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Mile High Music Festival

Saturday, July 19 (2008) 12:00p
at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, Commerce City, CO
Price: $150.00
Age Suitability: None Specified

Mile High Music Festival will feature a tremendous variety of musical talent, ranging from established touring powerhouses to some of the hottest up-and-coming performers, including a number of bands from Denver’s vibrant music scene. In addition to the headliners, performance highlights include John Mayer, The Black Crowes, Mike Gordon, O.A.R., Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Steve Winwood, Spoon, Jason Mraz, Flogging Molly, Colbie Caillat, OneRepublic, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco plus local favorites Flobots, Rose Hill Drive, Meese, Born In The Flood, Railbenders and The Photo Atlas.

COMMERCE CITY, CO (April 16, 2008) - Several new acts were added to the Mile High Music Festival being held July 19 & 20 on the Fields Complex at Dick's Sporting Goods Park, it was announced today.
“Regarded as a breakout [festival] hit” (New York Times / April 2008), the first annual Mile High Music Festival powered by SanDisk is proud to announce the addition of Jason Mraz, Lupe Fiasco, Mike Gordon (of Phish), Hill Country Review, Stephen Kellogg and The Sixers, Ferras, The Whigs, and Eric Hutchinson to an already stellar line-up of artists confirmed to perform on July 19th and 20th on the Fields Complex at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park.

Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers will headline on Saturday, July 19th; Dave Matthews Band will top the bill on Sunday, July 20th. Colorado has never before seen a music festival of this magnitude: hosting five stages (some tented), food from many of Denver’s top restaurants, an artists’ village, misting tents and more.

Single-day and 2 day passes are on sale now at www.TicketHorse.com.

Mile High Music Festival is partnering with The ArtDistrict on burgeoning Santa Fe Avenue in Denver to select a diverse group of esteemed regional artists to participate in the festival’s village. The ArtDistrict will be choosing a panel of distinguished jurors to help select artist participants.

Also just announced, Colorado based not-for-profit Conscious Alliance will host a Food Drive at the Mile High Music Festival to benefit Food Bank of the Rockies (www.FoodBankRockies.org). All patrons donating 10 non-perishable food items, or $10.00, will receive a limited edition Conscious Alliance/Mile High Music Festival poster by rock artist Randy Bishop. Volunteers will be stationed outside the festival’s main entrances, where patrons can exchange their donations for a voucher that is redeemable at the Conscious Alliance booth inside the venue. For more information on Conscious Alliance and the work they do, please visit www.consciousalliance.org.
Mile High Music Festival will feature a tremendous variety of musical talent, ranging from established touring powerhouses to some of the hottest up-and-coming performers, including a number of bands from Denver’s vibrant music scene. In addition to the headliners, performance highlights include John Mayer, The Black Crowes, Mike Gordon, O.A.R., Michael Franti & Spearhead, Rodrigo y Gabriela, Steve Winwood, Spoon, Jason Mraz, Flogging Molly, Colbie Caillat, OneRepublic, The Roots, Lupe Fiasco plus local favorites Flobots, Rose Hill Drive, Meese, Born In The Flood, Railbenders and The Photo Atlas.

A complete list of currently confirmed acts is included below, with additional artists still to be announced. Visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for ongoing updates. Doors will open at 10:30 a.m. each day, with performances commencing at noon and ending at 11:00 p.m.

Mile High Music Festival marks the first outdoor music festival held on the Fields Complex at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park, which offers immaculate lawns and remarkable vistas of the Denver skyline and Rocky Mountain Front Range, including a panoramic view from Long’s Peak to Pikes Peak. Concertgoers will have a wide range of cuisines to choose from, with many of Denver’s most popular restaurants participating in the event. An artists’ village – including an extensive exhibit of local arts and crafts – will be another highlight of the festival.
Tickets for Mile High Music Festival powered by SanDisk are on sale now at www.tickethorse.com and www.milehighmusicfestival.com, by phone at 866-461-6556 and at Dick’s Sporting Goods Park Box Office. They can also be purchased with a credit card at the Ticket Outlet Kiosks in all metro-area Dick’s Sporting Goods stores.

Ticket prices are $150.00 (plus service charges) for a 2-Day Pass. A limited number of Single Day Tickets will be available for $85.00 (plus service charges) while supplies last. 2-Day VIP Packages are also available for $495 (plus service charges): visit www.milehighmusicfestival.com for details.

Dick’s Sporting Goods Park is conveniently located just nine miles from downtown Denver, and only 1.8 miles from the I-70 and Quebec exit.

The line-up for Mile High Music Festival powered by SanDisk is currently as follows (not in order of appearance, additional artists still to be announced):

Saturday 7/19
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
O.A.R.
Michael Franti and Spearhead
Steve Winwood
Spoon
Jason Mraz
moe.
Citizen Cope
Lupe Fiasco
Andrew Bird
Mike Gordon
Josh Ritter
State Radio
JJ Grey & Mofro
Bob Schneider
Hill Country Revue
Newton Faulkner
Meese
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
Born In The Flood
Eric Hutchinson
Railbenders

Sunday 7/20
Dave Matthews Band
John Mayer
The Black Crowes
Rodrigo y Gabriela
Flogging Molly
Colbie Caillat
OneRepublic
The Roots
Leftover Salmon
Martin Sexton
Flobots
Ingrid Michaelson
Grace Potter and the Nocturnals
Tea Leaf Green
Brett Dennen
Rose Hill Drive
The New Mastersounds
Ferras
The Whigs
Serena Ryder
The Photo Atlas

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Tom Petty
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Upon the release of their first album in the late '70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave movement by some observers who picked up on the tough, vibrant energy of the group's blend of Byrds riffs and Stonesy swagger.
Steve Winwood
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As a solo artist, Steve Winwood is primarily associated with the highly polished blue-eyed soul-pop that made him a star in the '80s. Yet his turn as a slick, upscale mainstay of adult contemporary radio was simply the latest phase of a long and varied career, one that's seen the...
Michael Franti
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Since his days as a member of the Beatnigs while in his early twenties, Michael Franti grew from an angry young hip-hopper with a political, socially conscious bent (the Disposable Heroes of Hiphoprisy, Spearhead) to a man who channeled his seriousness, social unease, and desire...
Spoon
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Hailing from Austin, TX, Spoon originated in 1994 as a collaboration between Britt Daniel (vocals/guitar) and Jim Eno (drums) and a rotating cast of supporting players. Their hybrid of indie and punk resulted in a number of Sonic Youth and Pixies comparisons after their 1996 debut album, Telephono.
moe.
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Rising from the dingy college bars of upstate New York, moe. carved a niche for itself with a distinct blend of Americana, melodic turns, clever songwriting, and jam band ethics. The bandmates were born and raised in the industrial town of Utica, but it took matriculation at the...
Dave Matthews
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South African vocalist/guitarist Dave Matthews formed the Dave Matthews Band in Virginia in the early '90s. Featuring Matthews, Stefan Lessard, Leroi Moore, Boyd Tinsley, and Carter Beauford, the group's music presents a more pop-oriented version of the Grateful Dead crossed with...
Andrew Bird
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Chicago singer/songwriter/violinist Andrew Bird updates the traditions of small-group swing, German leider, and New Orleans jazz, mixing gypsy, folk, and rock elements into his distinctive style.
Bob Schneider
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Bob Schneider is a fixture on the Austin scene, having kicked around for years in various bands before embarking on a solo career. He dropped out of the University of Texas at El Paso to front his first band, the funk-and-rap outfit Joe Rockhead.
Josh Ritter
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While his name might not be on the tip of everyone's tongue in his homeland, folk-leaning singer/songwriter Josh Ritter has benefited from numerous positive reviews and a loyal fan base.
O.A.R.
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O.A.R. (an acronym for the band's full moniker, Of a Revolution) transformed themselves from local Ohio State University bandmates to Billboard chartbusters and headliners at venues across America.
Citizen Cope
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Citizen Cope is both a person (Clarence Greenwood) and a band. Born in Memphis, Greenwood is obviously the leader of the group, as he plays the keyboard, guitar, sings, and acts as a DJ, songwriter, and producer.
Jason Mraz
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Singer/songwriter Jason Mraz hails from Mechanicsville, VA, where he grew up a fan of the Dave Matthews Band and local roots musicians the Agents of Good Roots. But it was Mraz's interest and participation in musical theater that was his first introduction to music.
State Radio
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The mixture of indie rock song structures, socially conscious lyrics, and roots reggae rhythms has long been a staple in the jam band world, and State Radio deliver on all counts. A Boston-based trio led by singer and primary songwriter Chad Urmston, formerly of Vermont jamsters...
Stephen Kellogg & the Sixers
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Stephen Kellogg claims that when he was growing up, his musical interests were divided between his father's record collection, devoted to '70s singer/songwriters like Jim Croce and Cat Stevens, and his sister's rock & roll discs, dominated by hair metal acts such as Bon Jovi...
Eric Hutchinson
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Few stories underscore the radical changes experienced by the post-millennial music industry than that of Eric Hutchinson. Originally nurtured and then abandoned by an established label started by a pop superstar, Hutchinson then got discovered by a much larger audience while unsigned...
Brett Dennen
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Youthful West Coast singer/songwriter Brett Dennen first drew attention in 2004 with the single "Desert Sunrise." The tune, with its easy groove and soulful phrasing, garnered enough spins on KCRW to warrant the release of his self-titled debut the following year.
Lupe Fiasco
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Chicago-based Muslim MC Lupe Fiasco began rapping in junior high school and joined a group called Da Pak several years later. The group signed to Epic, released one single, and split up, all before Fiasco reached the age of 20.
Newton Faulkner
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Sam Newton Battenberg Faulkner was born in Surrey on the 11th of January 1985 and attended the Academy of Contemporary Music in Guildford, studying the guitar and graduating at the age of 17.
Grace Potter & the Nocturnals
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Singer, songwriter, and Hammond B-3 player Grace Potter grew up in Waitsfield, VT, where she began playing piano at the age of seven, and informed by her parents' extensive collection of some 4,000 LPs, she was gigging out locally by her late teens.
Mike Gordon
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The bassist/vocalist for the jam band Phish, Mike Gordon is also a multi-instrumentalist and filmmaker. Born in Sudbury, MA, in 1963, Gordon formed his first band in high school. In 1983, while attending the University of Vermont, he formed the jam band Phish along with guitarists...
Tom Petty and the Heartbreakers
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Upon the release of their first album in the late '70s, Tom Petty & the Heartbreakers were shoehorned into the punk/new wave movement by some observers who picked up on the tough, vibrant energy of the group's blend of Byrds riffs and Stonesy swagger.
Hill Country Revue
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THE modern blues band for the new generation. Formed by Cody Dickinson from The North Mississippi Allstars, it features Garry Burnside, Kirk Smithhart and Daniel Robert Coburn. Hill Country Revue encompasses contemporary, modern blues for the new generation.
Michael Franti & Spearhead
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Franti is the creator and driving force behind Michael Franti & Spearhead, a band that blends hip hop with a variety of other styles including funk, reggae, jazz, folk, and rock. He is also an outspoken supporter for a wide spectrum of peace and social justice issues.
JJ Grey & MOFRO
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Formerly billed as just "MOFRO," JJ Grey & MOFRO is a six piece band with JJ Grey on vocals and Daryl Hance on lead guitar. Their music is a blend of funk, soul, and Southern rock.
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Dick's Sporting Goods Park
60th Ave. and Quebec St.
Commerce City, CO 80252
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