Basilica Block Party

Basilica Block Party

Infobox music festival
music_festival_name = Cities 97 Basilica Block Party


caption = 2008 Logo
location = U.S.A.
* Minneapolis (1995 - present)
years_active = 1995 - present
founders = Rev. Michael O'Connell [cite web| title=Business Wire, June 27, 2001| url=http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2001_June_27/ai_75949827| access on 06-21-2008]
organiser = Rev. Michael O'Connell
dates = June/July
genre = Rock, Pop
website = [http://www.basilicablockparty.org/ Official website]

The Basilica Block Party is an annual music festival held at the Basilica of Saint Mary in Minneapolis, Minnesota.It was first held in 1995 and drew more than 15,000 people, raising over $100,000 [cite web| title=Star Tribune, July 19, 1996| url=http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1G1-62632899.html| accessed on 06-21-2008] . Attendance numbers have grown to more than 25,000 people who gather annually in the presence of the historic Basilica of Saint Mary [cite web| title=Effie Awards Application| url=http://s3.amazonaws.com/effie_assets/2007/1300/2007_1300_pdf_1.pdf| accessed on 06-21-2008] .

2008 will host the "14th annual Cities 97 Basilica Block Party on July 11 & 12".

Proceeds from the annual Basilica Block Party fund the ongoing restoration of The Basilica.

Musicians

The musical line-up for the 2008 festival includes: Missy Higgins, One Republic, White Light Riot, Ziggy Marley, Gin Blossoms and Gavin Rossdale. The festival also features the opportunity for the current local battle of the bands winner to perform alongside the fore-mentioned headlining acts [cite web| title=2008 Lineup| url=http://www.basilicablockparty.org/bands.html| accessed on 06-19-2008] .

External Links

* [http://www.basilicablockparty.org The Basilica Block Party]
* [http://www.mary.org The Basilica of Saint Mary home]
* [http://www.archspm.org Archdiocese of Saint Paul and Minneapolis home]

References


Wikimedia Foundation. 2010.

Игры ⚽ Поможем написать реферат

Look at other dictionaries:

  • Block party (disambiguation) — A block party is a neighborhood celebration.Block party may also refer to: * Block Party (album), a 2008 album by Missy Elliott *The Block Party (Lisa Lopes song), a song from the Supernova album *Animation Block Party, a film festival held in… …   Wikipedia

  • Basilica of Saint Mary — of Minneapolis Die Basilica of Saint Mary ist eine Basilika in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Zusammen mit der Cathedral of Saint Paul ist sie Sitz der römisch katholischen Erzdiözese von Saint Paul und Minneapolis …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Basilica of Saint Mary (Minneapolis) — Basilica of Saint Mary of Minneapolis Die Basilica of Saint Mary ist eine Basilika in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Zusammen mit der Cathedral of Saint Paul ist sie Sitz der römisch katholischen Erzdiözese von Saint Paul und Minneapolis. Zu Beginn des… …   Deutsch Wikipedia

  • Basilica of Saint Mary, Minneapolis — For other basilicas dedicated to the Virgin Mary, see Basilica of St. Mary. Infobox nrhp | name =The Basilica of Saint Mary Catholic nrhp type =nrhp caption =The Basilica of Saint Mary in 2008 location= Hennepin Ave. at 16th St. Minneapolis, MN… …   Wikipedia

  • Summit Avenue (band) — Infobox musical artist Name = Summit Ave Img capt = Summit Avenue in Minneapolis, MN (April 14, 2007). Left to right: Josh Kobow, Ben Anderson, Jeff Worden, Tony Leif Img size = Landscape = yes Background = group or band Origin = flagicon|USA… …   Wikipedia

  • Neighborhoods of Milwaukee — Location of Milwaukee in Milwaukee County (left) and Wisconsin (right) Contents …   Wikipedia

  • Mission District, San Francisco — This article is about a neighborhood in the United States. For the Mission District in Canada, see Mission, Calgary. Mission District The Mission   Neighborhood of San Francisco   …   Wikipedia

  • Western architecture — Introduction       history of Western architecture from prehistoric Mediterranean cultures to the present.       The history of Western architecture is marked by a series of new solutions to structural problems. During the period from the… …   Universalium

  • Aleppo — Halab redirects here. For other uses, see Halab (disambiguation). For other uses, see Aleppo (disambiguation). Aleppo حلب Halep, Ḥalab Aleppo City landmarks …   Wikipedia

  • Italy — /it l ee/, n. a republic in S Europe, comprising a peninsula S of the Alps, and Sicily, Sardinia, Elba, and other smaller islands: a kingdom 1870 1946. 57,534,088; 116,294 sq. mi. (301,200 sq. km). Cap.: Rome. Italian, Italia. * * * Italy… …   Universalium

Share the article and excerpts

Direct link
… Do a right-click on the link above
and select “Copy Link”