Wanee Festival 2008 Returns to Spirit of Suwannee Music Park

Wanee Festival 2008 Returns to Spirit of Suwannee Music Park

 
Fourth Annual Live Music Festival Announces Lineup, Dates, Ticket On-sale Information

LIVE OAK, FL (March 12, 2008) – The fourth annual Wanee Festival hosted by the Allman Brothers Band returns to the Spirit of Suwannee Music Park in Live Oak, Fla. April 11 – 12, 2008.  Music fans will enjoy two days of live music and three nights of camping along the picturesque Suwannee River.  The festival’s two stages will host over twelve hours of non-stop music each day.

Joining the Allman Brothers Band are returning headlining favorites Gov’t Mule, the annual Saturday Midnight Festival-Closing Set featuring Derek Trucks and Susan Tedeschi and their critically acclaimed “Soul Stew Revival” and Oteil & the Peacemakers along with first-time Wanee performers Bob Weir & RatDog, Levon Helm and moe.

Tickets for the Wanee Festival are on sale now at www.ticketmaster.com/waneefestival or mail order through www.waneefestival.com  Tickets are $135 for a two-day pass including camping accommodations for three nights.  VIP tickets are $350 and include one (1) two-day pass, a special viewing area for the concerts, a hospitality tent with food and beverages, preferred parking for those not camping and other amenities.

On February 23, the festival ticket price will increase to $150 for a two-day pass including camping accommodations for three nights, followed by another price increase to $165 on March 21 through day of show.

One-day tickets go on sale in late March for $90 per day without camping accommodations and will be available through Ticketmaster or at the venue box office day of show.  Walk-up sales at the festival on April 11 -12 will run $165 for a two-day pass including camping accommodations for three nights.  Festival gates will open at noon each day.  Music begins at 1 p.m. each day.

Wanee Festival 2008 line-up to date:

THE ALLMAN BROTHERS BAND

GOV’T MULE

BOB WEIR & RATDOG

THE LEVON HELM BAND

MOE.

JJ GREY & MOFRO

DEL McCOURY BAND

GREYBOY ALLSTARS

JUNIOR BROWN

OTEIL & THE PEACEMAKERS

PAPA MALI

PORTER*BATISTE*STOLZ

RANDALL BRAMBLETT BAND

LARRY McCRAY BAND

TINSLEY ELLIS

SCRAPOMATIC

THE FREQUENCY

DEVON ALLMAN’S HONEYTRIBE

BONOBOS CONVERGANCE

INCA MAYA

LITTLE BROWN PEACH

TUCCI

Special Saturday midnight set with

DEREK TRUCK & SUSAN TEDESCHI SOUL STEW REVIVAL

Conceived by Fantasma Productions and the Allman Brothers Band in 2004, the Wanee Festival is a two-day jam-packed live music event that draws thousands of avid fans from across the country.

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