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==Line-up== | ==Line-up== | ||
===Friday=== | |||
* Ledisi | |||
* Sean Kingston | |||
* Diana Ross | |||
* Galactic | |||
* Citizen Cope | |||
* The Roots | |||
* L'Angelus | |||
* Carolina Chocolate Drops | |||
* [[Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit]] | |||
* Old Crow Medicine Show | |||
* Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs | |||
* Tyron Lyles and the Modern Eldorados | |||
===Saturday=== | |||
* Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys | |||
* Beyond Me | |||
* [[Wille Hoge]] | |||
* Dave Barnes | |||
* Marc Broussard | |||
* Buddy Guy | |||
* Maze featuring Frankie Beverly | |||
* Act of Congress | |||
* Jon Black | |||
* Ford Turrell | |||
* Jon McLaughlin | |||
* Nick Moss and the Flip Tops | |||
* Rocket City Jazz Orchestra | |||
* Notorious | |||
* Chris Miller & Bayou Roots | |||
* [[TekNeek]] | |||
===Sunday=== | |||
* Blues Old Stand | |||
* Toubab Krewe | |||
* The Flaming Lips | |||
* [[Birmingham Mass Community Choir]] | |||
* Martha Munizzi | |||
* Israel and New Breed | |||
* The Basement | |||
* Within Reason | |||
* [[Michael Warren]] | |||
* Fredy Omar con su Banda | |||
* Big Daddy's New Band | |||
* Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie | |||
* Feufollet | |||
==Finances== | ==Finances== |
Revision as of 09:51, 30 March 2008
The 2008 City Stages will be the 20th 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 13-15, 2008.
For 2008 festival organizers inked a three-year deal with Knoxville, Tennesee's AC Entertainment, a co-producer of the successful Bonnaroo festival to serve as booking agent, instead of Red Mountain Entertainment
Line-up
Friday
- Ledisi
- Sean Kingston
- Diana Ross
- Galactic
- Citizen Cope
- The Roots
- L'Angelus
- Carolina Chocolate Drops
- Jason Isbell and the 400 Unit
- Old Crow Medicine Show
- Billy Bacon and the Forbidden Pigs
- Tyron Lyles and the Modern Eldorados
Saturday
- Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys
- Beyond Me
- Wille Hoge
- Dave Barnes
- Marc Broussard
- Buddy Guy
- Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
- Act of Congress
- Jon Black
- Ford Turrell
- Jon McLaughlin
- Nick Moss and the Flip Tops
- Rocket City Jazz Orchestra
- Notorious
- Chris Miller & Bayou Roots
- TekNeek
Sunday
- Blues Old Stand
- Toubab Krewe
- The Flaming Lips
- Birmingham Mass Community Choir
- Martha Munizzi
- Israel and New Breed
- The Basement
- Within Reason
- Michael Warren
- Fredy Omar con su Banda
- Big Daddy's New Band
- Geno Delafose and French Rockin' Boogie
- Feufollet
Finances
As of November 2007, City Stages was carrying $230,000 in debt, of which $186,000 represented the deficit from the 2007 City Stages.
References
- 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: 2007 City Stages |
City Stages 2008 |
Succeeded by: 2009 City Stages |