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The '''1989 City Stages''' was the inaugural edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The entire festival took place within [[Linn Park]] on June 16-18. Tickets cost $3.00 | The '''1989 City Stages''' was the inaugural edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The entire festival took place on five stages within [[Linn Park]] on June 16-18 with about 70 acts. Tickets cost $3.00 per day or $5.00 for the weekend and beer was served in re-usable yellow plastic mugs. The estimated attendance for the weekend was 38,000. | ||
==Line-up== | ==Line-up== | ||
===Friday=== | ===Friday=== | ||
* | * [[Tim Dewitt]] | ||
* Webb Wilder | * Webb Wilder | ||
* John Prine | * John Prine | ||
* Georgia Satellites | |||
===Saturday=== | ===Saturday=== | ||
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* The Cast | * The Cast | ||
* The Snakes | * The Snakes | ||
* Locust Fork | * [[Locust Fork]] | ||
* Steve Forbert | * Steve Forbert | ||
* The Wagoneers | * The Wagoneers | ||
* Travis Tritt | |||
* [[Bounty Hunter]] | |||
===Sunday=== | ===Sunday=== | ||
* Nicolette Larson | * Nicolette Larson | ||
* [[ | * [[Corinth Baptist Church]] Choir | ||
* [[Mt Canaan]] Full Gospel Choir | |||
* Mt Canaan Full Gospel Choir | |||
* Johnny Adams | * Johnny Adams | ||
* [[Eric Essix]] | * [[Eric Essix]] | ||
* Bebe and Cece Winans | * Bebe and Cece Winans | ||
* [[UAB SuperJazz]] | * [[UAB SuperJazz]] | ||
* The [[Temptations]] with the [[Alabama Symphony Orchestra]] | |||
==References== | |||
* Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." ''Birmingham News''. | |||
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Revision as of 01:49, 2 December 2006
The 1989 City Stages was the inaugural edition of "Birmingham's World-Class Music Festival". The entire festival took place on five stages within Linn Park on June 16-18 with about 70 acts. Tickets cost $3.00 per day or $5.00 for the weekend and beer was served in re-usable yellow plastic mugs. The estimated attendance for the weekend was 38,000.
Line-up
Friday
- Tim Dewitt
- Webb Wilder
- John Prine
- Georgia Satellites
Saturday
- The Nighthawks
- Chuck Berry
- Alex Chilton
- John Hiatt
- Sun Ra
- Beausoleil
- Ellis Marsalis
- Birmingham Heritage Jazz Band featuring Erskine Hawkins
- The Cast
- The Snakes
- Locust Fork
- Steve Forbert
- The Wagoneers
- Travis Tritt
- Bounty Hunter
Sunday
- Nicolette Larson
- Corinth Baptist Church Choir
- Mt Canaan Full Gospel Choir
- Johnny Adams
- Eric Essix
- Bebe and Cece Winans
- UAB SuperJazz
- The Temptations with the Alabama Symphony Orchestra
References
- Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." Birmingham News.
| Preceded by: none |
City Stages 1989 |
Succeeded by: 1990 City Stages |