>VIRGINIA BEACH'S 5TH ANNUAL PONTIAC AMERICAN MUSIC FESTIVAL
>SEPTEMBER 3 THROUGH SEPTEMBER 7
>
>Largest U.S. Music Festival will feature
>'70s Disco, Country and Top 40 Pop
>
>VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.-- Virginia Beach will host the 5th Annual Pontiac
>American Music Festival Thursday, Sept. 3 - Monday, Sept. 7 with more than
>50 national and regional acts performing on 11 outdoor stages along the
>resort's oceanside boardwalk and on the sand.
>
Sponsorship of $75,000 from the new title sponsor, Pontiac and the Local
>Tidewater Pontiac Dealers Association, will enhance the music festival with
>new stages and attractions.  A large, new stage will be built on the sand
>at 29th Street to accommodate big-name bands and up to 10,000 people, and a
>new children's stage and entertainment area will be unveiled that will
>feature nationally acclaimed children's shows.  There also will be
>professional laser-light shows on Saturday and Sunday nights at the main
>stage at 5th Street.

>The Pontiac sponsorship is the largest cash contribution ever to an event
>in Virginia Beach.  The only larger sponsorship in Virginia Beach was for
>the naming of the GTE Virginia Beach Amphitheater.

>The main 5th Street stage will be enhanced with a 20-foot-by-25-foot
>Panasonic Astrovision screen like the one at Times Square.  This will
>enable everyone to enjoy the show as if they were in the front row.

>The festival will open Thursday, Sept. 3, with Chubby Checker,  who
>produced the smash hit "Do the Twist."  This is the only song in history to
>reach number one twice, a year apart!  Rock pioneer Little Richard will
>close the five day festival on Monday, Sept. 7.

>The Pontiac American Music festival will delight a variety of musical
>tastes from the ë70s disco sounds by KC & the Sunshine Band and Sister
>Sledge to the popular country songs of Aaron Tippin.  The festival also has
>added some of the area's favorite touring modern rock bands to their list
>of performers:  The Connells, The Smithereens,  and Agents of Good Roots.

>A limited amount of advance tickets for the 5th Street performances are
>free and available through all Ticketmaster locations in Hampton Roads for
>a limited time.  (Ticketmaster has a $1 service charge).
>Headliners at the 5th Street Stage are:
>Sept. 4-       Sister Sledge
>       KC & The Sunshine Band
>
>Sept. 5-       War
>       Doobie Brothers
>
>Sept. 6-       Linda Davis
>       Aaron Tippin
>
>Sept. 7-       Right On
>       Little Richard
>
>Concerts at the 17th, 24th, and 29th Street Stages are free and feature
>the following
>
>national recording artists:
>
>Sept. 3-       Chubby Checker- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 4-       Marshall Tucker Band-  17th  Street Stage
>Sept. 4-       Rare Earth- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 5-       Kids Corner featuring the Animal Band- 17th Street Stage
>
>Sept. 5-       Agents of Good Roots- 17th Street Stage

>Sept. 5-       The Connells- 17th Street Stage
>
>Sept. 5-       Gibb Droll Band- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 5- Atlanta Rhythm Section- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 5-       The JGB Band- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 5-       Wade Hayes w/ Special Guest Jason Sellers- 29th Street Stage
>
>Sept. 6- Kids Corner featuring the Animal Band- 17th Street Stage
>Sept. 6-       Firefall- 17th Street Stage
>Sept. 6-       Poco- 17th Street Stage
>Sept. 6-       Bill Deal- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 6-       Coasters & Drifters- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 6-       Ohio Players- Cox Communications Stage at 24th Street
>Sept. 6-       Fighting Gravity- 29th Street Stage
>Sept. 6-       The Smithereens- 29th Street Stage
>Boardwalk and side street stages are located on  7th, 13th, 14th, 17th,
>20th, 22nd, 24th, 25th and 26th Street and will feature a variety of local
>and national acts.  Shows held at the 5th and 29th Street Stages are
>located on the beach.
>
>Food and beverages will be available for purchase at various concert
>sites.  No umbrellas or beach chairs will be allowed at the 17th, and 24th
>Street Stages.  Beach chairs are allowed in the sand at the 5th and 29th
>Street Stages (no umbrellas). All performances and artists are subject to
>change.  Concerts will be held rain or shine. Hotel packages, that include
>tickets to the 5th Street Headlining Stage are available.  Call 1-800-VA
>BEACH or hotels directly for reservations.
>For event information call (757) 491-SUNN or locate Virginia Beach's
>website at http://vbfun.com.

Art Jipson
Department of Sociology, Gerontology, and Anthropology
Upham Hall, Miami University, Oxford, Ohio 45056
513-529-2637 (o)  513-529-8525 (f)  [log in to unmask] (e)
513-523-7604 (home)
Me:  http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~ajjipson
Connells:  http://miavx1.muohio.edu/~ajjipson/connells.htmlx
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