2008-03-03, 14:17:19

2 former Journey singers take the same stage:

Firefest line-up for the 2008 show is 100% confirmed. We think it's our
strongest bill to date and a conscious effort was made to try to balance the
bands that people wanted to see again with
some surprises that few could possibly expect. As our core audience seem to be
mostly AOR/melodic hard rock fans we've tried to cater specifically for them,
and despite some of the bigger names in the genre we approached being out of our
price range, we think we've put together a line-up that's strong from top to
bottom. So without further ado, here are the details of the 20 artists
appearing…

Friday 24th (Top to bottom)

VALENTINE

One of the stars of last years event, New York AOR heroes Valentine
enjoyed it so much that they've asked us if they can play again.
HUGO, Adam, Gerard, Craig and Joe will headline the Friday night and
promise a different set list to the one they played at Firefest IV.
Expect a very large helping of their self-titled debut and another
classy performance to go down in Firefest history.

Saturday 25th October (Top to Bottom)

JEFF SCOTT SOTO

Another no-brainer when trying to put together an entertaining line-
up is the one and only Mr. Jeff Scott Soto. With his multi-talented
band of Howie Simon, Gary Schutt and Dave Dzaliak in tow, the former
Malmsteen, Eyes, Talisman and Journey singer is sometimes at his best
being the underdog. By the time Firefest comes around Jeff will be
another artist with a new album to promote.

Sunday 26th October (Top to Bottom)

TALL STORIES

The surprises just keep on coming, none more than Tall Stories – the
legendary US troupe that marked the recording debut of ex-Journey
singer Steve Augeri. Steve will be joined by fellow founder members
Jack Morer (guitars) and Kevin Totoian (bass) to play songs from
their superb 1991 debut as well as new songs from their soon to be
released second album.



Tickets & Prices
We've tried to keep ticket prices as low as we can but a show which
is made up almost completely of international bands isn't cheap to
put on. The ticket prices are as follows:
Friday 24th - £25
Saturday 25th - £49
Saturday 26th - £49

Because we're using two different venues the Friday is a stand alone
show with no special price, however if you attend both Saturday and
Sunday you get a saving of £4 per day and get both for £90. Tickets
will be available direct from Monday 3rd March.
Payments Accepted: Cash (at sender's risk), postal order, or bank
draft in Pounds Sterling made payable to: Bruce Mee c/o Fireworks
Magazine, 10 Dunnock Close, Offerton, Stockport, SK2 5XD, England.
Payment can also be made through Paypal to
fireworks.mag@.... Please be sure to include your name and
address in the message box.

A full list of other tickets agents will be made available shortly.

Other quick mentions -
Firefest V is an age 14 and over show.
A press and guest list accreditation system will be implemented soon
at our website – www.thefirefest.com – could anyone wishing to apply
please refrain from contacting any member of the Firefest team about
accreditation at this time. Instructions will be given in a future
update.
All that's left to say is that we'd like to see as many of you there
as possible and we hope that you're looking forward to seeing this
great line-up as much as we are.
See you all in October – Kieran, Bruce and the Firefest team.


regards,

Russ

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