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The '''2006 City Stages''' is the 17th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival is scheduled to take place on nine stages around [[Linn Park]] and [[5th Avenue North]] on June 16-18, 2006. Weekend passes cost $35 in advance. Day passes are $28 at the door. The title sponsors are [[Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick]] and [[Lanny Vines & Associates]]. New this year are large-scale video screens at the Miller Lite and Coca Cola Classic stages. Linn Park's public wifi access will be launched during City Stages weekend.
The '''2006 City Stages''' was the 17th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival took place on nine stages around [[Linn Park]] and [[5th Avenue North]] on June 16-18, 2006. The weather was clear and warm with highs of 94° of Friday, 90° on Saturday, and 88° on Sunday.
 
Weekend passes cost $35 in advance. Day passes were $28 at the door. The title sponsors were [[Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick]] and [[Lanny Vines & Associates]]. New this year were large-scale video screens at the Miller Lite and Coca Cola Classic stages. Linn Park's public wifi access was be launched during City Stages weekend.


''American Idol'' champion [[Taylor Hicks]] was a late addition to the festival, making two unpaid appearances, first on Saturday night performing "Gin & Juice" with Snoop Dogg, and then on Sunday afternoon fronting his former band, the [[Little Memphis Blues Orchesta]].
''American Idol'' champion [[Taylor Hicks]] was a late addition to the festival, making two unpaid appearances, first on Saturday night performing "Gin & Juice" with Snoop Dogg, and then on Sunday afternoon fronting his former band, the [[Little Memphis Blues Orchesta]].

Revision as of 09:35, 19 June 2006

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The 2006 City Stages was the 17th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival took place on nine stages around Linn Park and 5th Avenue North on June 16-18, 2006. The weather was clear and warm with highs of 94° of Friday, 90° on Saturday, and 88° on Sunday.

Weekend passes cost $35 in advance. Day passes were $28 at the door. The title sponsors were Waldrep Stewart & Kendrick and Lanny Vines & Associates. New this year were large-scale video screens at the Miller Lite and Coca Cola Classic stages. Linn Park's public wifi access was be launched during City Stages weekend.

American Idol champion Taylor Hicks was a late addition to the festival, making two unpaid appearances, first on Saturday night performing "Gin & Juice" with Snoop Dogg, and then on Sunday afternoon fronting his former band, the Little Memphis Blues Orchesta.

Line-up

Friday

Saturday

Sunday

Notes

  • The VIP tent is being catered by Anthony Marini of Local restaurant, who is also preparing a soul-food feast of fried chicken, macaroni and cheese, black-eyed pea salad and smoked collard greens for headliner Snoop Dogg.
  • Police and officers of the Alabama Beverage Control Board used undercover teenagers to investigate illegal beer sales by the mostly volunteer vendors. On Friday 7 vendors and 10 underage drikers were arrested. Two others were arrested on suspicion of selling marijuana. Over the weekend a total of 68 arrests were made for underage drinking, and 6 for other "minor offenses".

References

  • Colurso, Mary. (June 6, 2006) "Stages plans for big Snoop Dogg, Williams crowds." Birmingham News.
  • Kemp, Kathy. (June 17, 2006) "The Stages light up." Birmingham News.
  • Kemp, Kathy. (June 19, 2006) "Steady crowds, nice weather make for 'fabulous' festival." Birmingham News.

External link

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