2005 City Stages
The 2005 City Stages was the 17th annual edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The festival hosted 125 performers on 9 stages around Linn Park and 5th Avenue North on June 17-19, 2005.
The 2005 festival gained a title sponsor and was officially named the Vines & Waldrep City Stages in a three-year deal worth $150,000 per year. Weekend passes increased by $5 to $35 in advance. Day passes were $28 at the door. Organizers secured rain insurance at a cost of $50,0000. The overall budget for the vent was around $2.4 million. The festival increased its talent budget to between $850,000 and $875,000. Aretha Franklin was scheduled to appear, but canceled her visit.
Ticket sales totaled an estimated $1.1 million for the weekend.
City Stages contracted with Affordable Sound and Light and Davis Production Services to crew the stages.
Line up
Friday
- Advent Five O'Clock Musicians
- Summerfest Musical Theatre
- Beitthemeans
- Firewood
- The Movement
- Promise the Ghost
- Graham Cotton Band
- Chiara Civello
- Common
- Silvertide
- Red Halo
- Lynam
- Deputy 5
- Aqualung
- Irma Thomas and the Professionals
- MIchael Tolcher and the Lucky Playboys
- Alejandro Escovedo
- Ludacris
- Loretta Lynn
- The Killers
Saturday
- Dancin' Donna and Cha-Cha Willie
- Magical Fun Bus
- Susan Kerva
- Greenbriar Handbell Choir
- Roger Day
- Imagination Movers
- The Dollar Dance Band
- The DipTones
- Jackie Tally
- Dave Roberts and Connie Carnes
- Michael and Carol Patilla
- Tom and Rebecca Zurn
- The Deadline
- I Nine
- Birmingham Rhythm Orchestra
- Charles Weaver and Dave Gallagher
- Alabama Gravy Soppers
- Kinoflux
- Crooked Still
- Chris Ardoin and NuStep
- Willis Prudhomme and Zydeco Express
- Severe
- Little Charlie and the Nightcats
- Willie King and the Liberators
- Lee Benoit and the Bayou Stompers
- Mambo Grid-Gris
- Kyle Andrews
- Lampwick
- Leaderdog
- Montana Skies
- Nightingale
- Marina Zakharova
- Pepper's Ghost
- Rollin' in the Hay
- Meet the Next
- Through the Sparks
- Jeff Bates
- Big Daddy's New Band
- Ladies Night Out
- Birmingham Sunlights
- Musiq
- Montrose
- Robbie Fulks
- Mindy Smith
- Taylor Hollingsworth
- Jim Lauderdale
- Mary Chapin Carpenter
- Gerald Levert
- Def Leppard
Sunday
- Metropolitan Church of God choir
- New City Church King's Kid Choir
- Sixth Avenue Baptist Church progressive choir
- Southside CME Church choir
- Agape Missionary Baptist Church choir
- David's Army Gospel Choir
- Franky Velvet
- OK
- Patrick Thomas
- Ash Kizer and the Bonus Point Band
- Heritage Pipes and Drums
- Just a Few Cats
- Little Jimmy Reed
- Guiding Light Steppers
- Steven Knighten
- Polecat Creek
- Patton James and the Synchromatics
- Citizen Cope
- Michael Warren
- Rachael Yamagata
- Wes McDonald and the Fizz
- Steve Hobbs
- Phi De I
- David Ryan Harris
- Johnny Barbato and the Lucky Doggs
- Ann Bennett Edwards with Kevin Grigsby
- Earthbound
- Ona Watson and Champagne
- Little Jimmy Reed
- Taylor Hicks
- Austin Hanks
- North Mississippi Allstars
- Gov't Mule
- Roszetta Johnson
- Abdel Wright
- Ryan Adams and the Cardinals
- Trace Adkins
- The Black Crowes
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References
- Cobb, Mark Hughes (June 11, 2005) "Boon or bust for outdoor festivals." The Tuscaloosa News