The 1999 City Stages was the 11th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". It was held the weekend of June 18-20, 1999, in and around Linn Park. The festival had 250 acts on 15 stages between 5th Avenue North and 8th Avenue North.
Weekend passes were sold in advance at Ticketlink outlets, Blockbuster video stores, AmSouth Bank branches and Bruno's supermarkets for $25. Day passes were $18 at the gate.
Poster
The 1999 City Stages poster was designed by graphic artist Travis Tatum.
Line up
Friday
- City Stages Unplugged:
- Ellis Paul (11:15)
- Robbie Fulks (11:50)
- Train (12:30)
- Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (1:10)
- Classical Music Oasis:
- Colonial Bank Dance-O-Rama
- Dan Electro & the Silvertones (7:00)
- Bart Ruark & Martha Johnson (7:50)
- GospelFest
- Nextel Alabama Sampler
- The Birmingham News Stage
- Hot 97.3 Homegrown Stage
- Blockbuster Café
- Hi-Fi Buys Stage
- Topper Price & the Upsetters (6:30)
- Niko Henderson & the Bluebloods (7:30)
- Nanci Griffith & the Blue Moon Orchestra (8:50)
- The Robert Cray Band featuring the Memphis Horns (10:30)
- Miller Lite Stage
- Dangerman (6:15)
- Virgos Merlot (7:30)
- G. Love & Special Sauce (8:50)
- Train (10:20)
- Coca-Cola Classic Stage
- Jon Cleary & the Absolute Monster Gentlemen (6:45)
- Isaac Hayes (8:00)
- Bonnie Raitt (10:00)
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Saturday
- City Stages Children's Festival
- Auntie Litter & the Pollution Patrol (11:30)
- Skin and Bones (12:15, 2:30)
- Ka-ZOOM" (1:00, 4:00)
- Rick Hubbard (1:45, 4:45)
- Danny Wayne (3:15, 5:30)
- Southside CME Church Youth Choir (6:15)
- City Stages Children's Festival Back Yard Stage
- Mr Mac (12:00, 12:45)
- Melodies from Heaven Dance Academy (1:30)
- World Oyama Karate (2:15)
- "Bad to the Bone" Blalock (3:00)
- Runa Pacha (3:45)
- Deanie & the Dean Team (4:30)
- Tater's Traveling Balloon Circus (5:15)
- Danny's Back-up Singers (6:00)
- Spoken Word Festival
- Classical Music Oasis:
- Colonial Bank Dance-O-Rama
- U.S. Postal Service GospelFest
- Nextel Alabama Sampler
- The Birmingham News Stage
- Jazz Camp Students (11:30)
- Roots Posse (1:25)
- Dan Electro & the Silvertones (2:30)
- Birmingham African Dance Coalition (3:30)
- Mandorico (4:10)
- Jothan Callins & Marshall Allen (5:15)
- Los Hombres Calientes (6:20)
- Cecil McBee & Julian Priester (7:25)
- Bdukan Ginerri (8:50)
- Thomas Mapfumo & the Blacks Unlimited
- Hot 97.3 Homegrown Stage
- Blockbuster Café
- D. Braxton Harris (11:30)
- Lindsay Fuller (12:25)
- King Kanga (1:20)
- Cheryl Wheeler (2:20)
- Nightingale (3:20)
- Rosie Flores (4:25)
- Trish Murphy (5:40)
- Continental Drifters (6:55)
- Radney Foster & Bill Lloyd (8:15)
- John Sebastian (10:05)
- Hi-Fi Buys Stage
- Miller Lite Stage
- Coca-Cola Classic Stage
- Danny Wayne (12:00)
- The Pharmoans (1:05)
- New World Funk Ensemble (2:10)
- Nathan & the Zydeco Cha Chas (3:15)
- Tommy Castro (4:35)
- Tekneek (6:00)
- Maurice Williams & the Zodiacs (7:25)
- Sister Sledge (8:50)
- Donna Summer (10:20)
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Sunday
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Saturday
- Moonbuggy
- Galactic
- Barenaked Ladies
- Steve Riley & the Mamou Playboys
- Iggy Pop
- Zelda Rose
References
- "City Stages" (June 13, 1999) Tuscaloosa News