Florida, get ready for THE REAL BIG DEAL, GAINESVILLE, FLORIDA'S
ONLY OUTDOOR MUSIC AND CAMPING FESTIVAL. On the outskirts of
Gainesville, Florida, The Real Big Deal
takes place at the Alachua County Fairgrounds on September 13-14 of
this year. The Real Big
Deal will feature live music on 4 stages, onsite camping, arts/crafts,
along with an assortment of food and beverage
vendors. This is a completely grass roots, Gainesville produced
festival !
CONFIRMED LINEUP (as of June 16):
DRIVE-BY TRUCKERS, MOTION CITY SOUNDTRACK, MATES OF STATE, MAE,
BENEVENTO/ RUSSO DUO, STRAYLIGHT RUN, MC CHRIS, THE KNOW HOW (reunion
show),Supervillians, The Legendary JC’s, Dubconscious, Morningbell,
Umoja Orchestra, Band Marino, Soulphonics & Ruby Velle, Whole Wheat
Bread, Summerbirds In The Cellar, Burnin Smyrnans, Chupaskabra, Heavy
Pets, Automatic Love Letter, Inkwell (members Of Montreal/My Hotel
Year), Wild Sweet Orange, Bombadil, Hours Eastly, 1997, Explorers Club,
Moodhosa, National Product
& MANY MORE BANDS TO BE ANNOUNCED !
Picture a festival where anything goes. Our eclectic selection of
bands is sure to please any music lover. With a total of 4 live music
stages, The Real Big Deal will present national, regional and local
artists in a variety of musical genres – from alternative rock,
southern rock, punk, ska, funk, reggae, hip hop, electronic and indie.
A number of the bands will be making regionally exclusive appearances,
so you can only see them in Gainesville!
We hope to make this an annual community event by working with local
musicians, artists, non-profit organizations, vendors and businesses.
As a community we can make this festival a highlight in Gainesville’s
music, arts and culture scene.
This year, skip the high priced out-of-town music festivals, and party
with us this Fall right here in Gainesville. This is going to be a REAL
BIG DEAL !
TICKETS (weekend passes only) On sale July 7 @ Ticketweb.com, Early Bird Special is $42 Starting July 14 in local outlets, general on sale is $53 Weekend of festival, walk up rate is $60
LOCAL OUTLETS Blockbuster Video, Hear Again CDs, Hyde and Zeke's Records
If
you are interested in SPONSOR, VENDING, OR VOLUNTEER OPPORTUNITIES with
THE REAL BIG DEAL, please contact Danielle Robinson at realbigdealfest@yahoo.com
If your student group or civil organization is interested in group ticket rates, please email
Danielle Robinson or Pat Lavery @ Glory Days Presents!
The old Alachua Music harvest allowed me to hang out all day, enjoy the sun and music, and actually GO HOME to take a shower, eat real food and sleep in a bed each night.
*yay* for stuff happening in the same town as my pillow.
some of you know that i went to SxSW this year in austin, and i had an awesome time.
We did the entire thing without a badge or a wristband. which means we relied on parties and free events (of which there are plenty). saw some amazing things i never thought i would (ice cube, hanson, my morning jacket) and discovered some bands that really got me excited about music.
It really opens your eyes to see how much talent is out there that most people will never see. and i'd like to point out that there are many bands here in gainesville that could easily hang with the groups at SxSW.
As if i dont have enough going on, I've decided to throw some more of my precious time at another community project. but this is one i think most people here can get behind.
It's called the kickstand. It's a Non-Profit Organization that will be providing free/inexpensive bike repair and maintenance to anyone. This will be located in the warehouse space behind that red building on the corner of depot and main (discount hi fi).
They've dedicated 1/3 of the building for a "venue space" of which will be doing DIY shows (which i'm guessing is the reason they asked me to get involved and get on the board of directors... because i dont actually own a bike).
Anyways, they're working to raise some starting fundage for the project. So they're having a Winter Wonder Ride!
TheKickstand.org wrote:
Winter Wonder Ride! Sunday 13 January 2008 2pm-8pm at The Kickstand 722 South Main Street
The
Kickstand is a new volunteer-run organization that offers free bicycle
tools and advice, including workshops and open shop time. We are just
getting started! If you are interested in getting involved please
contact stephanie.previc@thekickstand.org.
The Gainesville Community Bicycle Project's first fundraiser will be
The Winter Wonder Ride. There will be two afternoon events; a six-mile
leisure ride, and a check-point tour of the city. The leisure ride is
an open start ride from 2-4pm. The check-point ride will begin at
4pm. Every participant will receive a water bottle, dinner, and raffle
tickets. T-shirts are available at additional cost. Register: Spin Cycle 424 West University Ave or email monte.martin@thekickstand.org Cost: adults $20 ($12 w/out t-shirt) 18 & under $12 ($8 w/out t-shirt) Family rate $50
more info: www.thekickstand.org or Journal Entry or
monte.martin@thekickstand.org
again, shirt+bottle+exercise = $20 of cheap fun!
ALSO!
This Thursday, Jan 10, '08 @ 6:30PM is the first real meeting at the new location... Plans for the space and volunteer opportunities will be discussed.
I'll be talking more about the upcoming Kickstand Project in the near future.
