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Revision as of 16:27, 17 December 2007
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
- Plaid Camels
- 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
| Preceded by: none |
City Stages 1989 |
Succeeded by: 1990 City Stages |
References
- Carlton, Bob (June 12, 1998) "City Stages retrospective." Birmingham News.