FLOYDFEST 7~ FAMILY AFFAIR ANNOUNCES INITIAL LINE-UP & DATES
Floyd Fest (Floyd VA) is one of those festivals that winds up on everybody's calendar year in and year out. What is FloydFest? Great bands, family atmosphere, incredible music workshops, and family reunions are what this festival is about. The upcoming edition of the festival is aptly titled "Family Affair" to emphasize that feeling of "family" that everyone comes away with each passing year. The Family Affair takes place July 24-27, 2008 outside of Floyd VA in the beautiful Blue Ridge Mountains.
In addition to the amazing structures that are the Dreaming Creek Stage and the Hill Holler Stage, FloydFest offers a variety of activities and performances throughout the festival grounds. The Global Village Stage, the 'Children's Universe', the Blue Ridge to Bayou Dance Tent, and the ever popular Workshop Porch are all returning attractions for 2008.
Across The Way Productions brings out a yearly list of international, national, regional and local musical artists that satisfy listeners in a vast array of genres. FloydFest 7 carries on that strong tradition with the initial line-up announcement. Here are the bands that have already punched their ticket to be in the Family Affair of 2008: The David Grisman Quintet, Laura Reed & Deep Pocket, The Avett Brothers, Blueground Undergrass, Donna the Buffalo, New Monsoon, Ivan Neville's Dumpstaphunk, Tony Trischka and Double Banjo Bluegrass, The Reverend Peyton's Big Damn Band, DJ Williams Projekt, Michael Cleveland & Flamekeeper, Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad, Jamie Mclean, Gokh-Bi System, and Yo Mama's Big Fat Booty Band .
This year's edition of the festival also includes the latest innovation by Across-The-Way Productions with the creation of the Emerging Artists Series at FloydFest. These bands are the "up and comers" that are the future of the music scene and will be showcased throughout FloydFest 7.
Tickets for FloydFest 7 are now on sale. The guaranteed sell-out of the VIP packages, the RV packages and on-site parking are the hot commodity every year. In addition to an early-bird rate of over 40% off of the regular price, FloydFest tickets definitely make great presents during the Holiday Season. Make sure and visit www.floydfest.com or call 540-745-FEST today for ticket pricing and the vast array of packages and information.