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All children under 12 are FREE.
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VIP Ticket will include the following: Exclusive balcony access with seats, Separate VIP Bars, Separate VIP bathrooms, A great unobstructed view with a guaranteed seat away from the sweaty crowd and long lines. Also, all VIPs will have access to the one-of-a-kind Congress Skyboxes, rehabbed and repurposed film projection rooms high along the base of the theater's historic dome. Plus, you can come and go from the VIP area as frequently or as late as you'd like.
The all-ages one-day event, held on Saturday, December 12th,2009 from 11am to midnight, will feature 3 stages and 25 bands
The Chicago Bluegrass & Blues Full Lineup:
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones
Dr. Dog
Emmitt-Nershi Band
Eddy “The Chief” Clearwater
Van Ghost
The Giving Tree Band
Josh Phillips Folk Festival
Majors Junction
Chicago Farmer
Jaik Willis
Mike Mangione & The Band
Holy Ghost Tent Revival
Tangleweed
Environmental Encroachment
Squeeze-bot
GreenSugar
How Far to Austin
Liberty Bluegrass Band
The Right Now
Cobalt & the Hired Guns
The Shams Band
Goodbyehome
The Junior League Band
The all-ages one-day event, held on Saturday, December 12th,2009 from 11am to midnight, will feature 3 stages and 25 bands
Tickets for the festival go on sale on Saturday, September 12th at 9am CST for $35 through the event’s website (http://www.cbbfestival.com), and http://www.clubtix.net.
In addition to 13 hours of 3 stages worth of nonstop music, the day’s activities will also include a pickin’ circle, a live-art exhibition and indoor gallery, charitable raffles, film screenings, the original Blues Brothers car, and impromptu marching band performances.
Last Banjo Standing Contest:
We will once again hold the “LAST BANJO STANDING,” an online contest that scours Chicagoland to find the top bluegrass or blues inspired artist. The winner, as voted on by fans, family, friends and music lovers around the city will join the headliners on the main stage roster. Sign up and vote at cbbfestival.com/contest.
About the Charities:
And while the festival will serve to break a band or two, festival-goers will get to help children. A portion of ticket proceeds will be donated to two non-profit organizations, the Saving tiny Hearts Society (www.savingtinyhearts.org), and Prevent Child Abuse America (www.preventchildabuse.org)
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