Red Sky Music Festival has failed us once again.
Kevin Coffey of the Omaha World Herald broke the news yesterday that MECA and their partner Live Nation had failed to find an act to headline the final evening (Saturday Night) of Red Sky Music Festival. Red Sky's Saturday will now compose of local bands playing their B and C stages.
Red Sky has posted the schedule of the six day event:
Monday, July 18:
Stage C
Sister Hazel 3:45-5:00 p.m.
Better Than Ezra 5:30-7:00 p.m.
Stage B
The Fab Four 4:30-5:45 p.m.
Five For Fighting 6:15-7:15 p.m.
Main Stage
Journey with Night Ranger 7:30 p.m.
Tuesday, July 19:
Stage C
Kids These Days 2:20-3:00 p.m.
Cornmeal 3:30-4:30 p.m.
George Clinton 5:15-6:30 p.m.
Stage B
To Be Announced 3:15-4:15 p.m.
STS9 5:00-6:45 p.m.
Main Stage
311 and Sublime with Rome 6:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 20:
Stage C
Tonic 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Soul Asylum 5:15-6:45 p.m.
Stage B
To Be Announced 4:15-5:30 p.m.
The Charlie Daniels Band 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Main Stage
Kid Rock 7:30 p.m.
Thursday, July 21:
Stage C
10,000 Maniacs 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Bruce Hornsby and the Noisemakers 5:15-6:30 p.m.
Stage B
Michael Williams Band 3:00-3:45 p.m.
Eric Johnson 4:15-5:00 p.m.
Buddy Guy with Quinn Sullivan 5:30-6:45 p.m.
Main Stage
Zac Brown Band with Blackberry Smoke and Sonia Leigh 6:30 p.m.
Friday, July 22:
Stage C
To Be Announced 3:45-4:45 p.m.
Randy Rogers Band 5:15-6:45 p.m.
Stage B
Ingram Hill 4:30-5:30 p.m.
Cowboy Mouth 6:00-7:15 p.m.
Main Stage
Jason Aldean with Chris Young and Thompson Square 7:30 p.m.
Saturday, July 23:
B and C stages
Showcase Bands 12:00-close
Hopefully Red Sky Music Festival will move tickets and have a beneficial effect on Omaha. Though the lineup is less than appealing to me, I am sure some will enjoy the lineup.
Lollapalooza Update
Lollapalooza's schedule was released on Tuesday. Muse, Coldplay, Bright Eyes, A Perfect Circle, and Girl Talk play on Friday, Eminem, My Morning Jacket, Cee Lo Green, Ween, and Death From Above 1979 play on Saturday, and the festival closes out with Foo Fighters, Deadmau5, Arctic Monkeys, The Cars, and Flogging Molly playing on Sunday. The complete schedule can be found here: http://bit.ly/igmCRT
Nebraska State Fair
The Nebraska State Fair has announced its initial lineup:
Friday, August 26: The Band Perry
Sunday, August 28: Larry the Cable Guy
Wednesday, August 31: Crystal Gayle
Thursday, September 1: Jeremy Camp
Friday, September 2: LeAnn Rimes
Sunday, September 4: Willie Nelson and Family
Monday, September 5: Cheap Trick
Other news:
Yonder Mountain String Band is performing at The Anchor Inn on August 18. Tickets are $20 and available at Etix.com
All Time Low is playing Sokol Auditorium on August 21 alongside Mayday Parade, The Cab, and We Are The In Crowd. Tickets are $23 and available at Etix.com
Lil Wayne, Rick Ross, Far East Movement, Keri Hilson, and Lloyd are coming to the Qwest Center on September 7. Tickets go on sale June 17th at 10 a.m.
Tim Kasher (of Cursive) is playing the Waiting Room on September 10th, tickets are available today at Etix.com
