Riverbend Festival

Riverbend Festival

The Riverbend Festival is an annual music festival in Chattanooga, Tennessee. Named for the bend in the Tennessee River on which Chattanooga is built, the festival features a wide array of performers representing different musical genres on various stages set up around the downtown area.

More than a hundred acts converge each year to perform on multiple stages. Headline performers are featured on the Coca-cola stage, a barge which has been converted into a full concert stage. The barge floats just off the shore against a large collection of amphitheater seats built into a hillside at the water's edge. Major companies, such as Covista Communications, Unum, and Budweiser, sponsor other stages throughout the riverfront area.

While a large number of the performers fall in the Country music genre, many performers in pop, rock, Christian, and other genres also perform.

Admission is given to people with "Riverbend Pins", which can be purchased around town in the weeks leading up to the festival, or purchased at the gate for an escalated price. One pin provides admission to every night of the festival. Concessions are purchased using a token system and many street vendors set up food and souvenir stands.

Notable past performers

2007

* The Alan Parsons Project
* Blake Shelton
* Daughtry
* Earth, Wind, and Fire
* Jars of Clay
* moe.
* Ricky Skaggs
* Steve Miller Band
* Vince Gill
* Col. Bruce Hampton & The Quark Alliance
* 2007 also debuted Riverbend's first ever classical recital featuring pianist Ning An.

2006

* The Allman Brothers Band
* Kenny Rogers
* Los Lonely Boys
* Angie Stone
* Hank Williams, Jr.
* Sugarland
* Trisha Yearwood
* Audio Adrenaline

2005

* Kid Rock
* Boyz II Men
* Michael McDonald
* Newsboys
* Cheap Trick
* Big and Rich
* Pat Benatar
* Apologetix

2004

* LL Cool J
* Keith Urban
* Michelle Branch
* Michael W. Smith
* Styx
* Hayseed Dixie

2003

* Joe Cocker
* Martina McBride
* The Temptations
* Rebecca St. James
* Everclear

2002

* Lynyrd Skynyrd
* Blues Traveler
* Lonestar
* Nickel Creek
* Art Garfunkel

2001

* Al Jarreau
* Rascal Flatts
* Collective Soul
* Carman
* Travis Tritt

Official site

* [http://www.riverbendfestival.com/ Riverbend Festival Official Website]

Other sites

* [http://www.riverbendfestival.blogspot.com/ Unofficial Riverbend Festival Blog]
* [http://www.newschannel9.com/news/hamilton_966852___article.html/music_stage.html/ Anthony Hamilton to Headline Riverbend's Second Night]
* [http://www.newschannel9.com/news/adds_967287___article.html/line_riverbend.html/ Riverbend Adds Rock and Roll to Line-up]
* [http://www.pollstar.com/tour/searchall.pl?By=City&Content=chattanooga%2C+tn/ Pollstar Concert Listing for Chattanooga, TN]


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