2008 City Stages

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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. Ticket prices are $28 for a day pass and $37.50-$50 for a three-day pass (compared to $45-50 in 2007).

Among the changes taking place in 2008 are an expanded band merchandise tent and the barring of re-admittance after 6:30 PM.

Texas folk-rocker Alejandro Escovedo was originally scheduled for Saturday's line-up. He cancelled in late May because he had signed on to open for the Dave Matthews Band during their summer tour.

Line-up

Friday

Saturday

  • Mind Dynasty
  • Blues Old Stand
  • Ronnie Barnett & Rhonda Chandler
  • Jacqueline Leary-Warsaw
  • Brantley Gilbert
  • Erin McCarley
  • Sterner & McCombs
  • Grace Potter & The Nocturnals
  • Griffin House
  • Doug Singleton
  • 4 Guys with Guitars featuring Eliot Morris, Jon Black, Ryan Horne and Micha Dalton
  • Ingrid Michaelson
  • Classical Blues Cabaret
  • Drew Mays
  • Rosie Ledet and the Zydeco Playboys
  • Beyond Me
  • Will Hoge
  • Chris Miller & Bayou Roots
  • Janet Hall & Dan Farmer
  • Nick Moss & the Flip Tops
  • Landon Pigg
  • Blind Melon
  • Dave Barnes
  • Marc Broussard
  • Buddy Guy
  • Al Green
  • Maze featuring Frankie Beverly
  • Act of Congress
  • Jon Black
  • Ford Turrell
  • Jon McLaughlin
  • Nick Moss and the Flip Tops
  • Rocket City Jazz Orchestra
  • Righteous Bastards
  • Notorious
  • Chris Miller & Bayou Roots
  • TekNeek
  • Andrew Bird
  • Ben Harper and the Innocent Criminals
  • North Mississippi Allstars Hill Country Revue
  • Blue Moon
  • Mad Skillz
  • Michael Saab

Sunday

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. The festival budgeted $2.7 million for production of the 2008 event, of which $1.1 million is earmarked for talent booking. Despite increasing the budget to $2.85 million, organizers expect the festival to break even by a small margin this year, poising it be able to pay off its debts through fundraising in time for the 2009 City Stages. Public funding came in the form of a $500,000 payment from the City of Birmingham (up from $300,000 in 2007) and $5,000 from the discretionary fund of Jefferson County Commission member Jim Carns (the County contributed $105,000 in 2007). $85,000 of the overall budget, plus incentives, goes to AC Entertainment for helping book the festival.

References

  • Colurso, Mary (November 18, 2007) "Birmingham's City Stages organizers hire Bonnaroo co-producer." Birmingham News
  • Colurso, Mary (March 30, 2008) "City Stages concert festival in Birmingham, Alabama announces Diana Ross, Flaming Lips." Birmingham News
  • Colurso, Mary (May 4, 2008) "Additions enhance City Stages lineup." Birmingham News
  • Colurso, Mary (May 23, 2008) "Alejandro Escovedo changes plans, not playing at City Stages." Birmingham News
  • Colurso, Mary (June 8, 2008) "City Stages looking to break even this year, eliminate debt in 2009." Birmingham News

External links

Preceded by:
2007 City Stages 		City Stages
2008 		Succeeded by:
2009 City Stages
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