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Revision as of 22:04, 19 January 2008
The 2007 City Stages will be the 19th 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 15-17, 2007. Ticket prices are expected to be $28 for a one-day ticket (the same as 2006), $50 for a three-day pass (compared to $35 in 2006)
The opening night of the festival was impacted by rain showers. Several acts were delayed and two performances were canceled. Even so, over 30,000 day tickets and nearly 20,000 weekend passes were sold, numbers which came close to meeting organizers' expectations. Nevertheless, the festival fell short of breaking even by $186,000 while still carrying $44,000 in debt from previous years.
Line-up
Friday
- Maxx Cabello, Jr
- Whiskey Falls
- Willy Mason
- LynnMarie & the Boxhounds
- Birmingham J
- Advent Five O'Clock Band
- 3 Shades of Gravy
- Red Mountain White Trash with Becca Impello
- Within Reason
- Corey Smith
- Secondhand Serenade
- Peanut Fitts
- Curt & Wendy Johnson
- Earthbound
- Four for Time
- The Red Jumpsuit Apparatus
- Eric Johnson
- KolorBlind
- Curley Taylor & Zydeco Trouble
- Love Rush
- Bruce Cockburn
- Hawthorne Heights
- Far South Movement
- Shariff Simmons
- Rickie Lee Jones
- Steve Miller Band
- Ludacris
Saturday
- John Scalici
- Jared Faires & Shannon Kee
- Tyrone Vaughan Band
- Adam Hood
- David DiMuzio
- Aretta Woodruff
- Rocket City Jazz Orchestra
- Clear Blue Sky
- Little Nashville
- Voice of the South
- Selling Mary
- Will Kimbrough & Tommy Womack
- Total Assets
- Ages Apart
- Billy & Bobbye Keyes
- After Class
- Lost Bayou Ramblers
- Colin Armstrong
- Mitch Woods & His Rocket 88's
- Sarah Green
- Matthew Perryman Jones
- National Convention of Sacred Harp Singers
- Feijoada
- Red Halo
- Zelda Rose
- J. Paul, Jr & the Zydeco Nubreeds
- Anderson Brooks
- Mambo Gris-Gris
- Michael & Carol Patilla
- Looney Mill
- Randall Bramblett
- Dead Confederate
- Anthony Pattin
- Rinsel McIntosh & Patt Abbott
- In Between Worlds
- Victoria Williams
- Vallejo
- Lynam
- Within Reason
- Montana Skies
- Leaderdog
- Marcia Ball
- Earth, Wind & Fire
- Ratt
- Tranz Am
- Dr John
- Poison
- Caddle
- The 17th Floor
Sunday
- P. F. Flyers
- Jason Tickle Band
- System 3
- Elder Edward Babb & His Madison Bumblebees
- Rosetta Johnson
- Moses Mayfield
- Runa Pacha
- Shaun Pezant Trio
- Chris Scheurich
- David Brooks
- Beyond Me
- Birmingham Mass Community Choir
- Ladies' Night Out, with Ray Reach
- Stoll Vaughan
- Leaving Shiloh
- Chris Bailey & Melissa Foti
- Eaglefeather
- RED
- Bo Butler & the Nice Boys
- Lecretia Campbell
- Ron Dometrovich & Broken Hill Band
- Natti Love Joys
- Kate Campbell
- Landon Pigg
- Helios
- Cahaba Saxophone Quartet
- Phi De I
- Vicki Yohe
- Savoir Faire avec Paul Daigle
- Robinella
- Dirt Poor Robbins
- Puddle of Mudd
- Martini Shakers
- Kurt Carr & the Kurt Carr Singers
- Stoned Cobra
- Bart Ruark & Karin Kratina
- Sam Bush
- Birmingham Sunlights
- T-Broussard & the Zydeco Steppers
- Breaking Benjamin
- Ryan Kinder
- Canton Jones
- The Ackleys
- Night Flight
- Rickey Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder
- The Basement
- Three Days Grace
- Charlie Soul Band
- Frankie Velvet and the Mighty Veltones featuring Rick Carter
Finances
A campaign launched in September 2006 involved City Stages organizers partnering with Catalyst 4 Birmingham to raise $1 million to retire its debts and create a cushion for ongoing operations. Six major donors have pledged $600,000 so far, while about $150,000 has been raised in smaller increments by Catalyst. Another $300,000 for the next three years is sought from public sources.
In early June 2007, City Stages reported that it had cut it's overall debt by $795,000 to slightly more than $60,000 as it continued fund raising in the private sector. Public funding from Jefferson County Community Arts Fund was reduced by $15,000 while the city of Birmingham provided $50,000 in direct funding as well as a police security detail.
Birmingham police made 81 arrests during the festival, 64 of which involved alcohol in the hands of minors. Four attendees were arrested for drug-related charges, and four on outstanding warrants. There were three arrests for disorderly conduct and two for public intoxication.
References
- Colurso, Mary (February 23, 2007) "Music fest paying off its debts." Birmingham News.
- Colurso, Mary (June 10, 2007) "City Stages cuts deficit by $795,000." Birmingham News.
- Bryant, Walter (June 19, 2007) "Most City Stages arrests alcohol-related." Birmingham News.
- Colurso, Mary (June 22, 2007) "City Stages near ticket goal; some outlets yet to report." Birmingham News.
- Colurso, Mary (November 18, 2007) "Birmingham's City Stages organizers hire Bonnaroo co-producer." Birmingham News.
External links
- City Stages website
- City Stages photos on Flickr.com
| Preceded by: 2006 City Stages |
City Stages 2007 |
Succeeded by: 2008 City Stages |