’s why we’re so excited about this year’s lineup. It’s a truly diverse offering – one that has a little something for everybody.”
The full schedule of acts playing the Sweetwater Sound main stage at Headwaters Park for this year’s festival is:
- Friday, July 9 – Tone Junkies and Pink Droyd (sponsored by Rock 104)
- Saturday, July 10 – Teays Vein, Downstait and Adelita’s Way (sponsored by 98.9 The Bear)
Atomic Popsicle plays a free show for kids beginning at 1pm- Sunday, July 11 – Jars of Clay, NeedtoBreathe, Plumb and Jonny Diaz (sponsored by Star 88.3)
- Monday July 12 – Dash Rip Rock, Loose Change and BDP (sponsored by 92.3 The Fort)
- Tuesday, July 13 – Kevin Smith with guest Todd Harrold and Michael Patterson, Little Logan and the Instagators, Taj-maholics and Bill Lupkin Chicago Blues
- Wednesday, July 14 – The Divebomberz, KT3 featuring Kenny Taylor, the Dive Kings and Unlikely Alibi
- Thursday, July 15 – Josh Thompson and Steel Magnolia (sponsored by K105)
- Friday, July 16 – Good Night Gracie and Who’s Bad: The Ultimate Michael Jackson Tribute Band (sponsored by WMEE)
- Saturday, July 17 – David Todoran and the Mobile Homewreckers, G-Money and the Fabulous Rhythm and Brother
Longtime area radio personality Jack Hammer will serve as the emcee and host throughout the week. In addition, there will be live acoustic music during the lunch hour throughout the festival, featuring notable local and regional artists such as Sunny Taylor and Mike Conley.
Shows on the main stage start at 7 p.m. each night, with the exception of the July 13 and 14 concerts, which both start at 6:30 p.m., and July 11, when the show starts at 5:30 p.m. Pricing varies for each show, but each will be “competitively priced to encourage people to come down and bring the whole family,” adds Bleke.
About the Three Rivers Festival
Founded in 1969, the Fort Wayne Newspapers Three Rivers Festival is Indiana’s second-largest summer festival and an annual 9-day celebration of Northeast Indiana. Events include a televised parade, a fine arts show, crafters’ market, children’s and senior’s mini-fests, live entertainment, food and beverage concessions, a home and lifestyle marketplace and a fireworks finale. Â website
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