Austin Reggae Festival

34070 Austin Reggae Festival <div id="container"> <div id="page" class="blog"> <div id="header"> <h1><a href="http://austinreggaefest.wordpress.com/">April 21-22, 2007</a> <br /></h1><div id="container"> <div id="page" class="blog"> <div id="header"> <div id="content"> <div id="post-29" class="post"> <h2><a href="http://austinreggaefest.wordpress.com/2007/04/06/what-to-bring-and-what-to-leave-at-home/" title="Permanent Link to What to Bring to the Event">What to Bring to the Event</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="snap_preview"> <p><strong>Items that you SHOULD bring to the Austin Reggae Festival:</strong></p> <p>– <strong>$10 admission fee</strong>. Entry fee is $10 per day. No charge for children 12 and under (if accompanied by adult).<br />– <strong>Food donation</strong>. Please bring two non-perishable food items to benefit the Capital Area Food Bank.<br />– <strong>Friendly pets on leashes</strong>. Friendly animals are allowed at the event — however, they must be leashed at all times.<br />– <strong>Lawn chairs and blankets</strong>. Tents are also allowed, but not in the bottom two tiers of Auditorium Shores.<br />– <strong>Ice and coolers</strong>. Yes, you are allowed to bring empty cooler and ice to the event. Coolers will be examined upon entry.<br />– <strong>Bottled water</strong>. Patrons may bring ONE unopened container of bottled water into the event.<br />– <strong>Sunscreen</strong>. Be sure to protect yourself against the sun. Single application sunscreen available for purchase at the pop booth.<br />– <strong>Cash</strong>. You will also want to bring cash to purchase food and drink. There will be an ATM located onsite in case you forget.</p> <p><strong>Items that you can NOT bring to the Austin Reggae Festival:</strong></p> <p>– <strong>Bad attitude</strong>. The Austin Reggae Festival is about tolerance and togetherness. If this isn’t your vibe, this event is not for you.<br />– <strong>Aggressive dogs</strong>. Given the number of people that will be at the event, please leave your aggressive dog at home.<br />– <strong>Food</strong>. No outside food allowed inside the gates at the Austin Reggae Festival.<br />– <strong>Drinks</strong>. As above, one canister of bottled water per person is allowed into the event. Other drinks will be confiscated at the front gate.<br />– <strong>Overnight camping gear</strong>. No overnight camping is allowed at Auditorium Shores.<br />– <strong>Sellable goods</strong>. Only official vendors are allowed to sell things at the event. Contact <a href="mailto:pwccostigan@prodigy.net">Pat</a> for vending information.<br />– <strong>Weapons</strong>. You don’t need any kind of weapon to enjoy all the cool things that happen at the Austin Reggae Festival.</p></div></div></div><div id="post-26" class="post"> <h2><a href="http://austinreggaefest.wordpress.com/2007/03/24/2007-band-lineup-announced/" title="Permanent Link to 2007 Band Lineup Announced">2007 Band Lineup Announced</a></h2> <div class="entry"> <div class="snap_preview"> <p><a href="http://www.jah-army.com/" target="_blank"><img src="http://austinreggaefest.files.wordpress.com/2007/03/morgan_heritage_350_2.jpg" border="0" alt="Morgan Heritage" /></a></p> <p>Talent for the 2007 Austin Reggae Festival is set! Featuring world-famous headliners such as the Easy Star All-Stars, Morgan Heritage (pictured above), Mystic Bowie and many others, this lineup provides world music fans two solid days of syncopated bass beats. Austin Reggae Festival booking provided by Good Vibes Talent Collective and <a href="http://www.flamingocantina.com/">Flamingo Cantina</a>; onsite emcee duties will be handled by Jah Ray. Tickets are just $10 per day and available at the gates of <a href="http://austin.citysearch.com/profile/11353940" target="_blank">Auditorium Shores</a> on the day of the event. Proceeds from the Austin Reggae Festival benefit the <a href="http://www.austinfoodbank.org/">Capital Area Food Bank of Texas</a>.</p> <p><strong>Saturday, April 21</strong><br />12:00 — Sinai Flah (Austin)<br />1:20 — <a href="http://www.myspace.com/digmrbrown" target="_blank">Mr. Brown</a> (Austin)<br />2:40 — Heigher Heights (New Orleans)<br />4:00 — <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=6365580" target="_blank">Ryan Scroggins & the Trenchtown Texans</a> (Houston)<br />5:20 — <a href="http://www.grimystyles.com/" target="_blank">Grimy Styles</a> (Austin)<br />6:40 — Shantytown Underground (Austin)<br />8:00 — <a href="http://www.myspace.com/easystar" target="_blank">Easy Star All-Stars</a> (New York)</p> <p><strong>Sunday, April 22</strong><br />12:00 — <a href="http://profile.myspace.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=user.viewprofile&friendid=99616541" target="_blank">Don Chani</a> (Austin)<br />1:20 — <a href="http://www.rokkatone.com/" target="_blank">RokkaTone</a> (Austin)<br />2:40 — <a href="http://www.mysticbowie.com/mysticbowie/" target="_blank">Mystic Bowie</a> (Jamaica)<br />4:00 — <a href="http://www.maumauchaplains.com/" target="_blank">Mau Mau Chaplains</a> (Austin)<br />5:20 — <a href="http://www.myspace.com/jahroots" target="_blank">Jah Roots</a> (Springfield, Missouri)<br />6:40 — <a href="http://www.makinaloca.com/" target="_blank">Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca</a> (Congo / Los Angeles)<br />8:00 — <a href="http://www.morganheritagemusic.com/" target="_blank">Morgan Heritage</a> (Jamaica)</p> <p>All bands and times subject to change.</p></div></div></div></div> </div> <div id="content_box"> </div></div></div><p> </p><br /></div></div></div> http://do512.com/event/2007/04/21/austin-reggae-festival http://do512.com/event/2007/04/21/austin-reggae-festival.xml Saturday 04/21/07 20070421T170000Z/20070422T050000Z false 0 37.5833 12:00 PM Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 Sat, 21 Apr 2007 12:00:00 -0500 13 SAT http://s3.amazonaws.com/do512/photos/18221/easy_350_sq_90.jpg Auditorium Shores 400 Auditorium Shores http://do512.com/venue/auditorium-shores http://do512.com/venue/auditorium-shores.xml

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