The return of the Birmingham Heritage Festival
By Wade KwonUpdate: Organizers cancel Birmingham Heritage Festival, citing financial woes.
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Friday marks the return of the Birmingham Heritage Festival, which originally ran from 1991 to 2003 under Larry Allen. This year, Ascension Event Management has taken on the three-day event, but not without a hiccup or two.
Organizer Lawrence Walker asked the city council for a last-minute loan of $300,000 for the Birmingham Heritage Festival, the same day City Stages declared bankruptcy after taking an additional last-minute $250,000 from the City of Birmingham. Walker said the 30-day loan would be to pay acts after a financial backer had pulled out, but the council rejected the request.
The festival takes place Friday through Sunday in a new location, Linn Park (previously, the event was in and around Kelly Ingram Park). Tickets, $55 for all three days or $33 for one day, are available online and at select Piggly Wiggly locations.
Scheduled to perform …
Friday
- Angie Stone
- SOS Band
- Lloyd
- Ludacris
Saturday
- Dwele
- Avant
- Keyshia Cole
Sunday
- Prince Yelder and DFC
- OverFloe
- Cheryl Bufford and the Floodland Family
- Ashley Guin
- Church Boy
- Atlantic Starr
- Joe
- Chaka Khan
Update: Ludacris said via Twitter that he is not performing at the Birmingham Heritage Festival: “Bogus promoter alert!!! Birmingham, AL Heritage festival, completely false. Luda will not be there so don’t buy tickets!!!”
(hat tip The Terminal)
Video previews after the jump …
Angie Stone, ‘Brotha’
Ludacris, ‘Roll Out’
SOS Band, ‘Just Be Good to Me’
OverFloe, ‘Satisfied’
Keyshia Cole, ‘Trust’
Dwele, ‘I’m Cheatin’
Atlantic Starr, ‘Always’ [live]
Tuesday, August 11, 2009, 10:43 pm
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